Oct. 19, 2014 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas - The Baylor women's tennis doubles duo of
Kelley Anderson and
Blair Shankle was knocked out of the USTA/ITA Regional Championship in the semifinal round on Sunday at the Hurd Tennis Center.
Shankle, a sophomore, and Anderson, a freshman, came up just short versus the event's No. 1 seed, Ines Deheza and Rachel Pierson of Texas A&M. Despite dropping the first set, 6-4, the BU pairing battled back to take the second set, 6-4.
In the third and deciding set, the Lady Bears were unable to convert on four match points and ended up falling, 13-11.
HIGHLIGHTS
? Shankle and Anderson went 3-1 at the event, after being paired together for the first time competitively.
? The Lady Bears finished 13-4 in the event in combined singles and doubles play.
TOP QUOTE #1
"This weekend showed us where we have made progress, but the bottom line is we need to get better at everything. Collectively, we need to become a more skilled team. The positives are that we are competing hard and are able to stay focused and tough for longer stretches in the match." - head coach Joey Scrivano on Sunday's matches
WHAT'S NEXT
Ema Burgic will compete in an ITF $50,000 event in New Braunfels, Texas, starting on Oct. 27. Select Baylor players will travel to the Jack Kramer Club Invite Oct. 30 through Nov. 2 in Rolling Hills, Calif.
For the latest news on the Baylor women's tennis team follow its official Twitter account: @BaylorWTennis.
