No. 10 Baylor WT Notches 20th Win of Season at TCU, 5-2

[Robarts, Kyle]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 14, 2021

No. 10 Baylor WT Notches 20th Win of Season at TCU, 5-2
Bears win 20 matches for first time since 2017 season
For more information contact: Kyle Robarts, 254-405-9492, Kyle_Robarts at baylor.edu<mailto:Kyle_Robarts at baylor.edu>



THE RUNDOWN
FORT WORTH, Texas – For the first time since 2017, the Baylor women’s tennis team collected a 20-win season with a 5-2 win at TCU Wednesday at the Friedman Tennis Center.



Baylor improved to 20-3 overall and 7-1 in Big 12 competition while the Horned Frogs fell to 9-11 overall and 3-5 in league play.



The Bears took the double point before TCU evened up the score on the No. 6 court, 1-1. Baylor’s Audrey Boch-Collins, Paula Barañano and Angelina Shakhraichuk picked up wins consecutively on the No. 5, No. 4 and No. 3 courts, respectively to seal the win.



Shakhraichuk, Alicia Herrero Linana and Jessica Hinojosa all went to three sets with the score at 3-1 in favor of Baylor before the senior, Shakhraichuk, ensured victory. Hinojosa picked up Baylor’s fifth point after being match-point down, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.



Baylor improved to 21-17 all-time vs. the Horned Frogs.



HIGHLIGHTS

• Audrey Boch-Collins won her fourth-straight match, the team’s longest active streak, on the No. 5 court.

• 2021 will mark the 14th time in program history and 12th under head coach Joey Scrivano that Baylor has reached the 20-win milestone for a season.



THEY SAID IT

Head Coach Joey Scrivano on the road win in Fort Worth …
“They really deserve it. This team has so much character and they played with so much energy today. I’m just incredibly proud of them. They’ve just come such a long way, and the growth is showing on the scoreboard, and I see it every day in practice, just an amazing group of kids.”


WHAT’S NEXT
Baylor’s regular-season finale is Sunday at 2 p.m. in Lubbock with the Bears taking Texas Tech at the McLeod Tennis Center.



www.BaylorBears.com




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Kyle Robarts | Associate Director, Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-3042 | C: 254-405-9492

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