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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 – May 5, 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 Bounces Back with 4-3 Win over SMU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">The Bears erased a 3-1 deficit to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament</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">BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas –</span></b><span style="color:#212121"> Baylor women’s tennis (17-13) advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a thrilling 4-3 decision
over SMU (16-9) on Friday at the Mitchell Tennis Center. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">A pair of 6-3 doubles victories on courts one and three propelled the Mustangs to an early 1-0 lead.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Barañano battled for a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 5 singles to put the Bears on the board, before SMU regained its lead with a 6-2, 6-1 decision on court two.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">SMU jumped ahead to a 3-1 advantage, but a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 decision on No. 3 by Isabella kept the Bears within reach.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Liubov Kostenko opened with a 6-3 win on No. 4 before her opponent responded with a 6-3 victory to force the fourth third set of the afternoon. Trailing in the set, Kostenko erased her deficit and knotted the
score at five-all before sealing the set, 7-5, to tie the match at three. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Alina Shcherbinina allowed just one point in the final frame to #75 Hadley Doyle on court one, taking it 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 to complete the comeback win for the Bears.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">“We knew it was going to be a tight match,” head coach Joey Scrivano said. “SMU is a tough team that is really well coached. We knew it was going to come down to the wire, but the team persevered. We’re so proud
of them and they’ve come a long way this season.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Baylor will take on No. 2 national seed Texas A&M on Saturday at 1 p.m. for a spot in the Super Regionals.
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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 – #114 Alina Shcherbinina def. #75 Hadley Doyle: 6-3, 5-7, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 2 – Taylor Johnson def. Anita Sahdiieva: 6-2, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – #83 Isabella Harvison def. Drew Morris: 2-6, 6-3, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 4 – Liubov Kostenko def. Jackie Nylander: 6-3, 3-6, 7-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 5 – Lana Mavor def. Daniella Dimitrov: 3-6, 6-4, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 6 – Paula Barañano def. Maja Makoric: 6-3, 6-3<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 – Jackie Nylander/Maja Makoric 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 vs Taylor Johnson/Lana Mavor: 3-4 (unfinished)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">No. 3 – Hadley Doyle/Drew Morris def. Alina Shcherbinina/Brooke Thompson: 6-3<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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