Maltby Becomes First Lady Raider to Reach NCAA Quarters

Senior cruised to a two-set victory to advance to the quarterfinals

 

Orlando, Fla. – For the first time in school history, there will be a Lady Raider Tennis player in the NCAA Singles Championship quarterfinals as Felicity Maltby cruised to a two-set win in the Round of 16 on Wednesday evening.

No. 22 Maltby took down No. 61 Petra Melounova (Hawaii) in straight sets (7-5, 6-0) to advance to the quarterfinals. Maltby was down 1-5 in the opening set before switching gears and winning six straight games to take the set, 7-5. She then cruised to a 6-0 win in set two.

“Today was a great example of how much this young lady has grown. Down 5-1 in the first and to will 12 straight games, shows how much she has matured to not get lost in the moment,” Head Coach Todd Petty said. “She’s the first NCAA quarterfinalist in program history and no one deserves it more. She’s getting stronger as the tournament advances and that’s what you have to do to have a shot.”

With the win, Maltby will face the winner between Elysia Bolton (UCLA) and Cameron Morra (UNC) in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The official start time will be announced after all matches have finished for the day.

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2019 NCAA Singles Championships

Round of 64 – Monday, May 20

No. 22 Felicity Maltby (TTU) defeats No. 18 Christina Rosca (Vanderbilt): 6-2, 7-5

Round of 32 – Tuesday, May 21

No. 58 Felicity Maltby (TTU) defeats No. 105 Aiwen Zhu (UNLV): 6-4, 7-6(2)

Round of 16 – Wednesday, May 22

No. 58 Felicity Maltby (TTU) defeats No. 61 Petra Melounova (Hawaii): 7-5, 6-0

Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 23

No. 58 Felicity Maltby (TTU) vs. No. 46 Cameron Morra (UNC) or No. 32 Elysia Bolton (UCLA)

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Jessika McKernan