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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 31, 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">Lady Raiders Outlast Baylor WT, 4-3</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">Three Bears win third-set thrillers</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">LUBBOCK, Texas –</span></b><span style="color:#212121"> Baylor women’s tennis battled Texas Tech on Friday night, falling 4-3 at the McLeod Tennis Center.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">The Bears fell to 11-11 on the year, and 2-5 in Big 12 action, while the Lady Raiders, who are currently No. 33 in the ITA rankings, improved to 13-6 and 3-2 in league play.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">The ranked duo of Metka Komac and Avelina Sayfetdinova overcame BU’s Daniella Dimitrov and Paula Barañano, 6-2, on court No. 1 to open doubles play, before the Lady Raiders edged Isabella
Harvison and Anita Sahdiieva, 6-4, on No. 2 to earn the doubles point. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">In singles, Texas Tech jumped out to an early 3-0 lead behind wins on No. 1 and No. 2 singles. A victory on No. 5 clinched the match for the Lady Raiders, but #94 Harvison outlasted
Cristina Tiglea, 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8) on No. 3 in her first singles appearance in 10 days.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">After falling in her opening set on No. 4, Barañano jumped back in the win column with a thrilling 5-7, 7-6 (0), 1-0 (12-10) victory over Kate Dmitrichenko. Danielle Tuhten also fought
her way back from an opening-set deficit, collecting her eighth win of the year at the No. 6 position.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">The Bears return to action on Sunday when they travel to Fort Worth to take on the TCU Horned Frogs at 11:30 a.m. at the Bartzen Varsity Courts.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="color:#212121">RESULTS </span></b><i><span style="color:#212121">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 1 – Olivia Peet def. #124 Alina Shcherbinina: 6-2, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – Avelina Sayfetdinova def. Anita Sahdiieva: 6-2, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – #94 Isabella Harvison def. Cristina Tiglea: 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 4 – Paula Barañano def. Kate Dmitrichenko: 5-7, 7-6 (0), 1-0 (12-10)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 5 – Metka Komac def. Daniella Dimitrov: 6-3, 7-6 (3)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 6 – Danielle Tuhten def. Arina Oreshchenkova: 2-6, 6-4, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 1 – #50 Metka Komac/Avelina Sayfetdinova def. Daniella Dimitrov/Paula Barañano: 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – Olivia Peet/Cristina Tiglea def. Isabella Harvison/Anita Sahdiieva: 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – Alina Shcherbinina/Brooke Thompson vs. Kate Dmitrichenko/Camryn Stepp: 4-5 (unfinished)<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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