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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 9, 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 Wins Third Straight with Shutout of Aggies<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Bears set to close out home slate on Monday night against SMU
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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 (14-11) won its third straight with a 7-0 shutout of New Mexico State (10-12) on Sunday night at the Hurd
Tennis Center. <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 to earn their second-straight doubles victory, securing the 6-1 win at No. 2. A 6-3 decision by Daniella Dimitrov and Lauren Littell on
No. 3 helped the Bears collect the opening point. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">An impressive 6-1, 6-0 victory by #95 Isabella Harvison on No. 2 extended Baylor’s lead, while a 6-1, 6-3 win by Daniella Dimitrov at the No. 3 position made it a 3-0 advantage for
the Bears. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">In her second singles appearance as a Bear, Littell clinched the match for BU with a 6-4, 6-3 decision on No. 6. Brooke Thompson fought back from an opening-set deficit, picking up
her third win of the season, while Anita Sahdiieva won by default on court one to complete the sweep of the Aggies.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">Baylor wraps up nonconference play and its three-game homestand against SMU on Monday at 6 p.m. Prior to the match, the Bears will celebrate head coach Joey Scrivano's 500th-career
win at Kansas State on March 19. Additionally, the program's two seniors, Isabella Harvison and Paula Barañano, will be recognized for their success with the Bears.
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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 – Anita Sahdiieva vs. Anna Pinaieva: 6-3, 7-6 (win by default)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – #95 Isabella Harvison def. Valeriia Ivanovskaia: 6-1, 6-0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – Daniella Dimitrov def. Lisa Zhu: 6-1, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 4 – Danielle Tuhten vs. Dora Kurdi: 6-3, 7-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 5 – Brooke Thompson vs. Bella Nguyen: 1-6, 6-4, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 6 – Lauren Littell vs. Miranda Bishard: 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 – Anita Sahdiieva/Brooke Thompson vs. Anna Pinaieva/Lisa Zhu: 4-5 (unfinished)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – Liubov Kostenko/Danielle Tuhten def. Miranda Bishard/Bella Nguyen: 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – Daniella Dimitrov/Lauren Littell vs. Valeriia Ivanovskaia/Dora Kurdi: 6-3<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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