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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 17, 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">Top-Ranked Oklahoma State Shuts Out Baylor WT</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 suffered their first conference loss Sunday afternoon against the Cowgirls<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">STILLWATER, Okla. </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> The Baylor womens tennis team (13-6, 5-1 Big 12) suffered a 7-0 setback to No. 1 Oklahoma State (17-0, 6-0 Big 12) on Sunday afternoon, ending
its seven-match win streak. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Cowgirls jumped out to an early lead by securing the doubles point with wins on courts two and three, despite Zuzanna Kubacha and Sierra Berry trailing by just a point on the top court against #5 Ange
Oby Kajuru and Anastasiya Komar, 5-4. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The top four courts in singles featured a ranked opponent for the Bears, including two Cowgirls in the top 10. After getting shut out in the opening frame, Kubacha forced a third set after responding with
a 6-1 victory in the second on court three. Daniella Dimitrov also picked up a second-set win at the No. 6 position, earning the 6-3 victory, before falling 10-7 in the third-set tiebreaker.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Bears continue Big 12 action next weekend at home when they host Iowa State and Kansas at the Hurd Tennis Center.
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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 #7 Anastasiya Komar def. #101 Miska Kadleckova: 6-3, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 2 - #4 Ange Oby Kajuru def. Sierra Berry: 6-1, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 3 - #54 Lucia Peyre def. Zuzanna Kubacha: 6-0, 1-6, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 4 - #84 Ayumi Miyamoyo def. Danielle Tuhten: 6-1, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 5 Kristina Novak def. Zuzanna Frankowska: 6-1, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 6 Raquel Gonzalez def. Daniella Dimitrov: 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)<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 #5 Ange Oby Kajuru/Anastasiya Komar vs. Zuzanna Kubacha/Sierra Berry: 5-4, unfinished<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 2 Ayumi Miyamoto/Raquel Gonzalez def. Miska Kadleckova/Danielle Tuhten: 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No. 3 Safiya Carrington/Kristina Novak def. Zuzanna Frankowska/Daniella Dimitrov: 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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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