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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 15, 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 Outlasts Kansas State, 4-3</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">Kubacha earned a pair of tiebreak wins to help the Bears remain undefeated in league 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">MANHATTAN, Kan. </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> The No. 26 Baylor womens tennis team (13-5, 5-0 Big 12) used a gutsy singles performance from freshman Zuzanna Kubacha to overcome the Kansas
State Wildcats (7-6, 1-4 Big 12), 4-3, on Friday evening. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In doubles, a 6-1 win on court one by the Wildcats gave them the early edge before Liubov Kostenko and Isabella Harvison quickly responded with a 6-1 victory on court three to level the playing field. Miska
Kadleckova and Danielle Tuhten collected their ninth doubles win, and moved to 4-0 as partners in conference play, with a 6-2 decision on court two to give BU the first point of the match.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kansas State responded in singles, jumping on the board with a 6-4, 6-1 win on court six. Baylor regained its lead and extended it with a pair of straight set wins by Kadleckova and Harvison at the No. 1
and No. 2 positions, respectively. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Wildcats bounced back from their deficit to knot the score at three-all with wins on court three and court five.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">It all came down to court four, as Kubacha edged Manami Ukita in extra tiebreak points, 7-6(6), in the opening set before turning in the same score in the second set to win it for the Bears and keep Baylor
undefeated in league play. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor returns to action on Sunday when it travels to face top-ranked Oklahoma State. First serve is set for 1 p.m. and fans can watch the match via
<a href="https://www.espn.com/espnplus/catalog/aa07e63d-cf6e-3705-9c8d-8d5208e6af14/tennis#bucketId=29451&sourceCollection=categories">
Cracked Racquets/ESPN+</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">RESULTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Singles<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 1 #101 Miska Kadleckova def. #105 Vanesa Suarez: 6-1, 7-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 2 Isabella Harvison vs. Veronika Kulhava: 6-4, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 3 Charlotte Keitel def. Liubov Kostenko: 7-6(4), 6-3
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 4 Zuzanna Kubacha def. Manami Ukita: 7-6(6), 7-6(6)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 5 Maralgoo Chogsomjav def. Danielle Tuhten: 6-4, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 6 Tereza Polakova def. Zuzanna Frankowska: 6-4, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Doubles<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 1 Veronika Kulhava/Tereza Polakova def. Zuzanna Kubacha/Sierra Berry: 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 2 Miska Kadleckova/Danielle Tuhten def. Maria Santos/Vanesa Suarez: 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 3 Liubov Kostenko/Isabella Harvison def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav/Manami Ukita: 6-1
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<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>
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