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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="OLE_LINK23"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – July 12, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></a></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><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 Trio, Team, Honored by ITA for Academic Success</span></b></span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><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_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><a name="OLE_LINK5"></a><a name="OLE_LINK6"></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Three
Bears Named ITA Scholar-Athletes</span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><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_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><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_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><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_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><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_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="Body"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><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">Gillispie
head shot: </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/uhs0gfu8fanivp6/Gillispie_Head_shot.jpg?dl=0"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><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/uhs0gfu8fanivp6/Gillispie_Head_shot.jpg?dl=0</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><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_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><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>
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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_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Baylor
women's tennis achieved 2021 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-Academic Team status for the seventh-straight year and 19th overall, and three student-athletes earned ITA Scholar-Athlete awards as announced Monday by the ITA.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<span style="background:white">To be named an ITA All-Academic Team, a program must have a team grade point average of 3.2 or above (on a 4.00 scale), all student-athletes included should be listed on the institutional eligibility form, and all varsity letter
winners should be factored into the cumulative team GPA for the current academic year.</span><br>
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<span style="background:white">Paula </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Barañano, </span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9591"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none">Livia
Kraus</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">,
and </span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=9593"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none">Angelina
Shakhraichuk</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> were
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">each
named ITA Scholar-Athletes, which requires a grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year and for the student-athlete to be listed on the institutional eligibility form.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK20"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK2"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK23"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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<span style="background:white">Kraus achieved the honor for the fourth-consecutive year, while Barañano and Shakhraichuk earned the honor for the second time in their careers.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">___________________________________</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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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