No. 14 Baylor WT Defeats Cincinnati 6-1 to Open Big 12 Gauntlet

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 28, 2025

No. 14 Baylor WT Defeats Cincinnati 6-1 to Open Big 12 Gauntlet
Bears move to 10-1 for the third time in previous 10 seasons
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 (10-1, 1-0) took down Cincinnati (6-2, 0-1), 6-1, on Friday afternoon at the Hurd Tennis Center.



In the conference opener, the Bears lost the doubles point, but bounced back with a singles sweep to earn their tenth win of the season and have a 10-1 record for the third time in the last 10 seasons.



THE RUNDOWN

Starting off the match in doubles, the duo of Zuzanna Kubacha and Wenfei Yu fell on Court Two, 6-1. Competing on Court One for the first time this season, Sierra Berry and Na Dong were able to earn a, 6-4, victory, leaving the doubles point up to Court Three.



Brooke Thompson and Kennedy Gibbs could not complete the comeback and fell to the Bearcat’s Zeynep Erman and Milica Popovski, 6-4, making it just the second time this season the Bears did not claim the doubles point.



In singles, sophomore Kubacha took Court Two in dominant fashion, earning a, 6-0, 6-2, dub to tie up the match, remaining undefeated in spring dual matches. On Court Three, freshman No. 80 Dong defeated Gabrielle Guenther, 6-3, 6-2, to give BU the 2-1 lead.



Senior Cristina Tiglea stayed hot on Court One, garnering a, 6-2, 7-5, victory to extend the Bears’ lead. Clinching the match for the BU, Gibbs earned a hard-fought 7-6 (5), 6-2 win to give Baylor its first conference win of the season.



Playing through the match, Yu lost her first set 3-6, however, she claimed the second and third sets, 6-3, 6-2. On Court Six, freshman Nanaka Sato secured the singles sweep for BU, picking up a 6-3, 3-6 3-2 (7) win.



HIGHLIGHTS

  *   Bears are 10-1 for the third time in the last 10 seasons
  *   Baylor has won eight straight matches
  *   The Bears swept all six singles courts
  *   BU remains undefeated on its home courts in Waco



QUOTABLE

Head coach Joey Scrivano

On today’s match…

“It was a great team win. I am just proud of the ladies’ focus and effort. They did a great job of coming back from being one-love down. Great teams, you know, play well when they’re down. So I’m proud of the girls.”



Senior Kennedy Gibbs

On her singles match today…

“It was a tough battle in singles. I mean, [Milica Popovski] was really good. It was more of a mental battle today for me, but I’m just glad that I was able to get out there and just play it to the best of my abilities and come out with the win for the team.”



WHAT’S NEXT

The Bears host West Virginia on Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Hurd Tennis Center in a white out match. Fans will receive free white t-shirts, while supplies last.



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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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