Baylor WT Falls to Oklahoma State on the Road, 4-1

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 22, 2026

Baylor WT Falls to Oklahoma State on the Road, 4-1
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu<mailto:colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu>


STILLWATER, Okla. – No. 36 Baylor women’s tennis dropped its Sunday afternoon match to No. 26 Oklahoma State at Greenwood Tennis Center, 4-1, after a competitive battle between the two teams.



The Bears (10-5) are now at a 6-2 conference record after losing their first road match of the season. OSU (8-6) has a conference record of 5-2, defeating the Bears in a bounce-back win.



THE RUNDOWN

Baylor started strong with Kennedy Gibbs and Luna Ivkovic dominating Melisa Ercan and Karolina Lincer to win their match, 6-2. Oklahoma State responded by defeating the Bears on the next two courts to take the doubles point.



The 12th-ranked Anastasiya Komar and Rose Marie Nijkamp topped Zuzanna Kubacha and Gabrielle Villegas on Court One, 6-3, while Olivia Lincer and Luca Udvardy defeated Na Dong and Alian Zack, 6-4.



Singles started out with a point coming in for the Bears, as Karolina Lincer forfeited her Court Six match against Villegas to even out the match.



The Cowgirls picked back up with Komar defeating the No. 117 Kubacha, 6-1, 7-6(2). Finishing next, No. 27 Nijkamp defeated Zack, 6-2, 6-4.



The match was clinched at the No. five singles spot, as Melisa Ercan defeated Ivkovic, 6-4, 7-5.



Dong was in the midst of a three-set battle on court one, trailing 2-0 in the third set against No. 74 Oliva Lincer. Mu-Jie Tzeng was also fighting through a third set, leading 1-0 to Udvardy before the match finished.



WHAT’S NEXT

Baylor faces No. 25 TCU in Fort Worth on Saturday morning at 11 a.m. CT.



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



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