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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 21, 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">Oklahoma Outlasts Baylor WT, 4-2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Isabella Harvison picked up a doubles and singles victory for the Bears in the loss</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 (16-13) fell to No. 14 Oklahoma (19-8) on Friday in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">The Bears started off strong in doubles with a 6-4 win by duo Alina Shcherbinina and Brooke Thompson on court three. On No. 1, Paula Barañano and Daniella Dimitrov were edged by #10
Carmen and Ivana Corley, 6-3. Isabella Harvison and Anita Sahdiieva battled for a 6-4 victory over #43 Alexandra Pisavera and Layna Sleeth on No. 2, clinching the doubles point for BU.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">In singles, Oklahoma secured the straight-set win on No. 3 to level the score, before taking a 2-1 lead in the match with a 6-4, 6-0 victory on court five. The Sooners extended their
advantage with a win on six, but Harvison kept Baylor within reach with a 6-1, 6-3 win in the No. 4 position to earn her team-leading 16th singles victory of the season.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">Oklahoma used a 6-2, 6-1 victory on court two to take the match, 4-2.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#212121">“It was a tough match today,” head coach Joey Scrivano said. “We started off strong, but ultimately, in singles we fell a bit short. Now, we just have to wait for the postseason to
unfold with the NCAA Tournament. Overall, it was a good tournament for us this week. There were a lot of lessons learned in our last two matches, and we’ll go back and look at how we can improve, and we will do it.”
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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. #52 Layne Sleeth: 4-6, 3-2 (unfinished)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – #93 Dana Guzman def. Anita Sahdiieva: 6-2, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – #120 Carmen Corley def. Liubov Kostenko: 6-1, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 4 – #84 Isabella Harvison def. Alexandra Pisareva: 6-2, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 5 – Julia Garcia Ruiz def. Daniella Dimitrov: 6-4, 6-0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 6 – Emma Staker def. Paula Barañano: 6-1, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 1 – #10 Carmen Corley/Ivana Corley def. Paula Barañano/Daniella Dimitrov: 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – Isabella Harvison/Anita Sahdiieva def. #43 Alexandra Pisareva/Layne Sleeth: 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – Alina Shcherbinina/Brooke Thompson def. Julia Garcia Ruiz/Dana Guzman: 6-4<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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