Oct. 6, 2005

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. - After almost a week's worth of play, the Bears finally began singles main draw matches at the Riviera/ITA All-American tournament in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Zuzana Cerna and Carolin Walter played in the round of 32 today, Oct. 6 after nine straight wins between the two of them in prequalifying and qualifying tournaments.

ITA's 122nd-ranked Cerna, who posted six wins already in California, was finally defeated by fourth-seeded Robin Stephenson from Alabama 4-6, 6-4, 6-0. Stephenson is also ranked fourth in ITA's preseason poll. The loss placed Cerna in the singles consolation bracket with a match scheduled for 10:30 a.m. against BYU's Olga Boulytcheva, who is nationally ranked 69th.

Walter extended her three-game winning streak four for the tournament when she beat Pepperdine's Bianca Dulgheru 6-2, 2-6, 6-0. ITA ranks Walter 29th and Dulgheru 18th. Walter advanced to the round of 16 where she will play third-seeded Nicole Leimbach from TCU, who is also nationally ranked third, at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning, Oct. 7.

Baylor's results can be found at www.BaylorBears.com.

Riviera/ITA All-American
Baylor Results
Thursday, Oct. 6

Singles
Main Draw
Round of 32
(4) Robin Stephenson (Ala) def. Zuzana Cerna (BU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
Carolin Walter (BU) def. Bianca Dulgheru (Pepp) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0

Singles Consolation
Qualifying Tournament
Round of 16
Daniela Covello (BU) def. Megan Racette (Iowa) 6-4, 7-5

Quarterfinals
Kelly Anderson (Ga. Tech) def. Covello (BU) 6-1, 7-6 (4)

Baylor's Schedule
Friday, Oct. 7
Main Draw

Singles
Round of 16
9 a.m. - Walter (BU) vs. (3) Nicole Leimbach (TCU)

Consolation
Round of 16
10:30 a.m. - Cerna (BU) vs. Olga Boulytcheva (BYU)