March 30, 2009

Box Score

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The fourth-ranked Baylor women's tennis team moved to 4-0 in Big 12 Conference play with a 7-0 win over No. 58 Missouri on Sunday afternoon at the Green Tennis Center.

Baylor moves to 4-0 on the season in Big 12 play, with all four wins coming by a 7-0 score.

"I like the way we adjusted to playing indoors again, especially on a faster indoor court," said head coach Joey Scrivano. "Overall I like the way we competed and made adjustments in all the matches today."

The Lady Bears opened play by sweeping the doubles point. No. 73 Taylor Ormond and Jelena Stanivuk defeated Mallory Weber and Jamie Mera, 8-4, on court one, while Nina Secerbegovic and Kasia Siwosz downed Jessica Giuggioli and Kaitlyn Ritchie, 8-5, on court two. Csilla Borsanyi and Karolina Filipiak completed the sweep with an 8-6 win over Sofia Ayala and Danielle Day on court three.

Baylor cruised through singles action, winning four matches in straight sets. Secerbegovic downed Ritchie, 6-0, 6-0, on court four, while No. 66 Borsanyi downed Mera, 6-2, 6-0, on court three.

No. 39 Stanivuk won 6-1, 6-3, over Weber on court two, while Filipiak rolled over Modesto, 6-1, 6-3, on court six. On court one, No. 37 Ormond defeated Giuggioli in a third-set super tiebreaker, 5-7, 6-1, 10-6, while Siwosz downed Day, 6-1, 4-6, 10-8, on court five.

"Taylor did a great job of modifying her tactics to find a way to win," said Scrivano. "Her serve is steadily improving and was a real weapon today. Kasia's maturing as a tennis player and it's exciting to see her game come togther."

Baylor returns to action this week as the Lady Bears travel to face third-ranked Notre Dame on Tuesday in South Bend, Ind. Earlier this season, Notre Dame defeated Baylor, 4-3, at the ITA National Indoor Championships.