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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK20"></a><a name="OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – June 22, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></a></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><a name="OLE_LINK9"></a><a name="OLE_LINK10"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Scrivano
Signs Ukraine Native, Sahdiieva, for Baylor WT in Fall of ‘21</span></b></span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK10"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK9"><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><a name="OLE_LINK5"></a><a name="OLE_LINK6"></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears
add third freshman prospect for fall</span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kyle Robarts,
254-405-9492, </span></span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:Kyle_Robarts@baylor.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kyle_Robarts@baylor.edu</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><a name="OLE_LINK7"></a><a name="OLE_LINK8"></a><a name="OLE_LINK27"></a><a name="OLE_LINK28"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
WACO, Texas – </span></b></span></span></span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK28"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor
head women’s tennis coach Joey Scrivano announced the signing of Anita Sahdiieva for the fall of 2021, Tuesday. Sahdiieva, a Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine native, is the third of the Baylor signing class for 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sahdiieva is one of the world’s
top juniors with an ITF ranking of No. 227 and a career-best of No. 217 in March of 2021. She won the 18U Juniors National Championship in Ukraine, and in her career, she has taken down players with junior world rankings of 28, 33 and 49, respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Anita is a dedicated tennis
player who plays with a lot of heart. I love her passion for the game and grit as a competitor,” said Scrivano. “I believe she’s going to be a key player for us over the next four years. We're super excited to have her join our team and be a part of the Baylor
family."<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sahdiieva is a 5-9, left-hander
that carries a 10.55 UTR ranking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“I’m so grateful to be a part
of the Baylor family and have the opportunity to continue to pursue my passion of tennis,” Sahdiieva said. “I have no doubt that my game and maturity will only grow at Baylor. I’m very thankful for the coaches’ belief in me and look forward to this amazing
journey ahead.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="Body"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">She joins Alina Shcherbinina
and Olivia Malm as a trio of freshmen signed thus far by Scrivano and associate head coach Lenka Broosova. That trio will join a nucleus of returners that includes 2021 First-Team All-Big 12 selection Mel Krywoj, Alicia Herrero Linana, Paula Barañano, Isabella
Harvison and Hannah Pinto.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132">Kyle Robarts</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Associate Director, Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-3042 | C: 254-405-9492</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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