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Women's Tennis Downs Kansas State, 4-1

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Women's Tennis 3/10/2016 12:00:00 AM
March 10, 2016

Complete Results

THE RUNDOWN
MANHATTAN, Kan. ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬"
The 51st-ranked Baylor women's tennis team tallied a 4-1 victory over No. 65 Kansas State Thursday at Mike Goss Tennis Stadium.

The victory stopped an eight-match losing streak for the Bears, who improved to 5-10 on the season and 1-1 in Big 12 play. The loss dropped Kansas State to 7-5 on the year and 0-1 in Big 12 action.

The Wildcats captured the early momentum in doubles as Rhiann Newborn and Gabriela Ferreira dropped a 6-2 decision to Sara Castellano and Palma Juhasz at the No. 3 spot.

However, Baylor roared back to capture wins at No. 1 and 3 doubles to clinch the opening point. First, Karina Traxler and Theresa Van Zyl downed Millie Stretton and Ana Garcia Navas, 6-4, at the bottom of the lineup. Meanwhile, the 17th-ranked pairing of Kiah Generette and Blair Shankle mounted a comeback against Carolina Costamagna and Iva Bago at the No. 1 spot, securing a 7-6(4) triumph to tally the opening point.

Kansas State recorded its only point of the day as Ferreira dropped a 6-1, 6-3 contest to Livia Cirnu at the No. 6 position.

The Bears then rolled to three victories in the next three matches to finish to close out the win.

Traxler bested Stretton, 6-2, 6-2, at the No. 4 spot, followed by a 6-4, 6-3 win for Shankle over Costamagna on court three.

Generette clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph against Castellano at the No. 1 position.

NOTABLES
- BU is 125-12 in Big 12 matches under Scrivano.
- BU owns a 20-4 all-time record over Kansas State.
- Baylor is now 2-5 on the road this season.

TOP QUOTE
"We played with greater energy and purpose at more positions today. That was the difference." - head coach Joey Scrivano on the match

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor travels to Indian Wells, Calif., to face 43rd-ranked USC on March 19 at 6 p.m. CT.

Follow the official Twitter and Instagram accounts of the team: @BaylorWTennis for an inside look with results, photos and stories.

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Players Mentioned

Gabriela Ferreira

Gabriela Ferreira

5' 4"
Freshman
Rhiann Newborn

Rhiann Newborn

5' 7"
Junior
Karina Traxler

Karina Traxler

5' 5"
Freshman
Theresa Van Zyl

Theresa Van Zyl

56' 5"
Freshman
Blair Shankle

Blair Shankle

5' 8"
Freshman
Kiah Generette

Kiah Generette

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gabriela Ferreira

Gabriela Ferreira

5' 4"
Freshman
Rhiann Newborn

Rhiann Newborn

5' 7"
Junior
Karina Traxler

Karina Traxler

5' 5"
Freshman
Theresa Van Zyl

Theresa Van Zyl

56' 5"
Freshman
Blair Shankle

Blair Shankle

5' 8"
Freshman
Kiah Generette

Kiah Generette

5' 10"
Freshman