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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 21, 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">Baylor WT Tops No. 41 Denver, 5-2</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">Alina Shcherbinina upset #69 Taylor Melville to clinch the match</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">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="color:#212121"> Baylor women’s tennis continued its winning ways with a 5-2 victory over Denver at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center Tuesday night.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">The Bears (10-9) picked up their highest-ranked win of the season, as the Pioneers (11-3) are currently listed at No. 41 in the ITA rankings.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">The duo of Isabella Harvison and Anita Sahdiieva picked up their third-straight win at No. 2 doubles, while Alina Shcherbinina and Brooke Thompson earned their second-straight victory,
a 6-3 decision, at No. 3 doubles to give BU the first point of the match. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">In singles play, Sahdiieva helped the Bears jump out to a 2-0 advantage with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 3. Denver responded with a victory at No. 6 singles, before Daniella Dimitrov picked
up the 7-5, 6-2 decision on No. 5. The freshman has earned four singles wins in the last six matches for Baylor.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">A 7-6 (4), 6-1 upset by Shcherbinina, who is currently ranked No. 124 in the ITA rankings, over #69 Taylor Melville on No. 1 helped the Bears clinch the match. Liubov Kostenko also
collected her fourth victory of the year on court four, outlasting Louise Wikander in a tiebreaker.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">The Bears remain home and return to Big 12 action this weekend when they host West Virginia and Iowa State.
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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 – #124 Alina Shcherbinina def. #69 Taylor Melville: 7-6(4), 6-1</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 – Andrea Burgete def. #94 Isabella Harvison: 7-6(6), 6-2<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. Britt Pursell: 6-3, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 4 – Liubov Kostenko def. Louise Wikander: 6-7(2), 6-3, 1-0 (12-10)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 5 – Daniella Dimitrov def. Caroline Driscoll: 7-5, 6-2</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 – Claudia Martinez def. Paula Barañano: 7-6(0), 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" 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. Britt Pursell/Taylor Melville, 3-4 (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. Claudia Martinez/Andrea Burguete, 6-1</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. Caroline Driscoll/Louise Wikander, 6-3</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>
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