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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 12, 2026</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor WT Dubbed Sixth Seed in Big 12 Tournament and Set to Face TCU in Quarterfinal</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="d44e26b7-90b1-4d55-9c56-feb2d1d15869" 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>ORLANDO, Fla. –</b> As the regular season came to a close Sunday evening, Baylor women’s tennis earned the No. 6 seed in the 2026 Big 12 Tournament presented by Allstate,
set for the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears will open play at 1 p.m. CT Thursday against No. 3 seed TCU, with the match streamed on ESPN+. With a win, Baylor would advance to Friday’s quarterfinals at 5 p.m.
CT and move one step closer to the championship match scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thursday’s matchup marks the second meeting between the teams this season. TCU won the first contest 4-1 on March 28 during conference play. Zuzanna Kubacha secured the Bears’
lone point with a straight-set victory.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tickets for fans in Orlando are available through the UCF ticket office. First-round matches begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, featuring Texas Tech vs. Houston and BYU vs. Utah.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, 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="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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