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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"><b><u>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 2, 2026</u></b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>Dong Tops Baylor WT’s Comeback in NCAA First Round Against No. 25 Wisconsin, 4-3</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><b><i>Bears move on to face hosting No. 3 Texas A&M at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday</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;"><a href="mailto:colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="bf6a5a25-68bb-46cb-995d-1c567b4abf59" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>colin_pirtle1@baylor.edu</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas –</b> No. 37 Baylor (14-9) edged out No. 25 Wisconsin (17-8) with a 4-3 victory in the first round of the NCAA Championship on Saturday at
Texas A&M’s Mitchell Tennis Center. The Bears secured their win through strong singles performances, capturing victories at the No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 positions. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">With this victory, the Bears advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in the last six years.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, 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, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor dropped the doubles point to Wisconsin, as the Badgers secured victories on courts two and one. Alian Zack and Gabrielle Villegas fell 6-4 to Ellison Reynoldson and
Kaja Jacobson at No. 2 doubles, while the No. 56 ranked pair of Maria Sholokhova and Ekaterina Ivanova defeated Zuzanna Kubacha and Neda Rahimkhani, 6-4, at No. 1 doubles. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Play was halted at No. 3 doubles with Na Dong and Kennedy Gibbs trailing 5-3 against Kaede Usui and Tianna Rangan.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In singles, Baylor mounted a comeback starting with Mu-Jie Tzeng's decisive 6-1, 6-3 win over Kaede Usui at No. 5 singles, leveling the overall score. Gibbs followed by securing
a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Tianna Rangan at No. 3 singles, putting the Bears ahead. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kubacha, ranked No. 83, faced a tough match at No. 1 singles, where she was defeated by the No. 14 ranked Sholokhova, 6-2, 6-0, which tied the dual score once again.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Baylor regained momentum with Zack's 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 triumph over Reynoldson at No. 4 singles. A close contest on court six saw Luna Ivkovic narrowly edged out by Jacobson,
7-5, 7-6(7).</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dong, ranked No. 75, clinched the match for Baylor with a hard-fought 6-0, 6-7(5), 6-2 win over No. 62 Ivanova at No. 2 singles, securing the Bears' advancement. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>UP NEXT</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Bears take on the hosting No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies, seeded fourth overall in the tournament, on Sunday afternoon at 1. Live results for the match will be
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><a href="https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=658704" data-outlook-id="32b81073-2cc7-41f1-a9d1-19a5dcf17b0f" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>available
via StatBroadcast</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, and tickets remain
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><a href="https://12thmanfoundation.evenue.net/events/TN-NCAASW" data-outlook-id="c6de4ea6-2730-4a53-bb06-d5af1a07f301" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>available
online</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. With the competition on the main courts at the Mitchell Tennis Center, video will be live and
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: purple;"><a href="https://12thman.com/sports/2017/2/16/tennis-live-video" data-outlook-id="cf23d808-eb42-4d4f-ace0-bf06ec1aa549" style="color: purple; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>available
online</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. </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 at @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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