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WACO, Texas - Baylor women's tennis senior Ema Burgic picked up another win in the NCAA Singles Championship, while partnering with Blair Shankle to card an opening round NCAA Doubles Championship triumph Thursday at the Hurd Tennis Center.

The 22nd-ranked Burgic downed No. 57 Madison Westby of USC, 6-4, 6-2, in the second round of play to earn ITA All-America honors as making the NCAA Singles Championship round of 16 is an automatic qualification for that honor.

It is the second singles All-American honor of Burgic's career, after also receiving the distinction in 2013. She also twice received ITA All-American doubles honors in 2012 and 2013.

Burgic improved to 20-7 on the season and 8-6 against ranked foes to advance to the NCAA Singles Championship round of 16.

In doubles action, the 14th-ranked Burgic and Shankle upset the eighth-ranked duo of Pleun Burgmans and Emily Flickinger from Auburn, 6-1, 6-2. The win was the first by the BU duo since March 15 and it improved its record to 12-4.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Under Scrivano, Baylor players have earned 29 All-American honors, including 15 singles honors by eight different players.
• Burgic is the first BU player to advance to the NCAA Singles Championship round of 16 since Nina Secerbegovic accomplished the feat in 2012.

TOP QUOTE #1
"Ema is playing with a level of excellent focus and effort at the moment. She's keeping things simple and competing hard. I am proud of her. She is very deserving of her fourth All-American honor." - Head coach Joey Scrivano on Ema Burgic's win

TOP QUOTE #2
"Today it was cooler and it was nice to be on the court. For me it was perfect conditions to play in. Compared to yesterday I don't think I was trying as hard, I was really loose playing point after point, and not thinking about winning or losing. I was also so happy when I saw I was planning on court number one, it gives you some confidence because that's my court where I play my best. I played pretty good today and I was satisfied. I was focused and didn't let myself lose focus at all, I was thinking about first serve percentage so that I don't have to serve that many second serves." - Ema Burgic on the victory

TOP QUOTE #3
"Blair and Ema complement each other very well. They played with great energy and enthusiasm today. When they do that they are very difficult team to beat." - Scrivano on the doubles pairing of Shankle and Burgic

WHAT'S NEXT
Ema Burgic will now face UCLA's Chanelle Van Nguyen, ranked No. 21, Friday at 10 a.m. On the doubles side, Burgic and Shankle will next play Arizona State's Desirae Krawczyk and Stephanie Vlad, ranked No. 26, at 2 p.m.

Live scoring and a video feed of the match will be available for each match through links on BaylorBears.com. Check BaylorBears.com

Follow the official Twitter account of the team: @BaylorWTennis for an inside look at the team with scores, notes and stories.