Baylor WT Opens Home Slate with Pair of Doubleheaders

[Hild, Shelby]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 22, 2024

Baylor WT Opens Home Slate with Pair of Doubleheaders
The Bears are set to play their first home matches of the season this weekend

For more information contact: Shelby Hild; 254-405-7591, Shelby_hild at baylor.edu<mailto:Shelby_hild at baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – The Baylor women’s tennis team opens its home campaign with a doubleheader on Friday, hosting Denver and Incarnate Word beginning at noon. The Bears will remain home for another set of matches against Grand Canyon (10 a.m.) and No. 19 Texas A&M (4 p.m.) on Sunday.



All matches are set to be played at the Hurd Tennis Center and admission is free for all fans. While supplies last, Chick-Fil-A sandwiches will be handed out at the first match while a team poster giveaway is slated for the UIW match. On Sunday, coffee and donuts will be available prior to the Bears’ match against the Lopes.



The quartet of matches are the Bears’ last before heading to Cincinnati to begin Big 12 play.



Baylor and Denver will face off for the third year in a row, both matches resulting in a 5-2 win for the Bears, while Baylor and Incarnate Word last met in 2018 when the Bears won at home, 6-1.



Grand Canyon is coming to Waco for the first meeting between the Bears and Antelopes since 1989 and only the second meeting all-time. The Aggies are visiting Waco after knocking the Bears out of the second round of the NCAA Tournament last year, 4-0, in Bryan-College Station.



The full schedule can be viewed at BaylorBears.com<https://baylorbears.com/sports/womens-tennis/schedule>.



ABOUT THE BEARS

The Bears are coming to Waco after wrapping up a tough seven-match stint on the road. Baylor most recently picked up a 4-1 win over Mississippi State on Sunday, moving to 3-4 on the year and handing the Bulldogs their first loss at home, breaking an 11-match home winning streak. Miska Kadleckova has remained undefeated, rising to 4-0 on the top court and 5-0 overall.



ABOUT THE PIONEERS

Denver is 7-2 and on a five-game win streak that includes victories over Oregon, Utah and Kansas State. The team is led by junior Andrea Burguete Beltran, who sits at 3-2 at the No. 1 position, and fifth-year senior Britt Pursell, who is 4-2 on court two.



ABOUT THE CARDINALS

Incarnate Word is coming off of their second win of the season to sit at 2-6 headed into the weekend with their victories coming over St. Mary’s and UTRGV. Incarnate Word is headed by senior Sofia Franco Salcedo, currently 3-2 on court one, and junior Isid Hernandez Leon, 5-0 overall.



ABOUT THE LOPES

Grand Canyon currently rests at 8-1, its only loss a 4-0 tilt with Arizona. The Lopes’ outing with the Bears will be their second road test of the season, their first coming this Friday at North Texas. Natasha Puehse leads the Lopes at a perfect 8-0 on the top court. The team has only lost four singles courts overall this season.



ABOUT THE AGGIES

No. 19-ranked Texas A&M is heading into the weekend 6-5 overall, coming off of a 7-0 home win over Rice on Sunday. Baylor and Texas A&M share Texas as a common opponent this season, the Bears falling to the Longhorns 4-0 and the Aggies falling 4-2. No. 1-ranked Mary Stoiana leads the team at 7-1 on the top court, sporting a 10-2 record against ranked opponents.



To stay up to date on all things Baylor women’s tennis, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWTennis.



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Shelby Hild | Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-405-7591

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