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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 26, 2026</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor WT Opens Big 12 Play with Arizona, No. 6 Arizona State in Waco<br>
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black;"><b><i>Bears host Wildcats on Friday at noon, Sun Devils on Sunday at 1 p.m.</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: purple;"><u><a href="mailto:colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="a3c66adf-5e55-4b29-8090-505ea29bf283" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WACO, Texas –</b> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Baylor women’s tennis will open Big 12 play this weekend at the
Hurd Tennis Center, hosting Arizona on Friday at noon and No. 6 Arizona State on Sunday at 1 p.m.<br>
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Baylor (4-3) begins the weekend with its Go Gold match against Arizona (7-3). The Bears are coming off a dominant 4-0 win over Harvard last week and will look to carry that momentum into the matchup with the Wildcats.<br>
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This will be the fourth meeting between the programs. Baylor has won two of the previous three contests, including both matchups during the 2024-25 season, a 4-0 sweep in Tucson and a 4-3 victory at home in the Big 12 Championship.<br>
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After Friday’s match, the Bears will face No. 6 Arizona State on Sunday. The Sun Devils (8-2) enter on a five-match winning streak that includes a 4-1 nonconference win over Texas Tech.<br>
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Baylor’s most recent meeting with Arizona State resulted in a 4-3 Bears win. Baylor’s last victory over a top-10 opponent came in 2017 against No. 2 Miami.<br>
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Arizona does not feature any nationally ranked singles or doubles players. Arizona State’s roster includes one ranked player: No. 16 Emilija Tverijonaite in singles.<br>
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Baylor has two ranked singles players, No. 73 Na Dong and No. 110 Zuzanna Kubacha. The same pair is also ranked No. 88 in doubles.<br>
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The Cub Tennis Club will be at 12 p.m. on Sunday before the match against Arizona State starts</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. The Baylor Cub Tennis program is open to children ages 3-11 and provides
participants an opportunity to learn basic tennis skills from Baylor student-athletes and staff. All equipment will be provided, but participants are encouraged to wear athletic apparel and tennis shoes.<br>
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To stay up to date, follow the team on its official Facebook, X and Instagram accounts: @BaylorWTennis</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(7, 61, 30);"><b>Colin Pirtle</b> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">| Associate Director of Athletics Communications (WBB, Soccer, W. Tennis) </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span></p>
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