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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 – Dec. 1, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">WT Announces Spring Slate<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<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">Krista Pirtle, 254-447-8610,
</span><a href="mailto:Krista_Pirtle@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Krista_Pirtle@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WACO, Texas –
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Baylor women’s tennis announced its spring schedule on Wednesday. Along with hosting the ITA Kickoff in January, the Bears are slated to face seven non-conference opponents at home before
opening Big 12 play.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">“This year’s schedule will provide plenty of challenges for us, which is exactly what we need,” head coach Joey Scrivano said. “Our home
matches will be very entertaining for our fans, with plenty of Top 25 teams and Power 5 programs like Washington, Washington State and Mississippi State coming to Waco. Some of the best college tennis will be played at the Hurd Tennis Center.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Baylor’s schedule begins at the Bella the Ball Collegiate Invitational. The four-team tournament will be played Jan. 15-17 in Las Vegas at
the Darling Tennis Center. The Bears will face BYU, Arizona and Illinois in a round-robin tournament.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">BU returns home to host the ITA Kickoff on Jan. 28-30.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">The Bears travel to face Texas in non-conference action on Feb. 3 before welcoming Washington State and Washington on Feb. 5 and Feb. 6,
respectively. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">The ITA National Indoor Championships will be played Feb. 11-14. Baylor hosts Texas A&M on Feb. 12.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">BU welcomes SMU (Feb. 18) and Mississippi State (Feb. 20) before traveling to the Sunshine State to play Florida (Feb. 25) and UCF (Feb.
27).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Baylor begins the month of March at Rice (March 2) and hosts a doubleheader against North Texas and Abilene Christian on March 6 to close
out non-conference action.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Big 12 play starts on March 11 against TCU. The Bears play Texas Tech two days later before closing out the month with four-straight road
matches – at Iowa State (March 18), at West Virginia (March 20), at Oklahoma (March 25) and at Oklahoma State (March 27).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Baylor hosts Kansas State on April 8 and Kansas on April 10 before the regular-season finale against Texas on April 16.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">The Big 12 Championship will take place at TCU from April 21-24.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">After the NCAA First and Second Rounds are hosted at campus sites to be determined, the Women’s Tennis Championships will take place May
19-28 in Champaign, Ill. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><br>
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<span style="background:white">For the latest news on the Baylor women's tennis team all season long, follow their official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWTennis.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">2022 Spring Schedule<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Jan. 14-17 Bella the Ball Collegiate Invitational Las Vegas, Nev.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Jan. 28-30 ITA Kickoff Weekend Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Feb. 2 at Texas Austin, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Feb. 5 Washington State Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Feb. 6 Washington Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Feb. 11-14 ITA National Indoor Madison, Wis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Feb. 12 Texas A&M Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Feb. 18 SMU Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Feb. 20 Mississippi State Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Feb. 25 at Florida Gainesville, Fla.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Feb. 27 at UCF Orlando, Fla.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">March 2 at Rice Houston, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">March 6 North Texas Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">March 6 ACU Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">March 11 TCU* Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">March 13 Texas Tech* Waco, Texas
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">March 18 at Iowa State* Ames, Iowa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">March 20 at West Virginia* Morgantown, W. Va.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">March 25 at Oklahoma* Norman, Okla.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">March 27 at Oklahoma State* Stillwater, Okla.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">April 8 Kansas State* Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">April 10 Kansas* Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">April 16 Texas* Waco, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">April 21-24 Big 12 Championships Fort Worth, Texas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0A5026">Krista Pirtle</span></b><span style="color:#0A5026"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Associate Director of Athletics Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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