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<b style="font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Feb. 23, 2024</span></b><br>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Baylor WT Wins Third Straight with Pair of Home Victories on Friday</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"></span></b></p>
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<b><i style=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background: repeat white; color: black;">The Bears improved to 5-4 on the season with the home opening
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shelby <span class="SpellE">
Hild</span>; 254-405-7591, </span><a href="mailto:Shelby_hild@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shelby_hild@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span></p>
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<b style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WACO, Texas </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> The Baylor womens tennis team picked up a pair of wins on Friday at the Hurd Tennis Center, powering past No. 27-ranked Denver and Incarnate Word.
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">A clean 6-0 sweep on court one during doubles play by Sierra Berry and
<span class="SpellE">Zuzanna</span> <span class="SpellE">Kubacha</span> gave the Bears an early edge against Denver before Isabella Harvison and Liubov
<span class="SpellE">Kostenko</span> clinched the doubles point for BU with a 6-1 victory on court three. With the win, the duo moved to 3-0 this season as doubles partners.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">A 6-4, 6-1 win by Harvison at the No. 4 position pushed BU ahead, 2-0, before Denver responded with a pair of victories on No. 2 and No. 6 to knot the score at two-all.
<span class="SpellE">Kubacha</span> battled on court five, outlasting her opponent, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6), to give the Bears the one-point advantage before
<span class="SpellE">Kostenko</span> clinched the match, 4-2, with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win at the No. 3 position.<span style="">
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">In nightcap against Incarnate Word, the Bears began with an early advantage in doubles play due to a limited number of players available for the Cardinals and a scratch on court three, but UIW used a 6-2 win on court two and 6-3
victory on the top court to take the 1-0 lead. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brooke Thompson won by default on No. 6 to level the score at one-all before an easy 6-0, 6-0 win by Lauren
<span class="SpellE">Littell</span> on No. 5 pushed the Bears ahead, 2-1. The shutout marked
<span class="SpellE">Littells</span> first victory of the spring season. </span>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Berry picked up her first singles win of the season with a 7-5, 6-2 victory at the No. 1 position to extend BUs lead against the Cardinals. In her first appearance this spring, Daniella Dimitrov used a 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) win to clinch
the Bears third-straight win, 4-1. </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears remain home for a pair of matches on Sunday, hosting Grand Canyon (10 a.m.) and Texas A&M (4 p.m.) at the Hurd Tennis Center. Admission to the matches is free for all fans.
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<b style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt">RESULTS VS. DENVER</span></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Singles</span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 1 <span class="SpellE">Miska</span> <span class="SpellE">
Kadleckova</span> vs. Andrea Beltran: 6-7 (6-8), 6-0, 1-2 (unfinished)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 2 Britt Pursell def. Sierra Berry: 6-4, 6-4</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 3 Liubov <span class="SpellE">Kostenko</span> def. Louise
<span class="SpellE">Wikander</span>: 6-2, 4-6, 6-2</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 4 Isabella Harvison def. Caroline Driscoll: 6-4, 6-1</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 5 <span class="SpellE">Zuzanna</span> <span class="SpellE">
Kubacha</span> def. Alice Otis: 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 6 Claudia Martinez def. <span class="SpellE">
Zuzanna</span> <span class="SpellE">Frankowska</span>: 6-4, 6-4</span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Doubles</span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 1 Sierra Berry/<span class="SpellE">Zuzanna</span>
<span class="SpellE">Kubacha</span> def. Britt Pursell/Andrea Beltran: 6-0</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 2 Danielle <span class="SpellE">Tuhten</span>/<span class="SpellE">Miska</span>
<span class="SpellE">Kadleckova</span> vs. Louise <span class="SpellE">Wikander</span>/Caroline Driscoll: 5-1 (unfinished)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 3 Isabella Harvison/Liubov <span class="SpellE">
Kostenko</span> def. Claudia Martinez/Alice Otis: 6-1</span></p>
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<b style=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt">RESULTS VS. INCARNATE WORD</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 1 Sierra Berry def. Sofia Franco Salcedo: 7-5, 6-2</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 2 <span class="SpellE">Zuzanna</span> <span class="SpellE">
Kubacha</span> vs. <span class="SpellE">Isid</span> Hernandez Leon: 6-4, 5-2 (unfinished)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 3 <span class="SpellE">Zuzanna</span> <span class="SpellE">
Frankowska</span> vs. Estefania Gonzalez: 3-6, 6-2, 2-1 (unfinished)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 4 Daniella Dimitrov def. <span class="SpellE">
Ine</span> Lamprecht: 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 5 Lauren <span class="SpellE">Littell</span> def.
<span class="SpellE">McKenzy</span> Byfield: 6-0, 6-0</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 6 Brooke Thompson def. n/a: win by default</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 1 Sofia Franco Salcedo/<span class="SpellE">Isid</span> Hernandez Leon def. Sierra Berry/<span class="SpellE">Zuzanna</span>
<span class="SpellE">Frankowska</span>: 6-3</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 2 <span class="SpellE">Ine</span> Lamprecht/Estefania Gonzalez def. Lauren
<span class="SpellE">Littell</span>/Brooke Thompson: 6-2</span></p>
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