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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 10, 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">Barañano Clinches WT’s Win over SMU on Senior Night<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">The super senior posted a 7-6(5), 6-0 win on No. 5 singles for the 4-1 victory</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 (15-11) won its fourth-straight match on Monday night with a 4-1 decision over SMU (11-8) at the Hurd Tennis
Center. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">In doubles, Paula Barañano and Daniella Dimitrov made quick work with a 6-2 victory on court one, defeating #56 Taylor Johnson and Jackie Nylander. Isabella Harvison and Anita Sahdiieva finished off doubles with
a 6-3 win at the No. 2 position, giving Baylor the 1-0 advantage. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">In singles play, Dimitrov took a 6-2, 6-2 win on court six to give the Bears a 2-0 lead. Liubov Kostenko earned another point for the Bears after a 6-1, 6-4 victory over SMU’s Jackie Nylander at No. 4 singles.
To finish off singles play and clinch the match, super senior Barañano earned a 7-6(5), 6-0 victory to win it for Baylor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">The Bears will be back in action on Saturday in Austin for a matchup against Texas before hitting the road for the Big 12 Championships in Lawrence, Kansas.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#212121">RESULTS <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#212121">Singles <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 1 – #90 Alina Shcherbinina vs. #120 Hadley Doyle 6-4, 2-6, 2-1 (unfinished)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – Taylor Johnson def. Anita Sahdiieva 6-4, 6-1
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – #95 Isabella Harvison vs. Drew Morris 7-6 (7-3), 3-4 (unfinished)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 4 – Liubov Kostenko def. Jackie Nylander 6-1, 6-4
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 5 – Paula Barañano def. Lana Mavor 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 6 – Daniella Dimitrov def. Maja Makoric 6-2, 6-2
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 1 – Daniella Dimitrov/Paula Baranano def #56 Taylor Johnson/Jackie Nylander 6-2
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – Anita Sahdiieva/Isabella Harvison def. Hadley Doyle/Maja Makoric 6-3
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – Brooke Thompson/Alina Shcherbina vs. Lana Mavor/Drew Morris 5-4 (unfinished)
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#212121">- BaylorBears.com<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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