No. 27 Baylor WT Advances to Second Round with 4-2 Win over Washington

[Pirtle, Krista]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 6, 2022

No. 27 Baylor WT Advances to Second Round with 4-2 Win over Washington
Bears to face winner between Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
For more information contact: Krista Pirtle, 254-447-8610, Krista_Pirtle at baylor.edu<mailto:Krista_Pirtle at baylor.edu>

THE RUNDOWN
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – No. 27 Baylor women’s tennis advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 4-2 win over Washington Friday morning at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center on the campus of Texas A&M.

The Bears, in their 23rd NCAA Tournament, advanced to the second round for the 13th straight tournament.

Baylor made quick work of the Huskies during doubles play as the Bears clinched the first point of the morning 30 minutes after the match began.

Isabella Harvison and Alina Shcherbinina, playing on court two for the first time this spring, set the tone with a 6-1 win over Ashley Chang and Nika Zupancic. One court down, Paula Baranano and Anita Sahdiieva clinched the doubles point with their 6-2 win over Kelly Leung and Zoey Weil.

The momentum carried over for the Bears into singles as the lead quickly rose to 3-0. Krywoj made quick work of Nika Zupancic, 6-2, 6-2. Less than five minutes later, Shcherbinina wrapped up her 6-1, 6-3 win over Zoey Weil.

After the Huskies posted back-to-back wins on the top two courts, Sahdiieva clinched the win for the Bears with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Kelly Leung on court five.

HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Baylor went with a new-look doubles lineup against the Huskies. No. 7 ranked Mel Krywoj and Alicia Herrero held things down on court one. Isabella Harvison and Alina Shcherbinina moved up to court two while the duo of Paula Baranano and Anita Sahdiieva played together for the first time this spring on court three.
  *   Alina Shcherbinina moved to 13-3 this spring on court four. She’s won three straight.
  *   Mel Krywoj is now 8-4 on court three.

QUOTE
Joey Scrivano on the match…
“It’s tough to win, especially against an opponent like Washington. We have a history of 4-3 matches. We were fully aware that they’re a well-coached team. They’re disciplined. This was not going to be easy. Proud of our players. They responded really well today.”

UP NEXT
Baylor will face the winner between seventh-seed Texas A&M and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mitchell Tennis Center.


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

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