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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 19, 2023</span></b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Scrivano Notches 500th Career Victory at Kansas State</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">The Bears earned their first Big 12 win of the season against the Wildcats</span></i></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121">Shelby Hild; 254-405-7591, </span><a href="mailto:Shelby_hild@baylor.edu" title="mailto:Shelby_hild@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0078D7">Shelby_hild@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="color:#212121">MANHATTAN, Kan. –</span></b><span style="color:#212121"> Baylor women’s tennis secured the 4-2 victory over Kansas State on Sunday afternoon, as head coach Joey Scrivano collected
his 500th-career victory and 440th with the Bears. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">Scrivano is in his 21st season leading the Baylor women’s tennis program and has directed the Bears to two NCAA Final Fours, six NCAA Elite Eights and 11 regular-season Big 12 Championships.
Scrivano, a six-time Big 12 Coach of the Year selection, has led the Bears to eight Big 12 Tournament Championships. He took over the Bears in 2003 after three-consecutive Sun Belt Conference Championships at South Alabama.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="color:#212121">HOW IT HAPPENED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">Baylor secured the doubles point with 6-2 victories by Isabella Harvison and Anita Sahdiieva and Alina Shcherbinina and Brooke Thompson on No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">In singles action, Shcherbinina earned her second-straight win with a 6-1, 6-1 victory on No. 2 to give Baylor the 2-0 advantage. Kansas State responded by securing the 7-6, 7-5 win
on court one to cut into its deficit, but a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory by Sahdiieva at No. 3 singles pushed the Bears back ahead by two.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">After dropping the first set, Liubov Kostenko battled back to take the second and third sets on No. 4 to clinch the match for Baylor, helping the Bears win their first Big 12 contest
of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">The Bears return the Hurd Tennis Center on Tuesday to host Denver at 6 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="color:#212121">RESULTS </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="color:#212121">Singles</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 1 – Florentine Dekkers def. #92 Isabella Harvison: 7-6, 7-5</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">No. 2 – Alina Shcherbinina def. Rosanna Maffel: 6-1, 6-1<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – Anita Sahdiieva def. Vanesa Suarez: 7-5, 4-6, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 4 – Liubov Kostenko def. Manami Ukita: 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 5 – Aleen Quamar def. Daniella Dimitrov: 7-6, 6-1</span><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 6 – Rozalia Gruszczynska vs. Danielle Tuhten: 6-3, 4-3 (unfinished)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="color:#212121">Doubles</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 1 – Daniella Dimitrov/Paula Barañano vs. Manami Ukita/Vanesa Suarez, 4-4 (unfinished)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – Isabella Harvison/Anita Sahdiieva def. Florentine Dekkers/Aleen Quamar, 6-2</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – Alina Shcherbinina/Brooke Thompson def. Rozalia Gruszczynska/Rosanna Maffei, 6-2</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121"><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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">C: 254-405-7591 </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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