No. 21 Baylor WT Readies for Big 12 Championships

[Pirtle, Krista]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 21, 2022

No. 21 Baylor WT Readies for Big 12 Championships
Bears face Kansas Friday in quarterfinals
For more information contact: Krista Pirtle, 254-447-8610, Krista_Pirtle at baylor.edu<mailto:Krista_Pirtle at baylor.edu>


FORT WORTH, Texas – The No. 21 Baylor women’s tennis team will compete as the No. 4 seed in the 2022 Big 12 Championships and face No. 5 seed Kansas Friday at 9 a.m. at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center on the TCU campus.



Baylor is 37-16 all-time at the Big 12 Championships with eight titles, all under head coach Joey Scrivano.



Friday morning with mark the third time this season that the Bears and Jayhawks will face off. BU has won each of those meetings with the most recent contest lasting nearly five hours with Baylor prevailing, 4-3.



Baylor continues to be led by its senior class of Alicia Herrero, Mel Krywoj and Paula Baranano. The duo of Herrero and Krywoj is fourth nationally with a 15-4 record this spring. Herrero came in at No. 103 in this week’s ITA rankings and is coming off a three-set win over No. 49 Kylie Collins of Texas. Baranano, whose three-set thriller on court six clinched the victory for BU over Kansas less than two weeks ago, is 16-5 this spring.



It's not only the seniors putting in work for the Bears as a trio of freshmen continue to impress. The duo of Ana Carmen Zamburek and Anita Sahdiieva are 4-4 this spring on court two.



In singles action, Alina Shcherbinina leads the Bears with a 17-4 record. Sahdiieva also has double-digit wins with a 14-6 record.


For the latest news on the Baylor women's tennis team all season long, follow its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWTennis.



www.BaylorBears.com






Krista Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-447-8610

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