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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 7, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor WT Hosts UCF, Houston this Weekend</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Bears have won three-straight and are undefeated in conference play<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shelby Hild; 254-405-7591,
</span><a href="mailto:Shelby_hild@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Shelby_hild@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> The Baylor women’s tennis team returns to Big 12 action this weekend when it hosts UCF on Friday at 6 p.m. and Houston on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cub tennis, a free kids tennis clinic for children ages 3 to 11, begins an hour prior to the start of the match each day. For more information, visit
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Admission at the Hurd Tennis Center is free for all fans and everyone in attendance on Friday is encouraged to wear gold. A
</span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/2018/9/18/tennis-playsight"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">live stream</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> and
</span><a href="http://www.sidearmstats.com/baylor/wten/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">live stats</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> are available for both matches for fans to follow along.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ABOUT THE BEARS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor (9-5, 2-0 Big 12) is coming off a 4-2 win over No. 30 Arizona State. The Bears have won three-straight matches dating back to last weekend’s conference-opening wins at Cincinnati and West Virginia.
Newcomer Miska Kadleckova holds a team-leading 8-1 record overall in singles, including a 7-1 mark at the No. 1 position. Isabella Harvison clinched the match against the Sun Devils for the Bears, moving to 7-3 on the year. Kadleckova and Danielle Tuhten lead
the way as doubles partners with a 7-3 record with all seven wins coming on court two.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ABOUT THE KNIGHTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">UCF (3-7, 0-2 Big 12) enters Friday’s match on a two-match losing skid after falling to BYU and Texas Tech to open conference play. The Knights have faced off against three top-20 opponents this spring.
Sophia Biolay and Noel Saidenova lead the way for UCF in singles, each holding a 6-2 record with a majority of Biolay’s wins coming at the No. 2 position. In doubles action, the tandem of Saidenova and Anique Kattenberg have a 5-3 record.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ABOUT THE COUGARS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Houston (1-7, 0-2 Big 12) is searched for its first road win of the season in just its second outing away from home when it travels to face TCU and Baylor this weekend. The Cougars lone victory was a 4-3
decision over Louisiana to open the spring slate on Jan. 28. Houston has seen a trio of Cougars earn three singles wins this year, including Lauren Slisane at the No. 1 position. Sonya Kovalenko and Sophie Schouten boast a team-best 4-3 mark at No. 1 doubles
while Gabriela Cortes and Blanca Cortijo Parreno are 3-1 at No. 3 doubles. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To stay up to date on all things Baylor women’s tennis, follow the team on its official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWTennis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.BaylorBears"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none">- BaylorBears</span></i></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none">.com</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">
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Director of Communications (WBB, WTEN)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">C: 254-405-7591 </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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