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Women's Tennis Handles Lamar, 4-1

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Women's Tennis 4/1/2016 12:00:00 AM
April 1, 2016

Complete Results

THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas --
The 50th-ranked Baylor women's tennis team (8-11) secured a 4-1 victory over Lamar (9-8) Friday at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.

Inclement weather forced the action to be played indoors, after the match was originally scheduled for the Hurd Tennis Center.

In doubles action, the 14th-ranked pairing of Kiah Generette and Blair Shakle took a 6-1 victory over Andrea Ivanovic and Anna Spengler at the No. 1 spot. BU then clinched the opening point with a 6-3 triumph by Elizabeth Profit and Karina Traxler over Katya Lapayeva and Luciana Di Laura on court two.

In singles play, Baylor raced out to an early advantage, winning five of six first sets.

However Lamar was first to clinch a match as Vanessa Phan suffered a 6-1, 6-0 setback to Hanna Elfving at the No. 6 spot.

From that point the Bears cruised to three straight-set wins to close out the match. First, Gabriela Ferreira earned a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Stephanie Marchena at the No. 5 spot.

Next, Rhiann Newborn closed out a 6-3, 6-1 win against Spengler at the No. 3 position.

To clinch the match, Traxler powered past Talissa Merchiers, 6-1, 6-0, on court four to put the Bears up 3-1.

NOTABLES
- Baylor is now 6-5 at home.
- Baylor is now 7-5 all-time against Lamar.
- Generette and Shankle are 7-4 in dual-match doubles play and have won four-straight matches.

TOP QUOTE #1
"Lamar is a great program. Their kids always compete hard and they are well-coached. It was a great opportunity for our players to be tested and I thought our team responded really well. We were really positive and really upbeat. We just played the right. When we play the right way, we perform at a high level and that is all we can ask for." - head coach Joey Scrivano on the match

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will now host its Big 12 home opener Friday at 5 p.m. against Oklahoma at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.

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
Vanessa Phan

Vanessa Phan

5' 4"
Sophomore
Elizabeth Profit

Elizabeth Profit

5' 7"
Freshman
Karina Traxler

Karina Traxler

5' 5"
Freshman
Kiah Generette

Kiah Generette

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gabriela Ferreira

Gabriela Ferreira

5' 4"
Freshman
Rhiann Newborn

Rhiann Newborn

5' 7"
Junior
Vanessa Phan

Vanessa Phan

5' 4"
Sophomore
Elizabeth Profit

Elizabeth Profit

5' 7"
Freshman
Karina Traxler

Karina Traxler

5' 5"
Freshman
Kiah Generette

Kiah Generette

5' 10"
Freshman