Feb. 8, 2015 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas - The sixth-ranked Baylor women's tennis team (8-0) recorded two more shutout victories Sunday with wins against No. 63 Maryland, 4-0, and Prairie View A&M, 7-0, at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
MATCH 1
Baylor's day against Maryland (2-3) actually started with a loss in doubles as Theresa Van Zyl and Leolia JeanJean dropped a 6-4 decision on court three. However, Baylor's No. 1 and 2 doubles teams wrapped up victories moments later. First, Ema Burgic and Kelley Anderson took care of Welma Luus and Alexandra Stanova, 6-4, at the top lineup, while Kiah Generette and Rachael James-Baker carded a 6-3 victory over Kristina Hovsepyan and Ekaterina Tour on court two to clinch the point.
In singles play, Baylor kept the momentum rolling as the 101st-ranked James-Baker cruised past Hovsepyan, 6-3, 6-1, at the No. 4 spot and Generette make quick work of Nataliya Bredikhina, 6-0, 6-2, at the No. 2 position.
To clinch the match, No. 72 Burgic disposed of Stanova, 6-3, 6-2, at the top of the lineup.
With the contest decided, the other three singles matches were abandoned.
MATCH 2
To close out the day, Baylor dominated Prairie View A&M (2-7) for a 7-0 victory.
The Lady Bears won the doubles point as Anderson and Kely Putri rolled to a 6-0 victory at the No. 3 spot. Van Zyl and JeanJean claimed the point with their own 6-0 triumph on court two.
In singles play, the 101st-ranked James-Baker wasted no time as she rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 victory on court three. The 72nd-ranked Burgic also produced a 6-0, 6-0 win at the top of the lineup to put BU up 3-0. To claim the victory, the 73rd-ranked Anderson secured a 6-0, 6-2 victory on court two.
With the match decided, Van Zyl (6-0, 6-0), JeanJean (6-1, 6-0) and Putri (6-2, 6-1) each picked up victories on courts five, four and six, respectively.
NOTABLES
? Baylor now has six shutouts in its last six matches.
? Baylor has started 8-0 in a season for only the fourth time in program history and the second time under head coach Joey Scrivano (2012).
? Baylor lost only six games in singles action against Prairie View A&M.
? Kiah Generette (7-0), Ema Burgic (6-0), Kely Putri (4-0), Theresa Van Zyl (4-0) and Blair Shankle (3-0) are all undefeated in singles dual-match play.
TOP QUOTE #1
"The girls are just embracing the plan. They are really committed to doing the work and the results are just taking care of themselves. I am really pleased." - head coach Joey Scrivano on winning two matches Sunday
TOP QUOTE #2
"It just shows that our players are doing the right things. They are playing the right way. With the Big 12 Championships and the NCAA Championships at home, playing this well here is exciting for the long term. However, we just have to keep doing the right things." - Scrivano on playing well at home
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will now hit the road for its first away match at Rice in Houston on Friday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m.
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