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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 14, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">Baylor WT’s Dong, Kubacha Claim ITA Texas Regional Doubles Title</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white">Bears qualify to NCAA Championships with a win over Horned Frogs at TCU in final<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, </span><a href="mailto:colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">FORT WORTH, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> Baylor women’s tennis capped an impressive showing at the ITA Texas Regional
Championships with a doubles title from Na Dong and Zuzanna Kubacha, marking the program’s 12th ITA Regional championship overall and the 11th under head coach Joey Scrivano.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Dong and Kubacha claimed five straight victories to capture the regional crown and secure an automatic berth to the 2025 NCAA Doubles Championships in Orlando, Fla. The duo
opened with an 8-4 win over Texas State’s Tadiwanashe Mauchi and Charolette Roesch before cruising past SMU’s Natalie Stasny and Allie Bittner, 8-0, in the Round of 16. They followed with an 8-4 win over Houston’s Chems Doha Zeghlouli and Sophie Schouten in
the quarterfinals, then topped Texas A&M’s Mia Kupres and Daria Smetannikov, 7-5, 6-1, in the semifinals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In Tuesday’s final, the Baylor tandem defeated TCU’s Yu-Chin Tsai and Victoria Gomez O’hayon, 6-3, 6-3, to clinch the doubles championship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Elsewhere in doubles play, Alian Zack and Kennedy Gibbs advanced to the Round of 16 with wins over Tarleton State’s Aya Ishii and Maria Castano (8-2) and Houston’s Valeriia
Krokhotina (8-6).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In singles action, Kubacha led the way with three wins, including victories over Texas State’s Ireland Simme (6-2, 6-3) and Texas’ Mathilde Ngijol (7-6(1), 6-0), before falling
in the Round of 16 to TCU’s Raquel Caballero Chica.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Dong reached the Round of 32 with a 6-3, 6-0 win over TAMU-CC’s Yana Mykytyn, while Wenfei Yu and Gibbs also recorded straight-set victories in their opening rounds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In consolation play, Zack posted back-to-back wins over SFA’s Felicia Back (6-0, 7-6(3)) and TCU’s Letizia Corsini (6-2, 6-4).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">To stay up to date, follow the team on Facebook, X and Instagram: @BaylorWTennis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">ITA Texas Regional Results<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">FRIDAY
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Doubles R64: Alian Zack & Kennedy Gibbs def. Aya Ishii & Maria Castano (Tarleton State), 8-2
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Doubles R32: Alian Zack & Kennedy Gibbs def. Valeriia Krokhotina (Houston), 8-6
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Doubles R32: Na Dong & Zuzanna Kubacha def. Tadiwanashe Mauchi & Charolette Roesch (Texas State), 8-4
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Singles R64: Na Dong def. Yana Mykytyn (TAMU-CC), 6-3, 6-0
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Singles R64: Anna Perekman (Texas A&M) def. Alian Zack, 6-3, 7-5
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Singles R64: Zuzanna Kubacha def. Ireland Simme (Texas State), 6-2, 6-3
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Singles R64: Wenfei Yu def. Aoka Nagasawa (UTSA), 6-0, 6-1
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Singles R64: Kennedy Gibbs def. Marina Adati (UNT), 6-0, 6-1
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">SATURDAY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Doubles R16: Yu-Chin Tsai & Victoria Gomez O’hayon (TCU) def. Alian Zack & Kennedy Gibbs, 8-5
<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Doubles R16: Na Dong & Zuzanna Kubacha def. Natalie Stasny & Allie Bittner (SMU), 8-0
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Singles R32: Cristina Ramos Sierra (TCU) def. Na Dong, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Singles R32: Zuzanna Kubacha def. Mathilde Ngijol (Texas), 7-6(1), 6-0
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Singles R32: Daria Smetannikov (Texas A&M) def. Wenfei Yu, 6-4, 6-4
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Singles R32: Uma Bakaityte (Rice) def. Kennedy Gibbs, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Singles R16: Raquel Caballero Chica (TCU) def. Zuzanna Kubacha, 6-3, 6-4
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Singles C-R32-Q: Alian Zack def. Felicia Back (SFA), 6-0, 7-6(3)
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Singles C-R16: Alian Zack def. Letizia Corsini (TCU), 6-2, 6-4
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">SUNDAY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Doubles QF: Na Dong & Zuzanna Kubacha def. Chems Doha Zeghlouli & Sophie Schouten (Houston), 8-4
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">MONDAY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Doubles SF: Na Dong & Zuzanna Kubacha def. Mia Kupres & Daria Smetannikov (Texas A&M), 7-5, 6-1
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">TUESDAY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Doubles F: Na Dong & Zuzanna Kubacha def. Yu-Chin Tsai & Victoria Gomez O’hayon (TCU), 6-3, 6-3
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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