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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 23, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Barañano, Sahdiieva Clinch Pair of Wins for Baylor WT on Monday<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">The victories mark the second time in three years the Bears have started 4-0<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Shelby Hild; 254-405-7591, </span><a href="mailto:Shelby_hild@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Shelby_hild@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> In a pair of thrillers on Monday, the Baylor women’s tennis team outlasted Rice
and DePaul by identical 4-3 scores at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears (4-0) sealed the doubles point against the Owls (1-1) with a 6-4 win by Isabella Harvison and Danielle Tuhten on court three, after Alina Shcherbinina and Anita
Sahdiieva swept Federica Trevisan and Darya Schwartzman on No. 2. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In singles action, wins by Sahdiieva and Tuhten on No. 3 and No. 6, respectively, gave Baylor a 3-1 cushion, as the Owls grabbed the victory on court four. Another win by
Rice on court one brought the Owls within one, before Paula Barañano outlasted Sydney Berlin on No. 5 in a set-three tiebreaker to win it for the Bears.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Shcherbinina and Sahdiieva picked up their second doubles win of the day, before DePaul grabbed victories on No. 2 and No. 3 to jump out to a 1-0 lead in the match.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Wins by Shcherbinina (6-1, 6-1), Harvison (6-1, 6-1) and Tuhten (6-2, 6-3) on the odd-numbered courts pushed the Bears ahead, 3-1. The Blue Demons responded with a 7-5, 6-3
victory on court four and 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 win on court six to level it at three-all.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On the deciding court, Sahdiieva took the opening set, 7-6 (7-2), before falling 7-5 in set two. In the deciding set, the sophomore powered past DePaul’s Smith, 6-2, to win
the match for the Bears. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“Today’s matches were really tough, and we were tested from start to finish,” head coach Joey Scrivano said. “We’re just really proud of the way our players responded today
because it was a long day, and this was an opportunity for us to see what we can do. Our team did really well, so we’ll just keep getting better from here.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Bears return to action next weekend at the ITA Kickoff Weekend, hosted by the University of Texas, Jan. 27-28.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">RESULTS VS. RICE<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Singles<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 1 – Allison Zipoli def. Alina Shcherbinina: 7-5, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 2 – Federica Trevisan def. Isabella Harvison: 6-7 (10-8), 6-4, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 3 – Anita Sahdiieva def. Diae El Jardi: 6-3, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 4 – Maria Budin def. Daniella Dimitrov: 7-5, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 5 – Paula Barañano def. Sydney Berlin: 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (8-6)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 6 – Danielle Tuhten def. Saara Orav: 6-4, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Doubles<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 1 – Paula Barañano/Daniella Dimitrov vs. Elena Trencheva/Sophie Schouten, unfinished<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 2 – Alina Shcherbinina/Anita Sahdiieva def. Federica Trevisan/Darya Schwartzman, 6-0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 3 – Isabella Harvison/Danielle Tuhten def. Saara Orav/Sydney Berlin, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">RESULTS VS. DEPAUL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Singles<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 1 – Alina Shcherbinina def. Yuliya Kizelbasheva: 6-1, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 2 – Anita Sahdiieva vs. Hannah Smith: 7-6 (7-2), 5-7, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 3 – Isabella Harvison def. Eleanor Nobbs: 6-1, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 4 – Lenka Antonijevic def. Daniella Dimitrov: 6-3, 7-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 5 – Danielle Tuhten def. Daniela Rosenberger: 6-2, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 6 – Kristyna Mamicova def. Brooke Thompson: 3-6, 6-2, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Doubles<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 1 – Alina Shcherbinina/Anita Sahdiieva def. Lenka Antonijevic/Yuliya Kizelbasheva, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 2 – Greta Carbone/Hannah Smith def. Daniella Dimitrov/Danielle Tuhten 7-6 (8-6)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 3 – Valentina Martin/Maddie Yergler def. Brooke Thompson/Lauren Littell 7-6 (7-4)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623">Shelby Hild</span></b><span style="color:#385623"> </span><span style="color:black">| Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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