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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Sept. 23, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor WT Newcomers Complete Strong Showing in H-E-B Invitational<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Bears go 10-10 in singles, 5-5 in doubles play to begin 2024-25<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Courier;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Baylor women’s tennis wrapped
up the H-E-B Invitational, their first tournament of the fall season and only tournament in Waco before the NCAA Individual Championships, on Sunday.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Among the three-day compass draw, the Bears stayed even with a 10-10 record in singles play and a 5-5 tab in doubles play.
In her college debut, Wenfei Yu remained perfect in singles play with a 3-0 record, while two doubles pairs went 2-1.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Yu, a first-semester freshman from Beijing, China, found comfort quickly at the Hurd Tennis Center, leading the team with
a perfect 3-0 record on the weekend to win the green singles draw. Yu defeated Pia Rebec (Colorado), Ariel Madatili (Illinois) and Valariia Krokhotina (Houston) to stay unscathed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">In another first-time appearance, Nanaka Sato joined Liubov Kostenko and Lauren Littell at 2-1 in singles play, only dropping
one match in a retirement. Sato went on to defeat her final two opponents in dominating, 6-2, 6-2, and 6-1, 6-1, fashion.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Littell’s 2-1 run was good enough for a finals appearance in the green draw, beating Belen Nevenhoven (Arizona) and Anya
Nelson (Colorado) before falling to Maria Fernanda Martinez Hernandez (Rice) in the final.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Doubles play saw another set of 2-1 success, with Kostenko joining Brooke Thompson and Yu joining Sierra Berry for three
rounds of doubles on Friday and Saturday morning. The Yu and Berry pairing made a finals appearance in the red draw and fell to Houston’s Sophie Schouten and Gabriela Cortes, 8-6.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Lindsay Patton also suited up for the Bears but joined a split doubles pair with Rice’s Anushka Ashar, nearly fending off
the second-seeded Nebraska pair, 6-4. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">STAT OF THE TOURNAMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">8 – Number of matches won by first-semester freshmen in their first collegiate tournaments.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">WHAT’S NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">The Bears continue their stint at the All-American Championships before turning to the ITA Texas Regional Championship in
Fort Worth, October 10-14. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">2024 H-E-B INVITATIONAL RESULTS<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sunday Singles:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Liubov Kostenko (BU) def. Sophie Schouten (UH), 6-2, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Maria Fernanda Martinez Hernandez (RICE) def. Lauren Littell (BU), 6-4, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Anushka Ashar (RICE) def. Brooke Thompson (BU), 6-4, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Nanaka Sato (BU) def. Willow Gretsch (COL), 6-1, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Iva Sepa (UH) def. Sierra Berry (BU), 7-5, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Wenfei Yu (BU) def. Valeriia Krokhotina (UH), 6-3, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Saturday Doubles:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sato/Littell (BU) def. Sanchez/Baccinno (UTSA), 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thompson/Kostenko (BU) def. Ghigarielli/Nevenhoven (UA), 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Schouten/Cortes (UH) def. Berry/Yu (BU), 8-6<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Saturday Singles:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Valentina Ponce Serrano (RICE) def. Brooke Thompson (BU), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Lauren Littell (BU) def. Anya Nelson (CO), 6-4, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Wenfei Yu (BU) def. Ariel Madatali (ILL), 1-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Violeta Martinez (ILL) def. Liubov Kostenko (BU) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Karissa Ghigiarelli (UA) def. Sierra Berry (BU), 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Rosie Seccia (ILL) def. Lindsay Patton (BU), 6-3, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Nanaka Sato (BU) def. Kida Ferrari (ILL), 6-2, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thompson/Kostenko (BU) def. Rossini/Rizzetto (NEB), 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Gretsch/Alexin (CO) def. Sato/Littell (BU), 7-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Berry/Yu (BU) def. Coe/Loy (NEB), 7-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Taranova/Miyoshi (NEB) def. Patton/Ashar (BU/Rice), 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Berry/YU (BU) def. Tokac/Van Der Werff (CO), 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Ferrari/Martinez def. Thompson/Kostenko (BU), 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Sanchez/Baccino (UTSA) def. Patton/Ashar (BU/Rice), 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Friday Singles:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Betina Tokac (CO) def. Nanaka Sato (BU), 1-6, 4-1, ret.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Wenfei Yu (BU) def. Pia Rebec (CO), 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Lera Alexin (CO) def. Sierra Berry (BU), 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Valeria Sanchez (UTSA) def. Lindsay Patton (BU), 6-3, 5-0, ret.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Brooke Thompson (BU) def. Willow Gretsch (CO), 6-2, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Liubov Kostenko (BU) def. Maria Taranova (NEB), 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Lauren Littell (BU) def. Belen Nevenhoven (UA), 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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