March 25, 2015 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas - The seventh-ranked Baylor women's tennis team posted a 4-0 shutout over No. 42 Rice Wednesday at the Hurd Tennis Center.
Baylor improved to 17-4 on the year, while downing Rice (9-8) by a 4-0 score for the second-time in 2015.
The Bears made quick work of the Owls in doubles play with the 26th-ranked duo of Kelly Anderson and Leolia JeanJean blowing past Lindsey Hodge and Alison Ho, 6-3, at the No. 2 spot.
Playing for the first time together, Blair Shankle and Kiah Generette wrapped up a 6-3 victory moments later on court three over Natalie Beazant and Liat Zimmerman.
In singles play, the 28th-ranked Blair Shankle cruised past Katherine Ip, 6-2, 6-1, on court two. Minutes afterward, No. 75 Kiah Generette beat Lindsey Hodge, 6-1, 6-0, at the No. 3 spot to push the lead to 3-0.
Freshman Kelley Anderson clinched the match for BU with a 7-5, 6-2 triumph on court four over Liat Zimmermann.
With the match decided, singles contests on courts one, five and six were abandoned.
NOTABLES
? Baylor improved to 12-1 at home on the year and 3-0 at the Hurd Tennis Center.
? The Lady Bears recorded their 11th shutout of the season.
? Baylor has now won nine straight matches over Rice, but still trails in the all-time series, 10-12.
? Baylor had beaten Rice, 4-0, in Houston on Feb. 13.
? Baylor is 13-4 against ranked opponents in 2015.
TOP QUOTE #1
"We just have a lot of respect for Rice. Every time we play them it's a tough match. I think today our team just played very well and our girls were very focused. The score doesn't always tell the whole story. We played well and tennis is always tough no matter how easy it looks." - Head coach Joey Scrivano on defeating Rice for the second time this season
TOP QUOTE #2
"Sometimes you're going to get off to a slow start. You have to give credit to Rice. In those particular positions, they were really on top of their game. I love when our players handle adversity well, and losing a set, that's adversity. You have to figure out what you need to do to get back in the match, and we did that really well in those spots." - Scrivano on starting off the
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor returns to conference play with trips to West Virginia Friday and Iowa State Sunday.
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