No. 8 Baylor WT Opens NCAA Tournament vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

[Robarts, Kyle]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 6, 2021

No. 8 Baylor WT Opens NCAA Tournament vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Bears host Islanders Friday at 5 p.m.
For more information contact: Kyle Robarts, 254-405-9492, Kyle_Robarts at baylor.edu<mailto:Kyle_Robarts at baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – The No. 8-ranked Baylor women’s tennis team opens its NCAA Tournament Friday at 5 p.m. at home vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at the Hurd Tennis Center.



The Bears are hosting three other teams and will serve as the No. 1 seed of the Waco Regional, welcoming No. 2 seed Duke, No. 3 seed Alabama and the Islanders.



The four-team regional kicks off Friday at 2 p.m. when Alabama (15-6) and Duke (12-12) go head-to-head. The winner of that match will face the victor of the Bears (23-4) and Islanders (22-4) Saturday at 5 p.m.



The winner will advance to Orlando, Fla. where all matches, Sweet 16 and beyond, will take place. Baylor was set to make the NCAA Tournament a year ago with a 10-2 start to the year before COVID-19 abruptly ended the season. As a result, Friday’s match marks the first return to the national tournament since 2018, and it’s Baylor’s first time to host a four-team regional since 2017.



Admission for the NCAA Tournament in Waco is free for both the men’s and women’s regional. Specators will be limited to 50 percent capacity. In the event that weather pushes the matches indoors at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center, no spectators will be allowed.



Follow Baylor women’s tennis all season long on social by following the handles @BaylorWTennis on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


NCAA TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
(Hurd Tennis Center, Waco, Texas)

First Round:
Friday, May 7:
No. 2 seed Duke (15-6) vs. No. 3 seed Alabama (12-12), 2 p.m.
No. 1 seed Baylor (23-4) vs. No. 4 seed Texas A&M Corpus Christi (22-4), 5 p.m.

Second Round:
Saturday, May 8:
Duke/Alabama winner vs. Baylor/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi winner, 5 p.m.



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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