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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 20, 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 Powers Past Kansas State, 4-0<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">The Bears will take on Oklahoma at noon on Friday</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">LAWRENCE, Kan. –</span></b><span style="color:#212121"> Baylor women’s tennis (16-12) knocked out Kansas State (2-20) with a 4-0 victory in the first round of the Big 12 Championships
on Friday. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">“It was a great match today and I’m proud of the ladies,” head coach Joey Scrivano said. “Even with some adverse conditions, they were able to be present in the moment. When things
weren’t going our way, they found themselves again and I’m just proud of their effort.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">With only five eligible players, Kansas State was forced to scratch a court in doubles and singles. A 6-3 decision by Alina Shcherbinina and Brooke Thompson on No. 2 clinched the opening point for the Bears.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">An automatic win for Danielle Tuhten on No. 6 singles gave BU the 2-0 edge in the match. Liubov Kostenko made quick work on No. 3, earning the 6-3, 6-3 victory. Isabella Harvison clinched the match for Baylor
with a 6-2, 6-3 decision, earning her 15th win of the season. Harvison and Shcherbinina now lead the Bears with 15 singles wins each.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">The Bears will continue their quest for a Big 12 title on Friday when they face the nationally-ranked Oklahoma Sooners at noon.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">“Tomorrow is a new day,” Scrivano said. “The conditions will probably be similar, so it’s good that we experienced that today and we know that we can handle that. Ultimately, we just have to get ready and put
in the work to be prepared for tomorrow’s match. If we do that, good things will happen.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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 – #103 Alina Shcherbinina vs. Vanesa Suarez: 3-6, 4-5 (unfinished)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – Anita Sahdiieva vs. Florentine Dekkers: 2-6, 6-2 (unfinished)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – Liubov Kostenko def. Manami Ukita: 6-3, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 4 – #84 Isabella Harvison def. Aleen Quamar: 6-2, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 5 – Daniella Dimitrov vs. Rozalia Gruszczynska: 6-2, 3-5 (unfinished)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 6 – Danielle Tuhten: win by default<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#212121">Doubles <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 1 – Isabella Harvison/Anita Sahdiieva vs. Vanesa Suarez/Manami Ukita: 5-2 (unfinished)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – Alina Shcherbinina/Brooke Thompson def. Florentine Dekkers/Rozalia Gruszczynska: 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – Danielle Tuhten/Liubov Kostenko: win by default<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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;mso-ligatures:none">Shelby Hild</span></b><span style="color:#385623;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">| Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">C: 254-405-7591 </span><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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