Texas Tech University Women's Tennis

Adam Herendeen has been named the 10th head women's tennis coach in Texas Tech history on July 25, 2022. In his third season at the helm, Herendeen led the L...

Texas Tech has announced the hiring of Patrick Fediuk as assistant coach for the Lady Raiders in June 2024. In just his first season as the assistant coach, Fediuk led the Lady Raiders to two Big 12 Championships after winning the regular season and Big 12 Tournament. Consistently ranked in the top 15 all season and finishing the year at No. 14 for their highest end-of-year ranking in seven years, the Lady Raiders would go on to earn their first top-10 win since 2018 after defeating No. 10-ranked NC State. Picking up six top-25 wins on the year, Texas Tech put together a 23-3 overall record and a 12-1 record in conference play. The team’s 23 wins marks the third-most all-time, its 12 conference wins is a program record, and its .885 winning percentage is the best in school history. The Lady Raiders qualified for their 13th NCAA Tournament and hosted NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2018 and sixth total. Fediuk coached two doubles All-Americans in Avelina Sayfetdinova and Mariia Hlahola while also coaching four All-Big 12 selections (Yekaterina Dmitrichenko, Hailey Murphy, Hlahola and Sayfetdinova), the Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Performer (Dmitrichenko), the ITA Texas Regional Player to Watch (Dmitrichenko) and ITA Texas Regional Most Improved Player (Dmitrichenko). Fediuk spent five years serving as the Director of College Placement and Tournaments and Head Academy Coach at the Smith Stearns Tennis Academy on Hilton Head Island, S.C. In this role, Fediuk overs