No. 14 Baylor WT Opens Up Conference Play at Home Against Cincinnati, West Virginia

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 27, 2025

No. 14 Baylor WT Opens Up Conference Play at Home Against Cincinnati, West Virginia
Bears meet with the Bearcats on Friday at noon and the Mountaineers on Saturday at 3 p.m.
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu<mailto:colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – No. 14 Baylor women’s tennis team is prepped to host Cincinnati on Friday at noon and West Virginia on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Hurd Tennis Center to open up Big 12 Conference play.



Baylor (9-1) is coming off their third sweep of the season, the second 7-0 sweep, against Washington State. Cincinnati (6-1) has won their last five matches, including a 6-1 win against Miami (OH). West Virginia (6-5) lost its last match, 5-2, against Marshall, and the Mountaineers look to go head-to-head with No. 41 TCU on Friday before they head down I-35 to Waco.



The Bears currently lead all-time against the Bearcats, 1-0, with their only match coming last season. In the inaugural match, the green and gold picked up a 5-2 victory in Cincy to kick off the league slate.



BU also leads all-time against West Virginia, 12-0, with the Bears picking up a 4-0 dub last March. Kubacha earned a dominant, 6-0, 6-1, victory on Court Four and on Court Two, Liubov Kostenko took a, 6-3, 6-4, win to clinch the win for BU.



Baylor has one ranked singles player in freshman No. 80 Na Dong, while the duo of Kostenko and Cristina Tiglea hold the No. 7 ranking.



Both Cincinnati and West Virginia have no ranked individual competitors as of the last computerized rankings.



Live stats<https://www.sidearmstats.com/baylor/wten/> and Playsight video<https://web.playsight.com/facility/baylor-university/home> for the Hurd Tennis Center are available for both matches.



Admission to the Hurd Tennis Center is free.



To stay up to date, follow the team on its official Facebook, X and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWTennis



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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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