FORT WORTH, Texas – The No. 29 UC Santa Barbara women's tennis team earned two big singles victories over ranked opponents on their way to a 5-2 win over No. 34 Texas Tech on Friday afternoon. Shakhnoza Khatamova and Camille Kiss beat the No. 16 and No. 62 singles players, respectively as the Gauchos (7-5) won the sixth out of their last seven matches.
How it Happened
- The Gauchos snatched the doubles point, winning on courts one and two. On court one, Shakhnoza Khatamova and Elizaveta Volodko downed Margarita Skriabina and Cristina Tiglea 6-2 and Amelia Honer and Kira Reuter bested Kailey Evans and Metka Komac 6-4 on court two
- Moving onto singles, Khatamova earned a huge win, dominating No. 16 Skriabina 6-1, 6-1
- The Lady Raiders made it 2-1 when Tiglea beat Reuter 6-3, 6-3 in the number six matchup
- Volodko put Santa Barbara on the verge of clinching the match with a 6-1, 7-6(2) win on court two to make it 3-1
- Honer secured the win, beating Kailey Evans 6-0, 7-5 in the number four slot
- Camille Kiss also beat a ranked opponent, coming back to beat No. 62 Avelina Sayfetdinova 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Texas Tech wrapped up the match by earning their second point, as Metka Komac defeated Filippa Bruu-Syversen 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
Next Up
The Gauchos remain in Texas to face TCU Sunday at 9:30 A.M. PST. Find a livestream here and live stats here.
