Sept. 20, 2015

Final Stats

THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas -- The two newest members of the Baylor women's tennis team, Rhiann Newborn and Elizabeth Profit, both picked up singles wins Sunday on the final day of the Under Armor/H-E-B Kickoff at the Hurd Tennis Center.

Playing Texas A&M athletes in singles action, the Bears went 2-1, while splitting a pair of matches in doubles against Ohio State.

Newborn recorded her first victory as a member of the squad, after transferring in from Syracuse, by downing Anna Mamalat, 6-2, 6-2. Meanwhile, Profit, a freshman, completed an undefeated tournament in singles action with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over No. 107 Stefania Hristov.

BU's other singles competitor on the day, Theresa Van Zyl suffered her first loss of the season with a 6-4, 6-2 setback to Eva Paalma

In doubles, the pairing of Anderson and Profit took care of Anna Sanford and Olivia Sneed, 8-4, while Newborn and Van Zyl dropped an 8-4 contest to Grainne O'Neill and Ferny Angeles Paz.

TOP QUOTE #1
"We made progress over the course of the tournament, and we continue to take steps in the right direction. Obviously, it's early and we have a lot of room to grow, but this team is embracing the work. Elizabeth & Rhiann are great additions to our team, and I'm proud of the way they are adjusting to Baylor. Overall, everyone competed well this weekend." - Baylor head coach Joey Scrivano

WHAT'S NEXT
Select student-athletes will take part in the Rice Invitational, which runs Sept. 25-27 in Houston.

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