April 30, 2004

NORMAN, Okla. - The Baylor women's tennis team advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday afternoon by defeating Colorado, 4-0. The University of Oklahoma is hosting the Big 12 Tennis Tournament at the Headington Family Tennis Center, but due to rain in the Norman area, the Baylor/Colorado match was moved to the indoor courts at the Woodlake Racquet Club in Oklahoma City.

Baylor, the tournament's No. 4 seed, raised its season record to 13-10 while Colorado dropped to 12-10. Baylor will now face the tournament's top seed and Big 12 regular season champion Texas at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The Longhorns defeated Kansas 4-0 to advance to the semifinals.

Baylor and Colorado split the first two doubles matches and it came down to the No. 3 court to decide which team earned the doubles point. Baylor's Stephanie Balzert and Iva Mihaylova pulled out an 8-2 victory to give the Bears their first point of the day.

In singles, Zuzana Krchnakova and Iva Mihaylova made quick work of their opponents to give Baylor a 3-0 lead. Krchnakova was the first off the court with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Morgan Sall and Mihaylova wasn't far behind Krchnakova, breezing to a 6-2, 6-3 triumph over Kristy Randono. Freshman Carolin Walter, playing at No. 1 for the Bears, wore down Lynzee Kever to post a 6-4, 6-3 win and seal the victory for Baylor.

#41 Baylor 4, #69 Colorado 0

Singles
Order of finish: 5, 6, 1
1. #48 Carolin Walter (BU) def. Lynzee Kever (CU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Daria Potapova (BU) vs. Jessica Vanderdys (CU) DNF
3. Daniela Covello (BU) vs. Kendra Strandemo (CU) DNF
4. Klara Zrustova (BU) vs. Martina Sedivec (CU) DNF
5. Zuzana Krchnakova (BU) def. Morgan Sall (CU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Iva Mihaylova (BU) def. Kristy Randono (CU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles
Order of finish: 1,2,3
1. Walter/Potapova (BU) def. Sall/Strandemo (CU) 8-3
2. Vanderdys/Sedivec def. Zrustova/Covello (BU) 8-3
3. Stephanie Balzert/Mihaylova (BU) def. Kever/Jenny Hanson (CU) 8-2