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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 – April 8, 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 Shuts Out UTSA, 7-0<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Baylor’s win marks the second-straight victory for the Bears</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 (13-11) opened its three-match homestand with a 7-0 sweep of UTSA (12-9) at the Hurd Tennis Center on Saturday
afternoon. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">Liubov Kostenko and Danielle Tuhten teamed up for the first time this spring and completed the 6-0 sweep on No. 3 to start doubles play for the Bears. Baylor clinched the point with
a 6-1 decision on No. 2 by Alina Shcherbinina and Brooke Thompson, who picked up their fourth victory in dual action.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">Isabella Harvison, who is currently No. 95 in the ITA rankings, earned her 13th singles win of the season, helping the Bears take a 2-0 lead. Shcherbinina extended BU’s advantage with
a 6-3, 6-2 victory at the No. 1 position, before Tuhten clinched the Bears’ second-straight win on court five.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">Daniella Dimitrov used a 6-2, 6-2 decision on No. 4 to push Baylor ahead, 5-0. Victories by Kostenko and Thompson at No. 3 and No. 6, respectively, sealed the 7-0 sweep for the Bears.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">“Today was a great team win,” head coach Joey Scrivano said. “I’m really proud of the girls. They stayed in the moment really well and they’re doing some of the hard things. It’s not
easy to win a match 7-0. They did a great job staying focused and staying on task. We have another one tomorrow, so we just have to be ready.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">Baylor will continue its three-match home swing on Sunday, taking on New Mexico State at 4 p.m. at the Hurd Tennis Center.
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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 – #90 Alina Shcherbinina vs. Aleksandra Zlatarova: 6-3, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – #95 Isabella Harvison vs. Alexandra Weir: 6-1, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – Liubov Kostenko vs. Fatima Gutierrez: 6-2, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 4 – Daniella Dimitrov vs. Adeliya Mukhutdinova: 6-2, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 5 – Danielle Tuhten vs. Magda Tuells: 6-0, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 6 – Brooke Thompson vs. Eva Beyebach: 6-3, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 1 – Isabella Harvison/Daniella Dimitrov vs. Aleksandra Zlatarova/Magda Tuells: 4-3 (unfinished)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – Alina Shcherbinina/Brooke Thompson def. Fatima Gutierrez/Alexandra Weir: 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – Liubov Kostenko/Danielle Tuhten def. Eva Beyebach/Adeliya Mukhutdinova: 6-0<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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