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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 – July 8, 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">Baylor
WT Senior Pair Named CoSIDA Academic All-District</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">Kraus,
Shakhraichuk earn first-team honors, eligible for Academic All-American</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"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span></span></a></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="mso-bookmark: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:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kraus
head shot: </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/rrb11q7omuzetl5/BU%20WTEN%20Kraus_Livia%202021%2020210108_rr_26703.jpg?dl=0"><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_LINK28"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.dropbox.com/s/rrb11q7omuzetl5/BU%20WTEN%20Kraus_Livia%202021%2020210108_rr_26703.jpg?dl=0</span></span></span></span></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 style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK28"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></span></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="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK28"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></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="mso-bookmark: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:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shakhraichuk
head shot:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></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="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK28"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/c1xzpqhig7y39kn/BU%20WTEN%20Shakhraichuk_Angelina%202021%2020210108_rr_26636.jpg?dl=0"><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_LINK28"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.dropbox.com/s/c1xzpqhig7y39kn/BU%20WTEN%20Shakhraichuk_Angelina%202021%2020210108_rr_26636.jpg?dl=0</span></span></span></span></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 style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK28"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"></span></span></span></span></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="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK28"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK27"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK8"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK7"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></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="mso-bookmark: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></span></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">Former
Baylor women’s tennis standouts Livia Kraus and Angelina Shakhraichuk were each named to the 2020-21 Academic All-District At-Large Teams as first-team selections, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Thursday.<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">Each player will be eligible
for Academic All-America status as a result of their first-team selection from District 7. The first team consisted of 16 student-athletes representing fencing, beach volleyball, golf, swimming, rifle, gymnastics and tennis.<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">The Academic All-District teams
recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances in athletic competition and in the classroom.<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">Shakhraichuk played five seasons
with Baylor and finished with a cumulative GPA of 3.57 and a degree in Health, Kinesiology & Leisure Studies. She capped her collegiate career with an All-Big 12 First-Team selection in doubles. She finished her career at 80-42 on the singles court. In 2021,
she went 20-6 in the spring on the doubles court and 18-7 in singles.<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">Kraus graduated with a degree
in Exercise Physiology and carried a GPA of 3.96. She finished 2021 with a 15-1 record in the spring in singles and posted an 8-5 mark in doubles. She was an Academic All-Big 12 selection in five seasons at Baylor and was a second-team All-Big 12 honoree on
the singles court in 2019.<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">The CoSIDA Academic All-America
teams in the at-large division will be released in early August. Baylor women’s tennis has produced five Academic All-Americans in its history with Blair Shankle as the Bears’ last honoree in 2017 as a third-team selection.<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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