Baylor
SMU
#14 Women's Tennis Defeats #50 SMU
2/22/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 22, 2001
WACO, Texas - The 14th-ranked Baylor women's tennis team extended their winning streak, beating SMU 5-2 Thursday afternoon at Marrs McLean Tennis Courts.
The Bears (8-2, 2-0 Big 12) won doubles and took four singles matches to defeat the Mustangs. SMU lost its first match this year, putting their record at 3-1. Baylor has won 16 straight matches at home, dating back to April 1999. Since beginning Big 12 play in 1997, the Bears are 47-7 at home.
In doubles, Karin Andersson and Frida Borjesson won at No. 2 doubles, increasing their record to 9-1. Jahnavi Parekh and Paola Stephen suffered their first doubles loss.
Baylor's #26 Jahnavi Parekh defeated SMU's #10 Dee Dee Herring. Junior Katja Kovac, ranked No. 19 in the nation, took over second place alone in school history for career single wins with her victory at the No. 2 position. Kovac is now seven wins behind all-time leader Rachel Forney. The Mustangs' aggressive play allowed them to take two singles matches.
The Bears will host unranked Texas Tech on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 22
#17 Baylor (8-2, 2-0), def. SMU (3-1)
No. 1 Katja Kovac/Vida Mulec, BU, def. Megan Russell/Chrissie Terrill, SMU, 8-5
No. 2 Karin Andersson/Frida Borjesson, BU, def. Kit Carson/Dee Dee Herring, SMU, 8-4
No. 3 Nadia Vaughan/Sara Swaney, SMU, def. Paola Stephen/Jahnavi Parekh, BU, 8-2
No. 1 #26 Jahnavi Parekh, BU, def. #10 Dee Dee Herring, SMU, 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 #19 Katja Kovac, BU, def. Megan Russell, SMU, 6-1,6-3
No. 3 #50 Vida Mulec, BU, def. Patricia Ubeda-Diaz, SMU, 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 Chrissie Terrill, SMU, def. Karin Andersson, BU, 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 Kit Carson, SMU, def. Paola Stephen, BU, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 Frida Borjesson, BU, def. Nadia Vaughan, SMU, 6-1,5-7, 6-2
