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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 12, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Dimitrov Earns Second Win of the Weekend in Setback to No. 20 Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">The freshman was the only Bear to pick up multiple singles wins during Big 12 opening weekend</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Shelby Hild; 254-405-7591, </span><a href="mailto:Shelby_hild@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Shelby_hild@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Baylor women’s tennis (8-8, 0-2 Big 12) dropped a 6-1 decision to No. 20 Oklahoma
(10-6, 1-1 Big 12) at the Hurd Tennis Center on Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Despite the loss, freshman Daniella Dimitrov earned her second victory of the weekend at No. 6 singles to help the Bears avoid the shutout.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“We’re really happy for Daniella,” head coach Joey Scrivano said. “She’s played very well, and she has earned it. She’s put in a lot of work and fought through a lot of the
peaks and valleys to get to this moment, and we’re excited about her continued growth and what is to come.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Oklahoma powered past Baylor, 6-1, at No. 2 doubles, but it was a race to the finish on the other two courts. The Bears were leading 5-2 on No. 1 doubles, before the Sooners
edged Baylor, 7-5, at the No. 3 position to earn the first point of the match. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Sooners jumped ahead, 5-0, in the match, before Dimitrov secured the 6-4, 6-4 win on No. 6 to put the Bears on the board. On court No. 2, Alina Shcherbinina forced a
third set after taking the opening frame, 6-4, and #86 Carmen Corley returning the favor in the second set. Corley outlasted Shcherbinina, 10-6, to take the tiebreaker and finish the match for Oklahoma.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“The entire weekend I liked the spirit of our team,” Scrivano said. “We competed really hard, and it just didn’t work out on the scoreboard for us, but we are moving in the
right direction. The spirit is good, and our doubles pairs have made tremendous improvements. Now we just have to get ready for our Kansas trip, which is always a tough trip. We have to get back to work and make sure we are physically and mentally prepared
for that.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears will continue Big 12 play on the road next weekend when it travels to Kansas (March 17) and Kansas State (March 19).
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">RESULTS
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Singles<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 1 – Layne Sleeth def. #92 Isabella Harvison: 6-2, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 2 – #86 Carmen Corley def. Alina Shcherbinina: 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 3 – #97 Alexandra Pisareva def. Liubov Kostenko: 6-1, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 4 – Emma Staker def. Anita Sahdiieva: 6-2, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 5 – Julia Garcia Ruiz def. Paula Barañano: 6-3, 7-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 6 – Daniella Dimitrov def. Ivana Corley: 6-4, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Doubles<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 1 – Isabella Harvison/Anita Sahdiieva vs. #32 Carmen Corley/Ivana Corley, 5-2 (unfinished)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 2 - #8 Layne Sleeth/Alexandra Pisareva def. Alina Shcherbinina/Paula Barañano, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 3 – Julia Garcia Ruiz/Romana Cisovska def. Liubov Kostenko/Brooke Thompson, 7-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623">Shelby Hild</span></b><span style="color:#385623"> </span><span style="color:black">| Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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