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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 – Feb. 8, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Baylor WT Grabs 5-2 Victory at Harvard<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">The Bears improve to 7-2 on the year<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">CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> The Baylor women’s tennis team (7-2) jumped back in the win column on Wednesday
with a 5-2 win at Harvard (3-4). <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 their first outing as a pair this season, Anita Sahdiieva and Brooke Thompson defeated their opponents on No. 2 doubles, 6-3, before Isabella Harvison and Danielle Tuhten
fought back on No. 3 to take it, 6-4, and get the Bears on the board. <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, Baylor jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a 6-4, 6-3 victory by Paula Barañano on No. 4. On court No. 5, Danielle Tuhten secured the 6-2, 7-6 (3) win over Sany
Gawande to extend the Bears’ lead. The Crimson earned their first point with a win on No. 2, but a win by Alina Shcherbinina on court No. 1 clinched the match for Baylor. Daniella Dimitrov fell in a tiebreaker on No. 6, after Isabella Harvison helped the Bears
grab their fifth point in the match. <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 was a great team win,” head coach Joey Scrivano said. “We’re making progress in a lot of areas and it is encouraging to see. We’re proud of the team’s response, because
playing on the road presents its own challenges, but we handled it really well. Now, we’ve just got to turn our attention to another tough opponent next weekend in Wisconsin.”<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 home to host Wisconsin at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center at 1 p.m. on Saturday.<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
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<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="MsoNormal">No. 1 – Alina Shcherbinina def. Charlotte Owensby, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">No. 2 – Maxi Duncan def. Anita Sahdiieva, 6-4, 6-4<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">No. 3 – Isabella Harvison def. Sophia Ho, 6-4, 7-5<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">No. 4 – Paula Barañano def. Angel You, 6-4, 6-3<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">No. 5 – Danielle Tuhten def. Sany Gawande, 6-2, 7-6 (3)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">No. 6 – Mihaela Marculescu def. Daniella Dimitrov, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5)<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"><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/Danielle Dimitrov vs. Sophia Ho/Maxi Duncan, 4-5 (unfinished)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No. 2 – Anita Sahdiieva/Brooke Thompson def. Iveta Daujotaite/Rachel Arbitman, 6-3<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. Charlotte Owensby/Angel You, 6-4<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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