No. 27 Baylor WT Completes Comeback in 4-3 Defeat of No. 38 Arizona State

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 6, 2025

No. 27 Baylor WT Completes Comeback in 4-3 Defeat of No. 38 Arizona State
Bears fight through four-plus hour match to give Sun Devils first home loss of the season
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu<mailto:colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu>


TEMPE, Ariz. – Baylor women’s tennis completed an impressive comeback against Arizona State, 4-3, at the Whiteman Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon, giving the Sun Devils their first loss of the year at home in their final regular season match in Tempe.



Baylor (18-4, 9-3 Big 12) was down early as Arizona State (12-7, 7-4 Big 12) claimed the doubles point, but fought through the adversity to claim four singles courts. Junior transfer Cristina Tiglea clinched the match in a 3-all dual match tie after a three-set thriller.



THE RUNDOWN

Doubles went the way of the Sun Devils, but not before the Bears could make things interesting with a match win on Court No. 1.



Striking first, Arizona State’s Emilija Tverijonaite and Aiya Nupbay took a 6-1 win over Zuzanna Kubacha and Kennedy Gibbs at the No. 3 Court. With a quick response, Baylor knotted up the unclaimed point with a 6-2 win at No. 1 as the 43rd-ranked Tiglea and Liubov Kostenko left victorious.



Lily Taylor and Sara Svetac walked away with the win at Court Two for ASU to claim the doubles point, besting Sierra Berry and Na Dong, 6-3.



Freshman Nanaka Sato had a quick match at Court Five in singles, rolling over Nupbay, 6-4, 6-1, for her 10th consecutive win, a streak dating back to a January 31 match against Nebraska. Kubacha was next to put the Bears on top at 2-1, beating Patricija Spaka, 6-2, 7-6(2) in the last of the straight-set victories on Sunday.



Down early, No. 108 Dong responded in Set Nos. 2 and 3 for a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 win, her 11th in a row. After forcing third sets, Kostenko and Gibbs each fell in their third sets at Court One and Six, respectively.



Tiglea fought through a match that was neck-and-neck for its entirety, splitting the first two sets against No. 42 Tverijonaite, 6-7(8), 7-6, before pulling away late for the third-set, match-clinching win at 6-4.



HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Baylor picked up its 18th win of the season, eighth on the road.
  *   Tiglea secured a top-50 singles win.
  *   The Bears extend the all-time series against the Sun Devils to 3-1 and are the winners of two straight over the foes from Tempe.



STAT OF THE MATCH

1 – BU handed Arizona State its first home loss of the season in the final regular season match at the Whiteman Tennis Center for an 8-1 record.



QUOTABLE

Head coach Joey Scrivano

Thoughts on the match…

“This team is really coming together and showing that extra dimension that separates good teams from great ones. Their confidence, toughness and unity make them special. It’s exciting to watch them grow and compete so well.”



WHAT’S NEXT

BU returns home for Senior Night against TCU on Saturday, April 12, at 6 p.m. Admission to the Hurd Tennis Center is free.



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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 940-564-0351

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