Jan. 28, 2006
AMES, Iowa - Only its second match of the season, Baylor's women's tennis team nearly swept Iowa State Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa with a final score 6-1. The Bears won all six singles matches and one doubles match but fell in two doubles matches.
The first doubles match to finish was on court No. 2 where ISU's Elizabeth Chermel and Kara Hickey defeated Klara Zrustova and Iva Mihaylova from Baylor 8-5. On the No. 3 court Danielle Iscinski and Chrissy Derouin of ISU bested Baylor's Zuzana Krchnakova and Rachel Clark 8-3. The Baylor duo is now 0-2 on the season. The Bears only doubles victory came from court No. 1where Zuzana Zemenova and Daniela Covello defeated ISU's Jill Palen and Eve Soriano 8-2. Iowa State's two doubles win earn the Cyclones' only point of the day.
In singles play, #7 Zemenova defeated Jill Palen 6-1, 6-0 on court No. 1 while Krchnakova finished next with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Derouin on court No. 5. Court No. 3 finished third where Mihaylova beat Chermel 6-3, 6-4 while Covello finished her 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory over Hickey on court No. 2 next. Baylor's walk-on Clark came up with her first win today when she defeated Charlotte Ljungkrantz 6-4, 6-4 on court No. 6. The last match to finish was on court No. 4 where Zrustova fought back after losing her first set. She finished win a 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 win against Uscinski.
"Of course it's nice to get a Big 12 win under your belt. And it's good preparation for our upcoming matches and especially for the Nation Indoor Team Championships coming up in about a week. We need to play matches indoors to get ready for that. We started slow while trying to get used to the different courts, but it was positive that the result ended up the way it did. And I am really proud of Rachel Clark for playing at No. 6 and coming up with a win," said head coach Joey Scrivano.
This afternoon's conference victory earned the Bears a Big 12 record of 1-0 and an overall record of 2-0.
Tomorrow the women's team will match up against Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa at 11 a.m. to play the Hawkeyes. Results from that match will be posted at the conclusion of play at www.baylorbears.com.
No. 9 Baylor 6 def. Iowa State, 1
Jan. 28, 2006 -- 1 a.m.
Doubles
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
1. Zemenova/Covello (BU) def. Palen/Eve Soriano (ISU), 8-2
2. Chermel/Hickey (ISU) def. Zrustova/Mihaylova (BU), 8-5
3. Uscinski/Derouin (ISU) def. Krchnakova/Clark (BU), 8-3
Singles
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 3, 2, 4, 6
1. Zuzana Zemenova (BU) def. Jill Palen (ISU), 6-1, 6-0
2. Daniela Covello (BU) def. Kara Hickey (ISU), 7-6 (4), 6-3
3. Iva Mihaylova (BU) def. Elizabeth Chermel (ISU), 6-3, 6-4
4. Klara Zrustova (BU) def. Danielle Uscinski (ISU), 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
5. Zuzana Krchnakova (BU) def. Chrissy Derouin (ISU), 6-4, 6-0
6. Rachel Clark (BU) def. Charlotte Ljungkrantz (ISU), 6-4, 6-4
