Feb. 28, 2015 Complete Results
EVANSTON, Ill. - The sixth-ranked Baylor women's tennis team recorded a 5-1 victory at No. 33 Northwestern (3-3) inside the Combe Tennis Center Friday.
Baylor (11-2) mixed up its doubles lineup and snapped a three-match streak in which it had lost the doubles point.
However, the Wildcats would not give up the point easily. BU fell down early in the point as Kiah Generette and Kelley Anderson lost to Alex Chatt and Lok Sze Leung at the No. 3 spot, 6-0.
Playing together for the first time, Rachael James-Baker and Blair Shankle rolled to a 6-1 triumph at the top of the lineup over Alicia Barnett and Brooke Rischbieth. BU clinched the point as another new tandem, Leolia JeanJean and Ema Burgic, downed Erin Larner and Jillian Rooney, 6-2, on court two.
In singles, No. 92 James-Baker kept the momentum rolling as bested Rooney, 6-3, 6-1 at the bottom of the lineup. The 37th-ranked Shankle flew past Chatt, 6-3, 6-2, at the No. 3 position to give the Bears a 3-0 lead.
Northwestern carded its only point of the day when No. 125 Generette was upset by Larner, 6-0, 6-4, on court two.
From that point, Baylor slammed the door. The 23rd-ranked Burgic took down Barnett, 6-2, 6-3, at the top of the lineup to clinch the victory.
Anderson then completed a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Rischbieth to produce the final 5-1 margin. JeanJean match at No. 4 singles was abandoned.
NOTABLES
? Baylor improved to 2-2 in road matches in 2015.
? Baylor now leads the all-time series against Northwestern, 5-4.
? Shankle improved to 6-1 in singles matches.
TOP QUOTE #1
"Overall, we played better today. Northwestern has an elite program and they are never an easy out, especially on the road." - head coach Joey Scrivano on the match
TOP QUOTE #2
"Our doubles is improving, but more importantly our attitude was better today. We're striving to stay humble, focus on the process and be an unselfish team. When we do this great things happen and the results take care of themselves." - Scrivano on doubles play
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will wrap up its four-match road trip with a stop at No. 19 Ohio State Sunday at 10 a.m.
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