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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 17, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor WT Takes Two Singles Matches in Loss to No. 17 USC</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sorokolet & Barañano win on singles court in loss for Bears</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kyle Robarts, 254-405-9492,
</span><a href="mailto:Kyle_Robarts@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kyle_Robarts@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BodyA"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">THE RUNDOWN</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BodyA"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">INDIAN WELLS, Calif. —
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The No. 17-ranked USC women’s tennis team handed Baylor a 4-2 defeat Saturday night at the Indian Wells Tennis Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BodyA"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">After falling in doubles, Baylor (5-14) battled on the singles court taking points on the No. 3 & No. 4 court with Kristina Sorokolet and Paula Barañano taking victories, respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BodyA"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor’s Jessica Hinojosa took No. 45 Salma Ewing to the wire in a three-set heartbreaker with Ewing winning, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. The Trojans (11-2) took points on the No. 5 & No. 6 courts
to seal the win. Livia Kraus had nearly completed the comeback on the No. 2 court after dropping the first set 7-6 (5), she won set two 6-1 and was leading 4-1 in set three before the match concluded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BodyA"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">HIGHLIGHTS</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BodyA"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">• Kris Sorokolet improved to 9-7 on the year in dual-match play.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="BodyA"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">• Freshman Paula Barañano picked up her fifth win of the season in dual-match play.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="BodyA"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WHAT’S NEXT</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="BodyA"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor returns home for a Friday/Sunday Big 12 homestand vs. Kansas and Kansas State. Friday vs. the Jayhawks, first serve is at 5 p.m. while Sunday vs. the Wildcats, the match begins
at 1 p.m. The Bears are 0-1 in conference play.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">www.BaylorBears.com<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">___________________________________</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132">Kyle Robarts</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Associate Director, Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-3042 | C: 254-405-9492</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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