Jan. 30, 2003

Waco, Tx. - In preseason rankings released recently by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, Baylor women's tennis team checked in at No. 43. Also, senior Vida Mulec is nationally ranked at No. 45 in singles rankings.

Preseason All-Big 12 selections also included Mulec in women's singles, and again in women's doubles with junior teammate Anna Moncolova.

The Bears travel to Milwaukee this weekend to face the Marquette Golden Eagles on Saturday and the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday. Both matches begin at 10 am.

ALL-BIG 12 SINGLES
Vida Mulec	         Sr.	    Baylor
Dominic Lemperle         Sr. 	    Colorado
Emily Haycock            Jr.        Kansas
Petra Sedlmajerova,      Sr.        Kansas State
Urska Juric              Jr.        Missouri
 Gitte Osterman          So.        Nebraska
Anda Perianu             Jr.        Oklahoma
Linda Faltynkova,        Jr.        Oklahoma State
Kendra Strohm            Fr.        Texas
 Katie Ruckert,          So.        Texas
Jessica Rolland          Jr.        Texas A&M
Ashley Hedburg           Sr.        Texas A&M
Irina Tereschenko        Jr.        Texas Tech

DOUBLES
Mulec-Anna Moncolova			  Baylor
Courtney Steinbock-Kristen Steinbock	  Kansas
Usrka Juric-Katka Sevcikova		  Missouri
Perianu-Heather Saluri			  Oklahoma
Linda Faltynkova-Katia Kolodynska	  Oklahoma State
Hedberg-Lauren Walker			  Texas A&M
Irina Tereschenko-Beverly Dawson	  Texas Tech