April 20, 2010
WACO, Texas - Baylor's second-ranked women's tennis will close out its regular season this week, hosting Texas-Arlington in a Senior Day match on Wednesday, then traveling Kansas State and Kansas over the weekend.
Against UTA, Baylor will honor its decorated seniors Lenka Broosova and Csilla Borsanyi, who also partner as Baylor's top doubles pair. This season, the fifth-ranked Broosova broke the Baylor record for most singles and doubles victories in program history with a current mark of 146 singles wins and 110 doubles wins. A three-time All-American and three-time all-Big 12 singles and doubles selection, Broosova is 26-6 in singles and 19-4 in doubles so far this year.
Borsanyi, on the other hand, has made her mark on the Baylor program after transferring from Florida prior to her junior season. Currently ranked 99th, Borsanyi is 21-10 in singles and 19-5 in doubles so far this season. During her first season at Baylor, she earned All-America honors in doubles, along with being named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, the Big 12 Tournament Most Valuable Player, and all-Big 12 in singles and doubles.
The Lady Bears (21-2, 9-0) will take some impressive streaks into its final home match and final weekend of conference play. Baylor is currently on a 15-match win streak heading into Wednesday, as well as a 37-match home win streak. Into the weekend, the Lady Bears will put a 40-match regular season Big 12 win streak and a 50-match win streak over Big 12 opponents on the line.
Baylor enters with four players ranked in singles, along with one ranked doubles tandem. Broosova, who has stayed in the top 10 for the past two months, checks in at No. 5, while Nina Secerbegovic joins her in the top 20 at No. 18. Taylor Ormond has worked her way up from a season-low 98th to a ranking of 61st, while Borsanyi is the fourth ranked Lady Bear at No. 99. The duo of Borsanyi and Broosova have been in the top 15 all season, currently sitting at No. 10.
Texas-Arlington enters with a record of 9-6, including a 9-1 mark in Southland Conference play, leaving them at 0-5 in non-conference action. The Mavericks are 5-3 on the road and 1-1 in the Texas region. Maria Martinez-Romer has compiled the leading singles record for UTA, going 11-3 at the No. 4 position. In doubles, Martinez-Romer and Nikola Matovicova are 9-2 overall, including a 9-1 mark at No. 3 doubles.
With the trip north to Kansas, the Lady Bears will take on Kansas State (6-11, 3-6) on Saturday. The Wildcats are 3-3 in their last six matches, but are 0-5 this season against ranked opponents. Antea Huljev has recorded a 7-9 record at No. 1 singles for KSU, including a 3-6 mark in the Big 12.
On Sunday, Baylor will move down the road to the University of Kansas to take on the Jayhawks. KU enters the week with a 9-12 overall record, including a 1-8 mark in Big 12 play. The Jayhawks have lost their last six matches in a row, and eight of the last nine.
Baylor will take on UTA on Wednesday, with doubles beginning at 5 p.m. Senior recognition will then follow the doubles action. On Saturday, the Lady Bears will take on KSU at 12 p.m., then play KU on Sunday at 11 a.m.
