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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 9, 2026</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor WT Conquers Colorado in Penultimate Big 12 Bout</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b><i>Dong clinches win with bounce-back victory at No. 1 singles</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, 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, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: purple;"><u><a href="mailto:colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="e1817606-bc0b-42b2-9679-bbfbeaa893ca" 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, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>BOULDER, Colo. –</b> No. 34 Baylor (13-7, 8-4 Big 12) defeated the University of Colorado (10-12, 2-10 Big 12) 4-1 on Thursday at the Meadows Club. Baylor
secured the doubles point with victories on courts 1 and 2, then clinched the match with singles wins at positions 1, 2, and 4. Colorado managed a singles victory at the No. 6 spot, but it was not enough to challenge the Bears' lead.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>THE RUNDOWN</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor secured the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 1 doubles. Na Dong and Alian Zack delivered a 6-2 win over Lani Brotman and Aya El Sayed
at No. 2 doubles, while Zuzanna Kubacha and Gabrielle Villegas followed with a 6-3 victory against Lera Alexin and Rixt van der Werff at No. 1 doubles. The match at No. 3 doubles, featuring Kennedy Gibbs and Luna Ivkovic against Ema Bubalo and Anya Nelson,
was left unfinished with BU leading 5-4.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In singles, BU extended its lead with a decisive performance. Zack clinched a swift win at No. 4 singles, defeating Alexin 6-0, 6-1. Kubacha, ranked No.
114, added another point at No. 2 singles with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Bubalo. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dong, ranked No. 61, secured the clinching fourth point at No. 1 singles, overcoming van der Werff 6-4, 6-4.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Colorado earned a point at No. 6 singles, where Heidi Crncan defeated Ivkovic 6-0, 6-1. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Matches at No. 3 and No. 5 singles featured unfinished contests. Gibbs was trailing 7-5, 6-5 against Brotman, and Mu-Jie Tzeng was engaged in a tight battle,
leading 6-1, 4-6, 2-1 against Nelson when play concluded. BU concluded the match with a final dual score of 4-1.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WHAT’S NEXT</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The next challenge for Baylor comes as it heads to face Texas Tech on Saturday, April 11 at noon at the McLeod Tennis Center in Lubbock, Texas.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(7, 61, 30);"><b>Colin Pirtle</b> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">| Associate Director of Athletics Communications
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