Horned Frogs Stumble at TTU

Saturday, March 2

Lubbock, Texas

1:00 PM

TCU

#23 Texas Tech

Horned Frogs Stumble at TTU

3/2/2019 8:22:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Texas Tech 4, TCU 3 (PDF)

TCU dropped a 4-3 decision on the road to No. 23 Texas Tech.

LUBBOCK, Texas – A tough battle between the TCU women's tennis team and Texas Tech went down on Saturday in Lubbock with the Red Raiders slipping past the Horned Frogs to get the 4-3 victory at the McLeod Tennis Center.

TCU (6-4) got the early lead in the match as the team pounced on the doubles point over the Red Raiders (8-4). Chloe Hule and Stevie Kennedy kicked things off on court two as the duo were able to get the 6-2 win over Felicity Maltby and Nell Miller. The pairing of Aleksa Cveticanin and Ellie Douglas were able to finish it off with a 6-3 victory at the top position.

Texas Tech fought back in singles and was able to even up the match on court five with a straight-set win. TCU responded as Cveticanin got her second win of the day with a straight-set victory on court two over Miller. The teams traded wins again as the Red Raiders took the win on six while Mercedes Aristegui got a 6-3, 7-5 win over Kennedy Bridgeforth on court four. Texas Tech stormed back from dropping the first set on both of the remaining courts to steal the wins in three sets to get the overall team victory.

Quotes from the Match
Head Coach Lee Taylor Walker
"We had great energy and fight from our team today. Coach (Todd) Petty always has a gritty bunch of players and today was no different. It is obviously disappointing to lose, but overall I am actually very proud of our team's attitude today. A lot of positive things happened today and I'm not going to let a point or two in the other direction make me frustrated. We have a very good team and we are improving. I like the direction we are headed and I'm excited about Baylor on Thursday to kick off our conference season. Congratulations to Texas Tech on a hard fought win."

Match Results
TCU vs Texas Tech
Mar 01, 2019 at Lubbock, TX
(McLeod Tennis Center)
#23 Texas Tech 4, TCU 3

Singles competition
1. #36 Felicity Maltby (TTU) def. Ellie Douglas (TCU) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Aleksa Cveticanin (TCU) def. Nell Miller (TTU) 6-2, 7-5
3. Anto Stoica (TTU) def. Kate Paulus (TCU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
4. Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. Kennedy Bridgforth (TTU) 6-3, 7-5
5. Olivia Peet (TTU) def. Chloe Hule (TCU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Lana Rush (TTU) def. Addy Guevara (TCU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

Doubles competition
1. Aleksa Cveticanin/Ellie Douglas (TCU) def. Lana Rush/Kennedy Bridgforth (TTU) 6-3
2. Chloe Hule/Stevie Kennedy (TCU) def. Felicity Maltby/Nell Miller (TTU) 6-2
3. Olivia Peet/Sydney Jones (TTU) vs. Kate Paulus/Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) 4-3, unfinished

Match Notes:
TCU 6-3
Texas Tech 8-4; National ranking #23
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,2,6,4,3,1)

Up Next
TCU will finish up its few weeks of road matches by traveling to Waco to take on Baylor on Thursday, March 7 at 3 p.m., at the Hurd Tennis Center to kick-off conference action for the season.