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No. 6 Women's Tennis shuts out TCU in Big 12 Championships quarterfinals
04.27.2018 | Women's Tennis
Top-seeded Longhorns take on fifth-seeded Baylor in Saturday’s semifinals.
Highlights
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 6 Texas (20-4) claimed a hard-fought doubles session and tacked on three singles wins in a 4-0 victory over TCU (13-14) Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships. The Longhorns, who locked up the program's first 20-win season since 2008, take on fifth-seeded Baylor in Saturday's semifinals at 3 p.m. CT.
In doubles, Texas' Anna and Bianca Turati found themselves in an early 2-0 hole to TCU's Marie Norris and Elizabeth Tedford. The twin sophomores dug their way out and posted a 6-3 win at the third position.
UT locked up the doubles point at first doubles where the 47th-ranked pairing of sophomore Petra Granic and freshman Bojana Markovic defeated TCU's Alexis Pereira and Donika Bashota, 6-4. The remaining contest at second doubles was suspended.
Freshman Marta Perez-Mur posted her ninth consecutive win and knocked off Pereira 6-1, 6-1 at fifth singles for a 2-0 Texas lead. Anna Turati notched her 10th straight victory and dealt Norris a 6-1, 6-1 defeat at second singles.
UT's Granic registered her 14th consecutive win and closed out the match with her 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Bashota at third singles. The remaining matches were suspended.
No. 1 seed Texas 4, No. 8 seed TCU 0
Big 12 Championships Quarterfinals
Doubles – Order of Finish: 3, 1
1 No. 47 Petra Granic/Bojana Markovic (UT) def. Alexis Pereira/Donika Bashota (TCU), 6-4
2 Marta Perez-Mur/Dani Wagland (UT) vs. Aleksa Cveticanin/Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU), 5-5, susp.
3 Anna Turati/Bianca Turati (UT) def. Marie Norris/Elizabeth Tedford (TCU), 6-3
Singles – Order of Finish: 5, 2, 3
1 No. 1 Bianca Turati (UT) vs. Aleksa Cveticanin (TCU), 6-4, 2-3, susp.
2 No. 29 Anna Turati (UT) def. Marie Norris (TCU), 6-1, 6-1
3 No. 72 Petra Granic (UT) def. Donika Bashota (TCU), 6-1, 6-2
4 Bojana Markovic (UT) vs. No. 124 Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU), 7-5, 1-1, susp.
5 Marta Perez-Mur (UT) def. Alexis Pereira (TCU), 6-1, 6-1
6 Dani Wagland (UT) vs. Stevie Kennedy (TCU), 4-6, 2-1, susp.
POST-MATCH COMMENTS
Texas head coach Howard Joffe
On the match and looking towards facing Baylor tomorrow: I think, by in large, I am very pleased to win. At the same time, it was a difficult match. TCU actually has a very good roster. It's laden with seniors that have a lot of experience. They for whatever reason, by their high standards, have had a subpar year. So, for their group my guess for the whole season it's been win or go home. That's a dangerous place to play a team, for a lack of a better word, who is desperate. Our ladies understood that. The doubles point was quite contentious and difficult. I certainly wouldn't give us an "A" grade for how we handled the stress. I don't think it was our best tennis. But, that was a team that had everything to win and nothing to lose. I am very proud of the girls. Clearly, we are going to have to play a lot better if we want to try and beat Baylor tomorrow. They are a formidable team and we're going to have to perform a lot better if we want to get the win.
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