April 25, 2015 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN WACO, Texas - The eighth-ranked Baylor women's tennis team advanced to the final round of the Big 12 Championship with a 4-0 win over fourth-seeded and 17th-ranked TCU at the Hurd Tennis Center Saturday.
Baylor improved to 24-6 with the win and 17-2 in home matches.
The Bears topped the Horned Frogs for the second time this season to advance to the Big 12 Championship final for the ninth time in the past 11 years.
BU started strong in doubles play as the 42nd-ranked pair of Leolia JeanJean and Kelley Anderson stormed past Palina Dubavets and Alexis Pereira, 6-1, on court two. Blair Shankle and Kiah Generette clinched the point for BU shortly after when they defeated Sofiko Kadzhaya and Simona Parajova 6-3 in the No. 3 spot.
Anderson started off the singles play with a quick 6-1, 6-2 victory over Sedi Arantekin on court six. The freshman Bear improved to 18-6 this season.
Next, Theresa Van Zyl added a victory over Pereira 6-4, 6-4, at the No. 5 spot. The BU newcomer will ride a five-match win streak into the final on Sunday.
Shankle put the Lady Bears through to the final with her straight set victory, 6-2, 6-2, against Kadzhaya on court three. The win gave her a total of 20 on the season. TCU fell to 18-8 with the loss.
NOTABLES
? Baylor improved to 33-11 and 28-5 under head coach Joey Scrivano in the Big 12 Championship.
? Baylor is 10-5 all-time and 8-3 under Scrivano in the semifinal round of the event.
? Baylor now leads the overall series against TCU, 17-15.
? Baylor recorded its 17th shutout of the season.
TOP QUOTE #1
"TCU was really tough. They just compete really hard and every time we play them it's a tough match. We didn't expect anything different and our players just came out with the right mindset and it worked out well."- head coach Joey Scrivano on the match
TOP QUOTE #2
"They've stepped it up in every part of their game. When you come in as a freshman, you're making that transition from junior tennis to college tennis and especially here, elite college tennis. Every part of their game had to improve, and to their credit, they put in the work and were coachable and I'm glad they're getting rewarded for that."- Scrivano on Theresa Van Zyl and Kelley Anderson
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will now face second-seeded and No. 16 Texas Tech on Sunday at the Hurd Tennis Center in the final round of the Big 12 Championship. The match will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of the men's Championship final, which starts at 12 p.m. The match will be broadcast on FOX Sports 2 and on the FOX Sports Go App.
For the latest news on the Baylor women's tennis team follow its official Twitter account: @BaylorWTennis.
