Complete Results | Postgame

THE RUNDOWN
ATHENS, Ga. -- The 40th-ranked Baylor women's tennis team was beaten 4-0 by fifth-ranked and fifth-seeded Georgia in the second round of the NCAA Championships Saturday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

The loss ends the 2016 dual-match season for BU with an 18-15 overall record.

Baylor lost the doubles point to open the match. Rhiann Newborn and Karina Traxler could not get past 81st-ranked Kennedy Shaffer and Silvia Garcia, losing 6-3 at the No. 2 position. The Bulldogs clinched the point as Elizabeth Profit and Theresa Van Zyl lost 6-3 on court three to Caroline Brinson and Laura Patterson.

In singles, the Bears fell behind early by losing all six first sets and were never able to recover. Profit suffered a 6-2, 6-3 setback to Mariana Gould at the No. 5 position to give UGA a 2-0 advantage. Next, Traxler lost a 6-1, 6-3 decision to No. 30 Brinson on court four to put the Bears on the brink of elimination.

At that point, Baylor worked to change the momentum as Van Zyl, who once trailed 5-1 in her second set won five games in a row to take a 6-5 advantage and Blair Shankle secured a 7-6(4) victory in her second set.

However, the comeback did not last as Newborn was beaten 6-2, 7-6(2) by 116th-ranked Garcia at the No. 3 spot to end the match.

NOTABLES
- BU is now 11-3 and 10-2 under head coach Joey Scrivano all-time in NCAA second round matches.
- Baylor is 33-19 all-time in NCAA action and 30-13 under Scrivano.
- BU is 3-9 all-time against Georgia and 3-5 vs. the Bulldogs under Scrivano.
- Georgia is now 22-4 on the season.

TOP QUOTE #1
"Georgia is just too good. They're a lot more consistent than us, so they won a lot of the big points and that was just the difference. They just edged us out in the end. If you want to make deep runs in the NCAAs, you've got to face a lot of adversity. Today, that was a great experience to play one of the best teams in the country on the road. We'll definitely learn from it. It's still a tough loss, though." --head coach Joey Scrivano on the team's loss

TOP QUOTE #2
"There's been a lot of growth this season. Obviously we have really high expectations when you put on a Baylor tennis jersey. You know that you're trying to compete for national championships. This year was challenging, but with that there's going to be some years like this where you're not at your best. I felt like we made the most of what we had this season, and we have a really bright future. Some of these players that are returning are really good. They're moving in the right direction, and I'm just really excited for 2017." --Scrivano on the season

WHAT'S NEXT
The loss concludes Baylor's 2016 dual-match season, but Kiah Generette and Blair Shankle will compete in the NCAA Doubles Championship, which starts May 25 in Tulsa, Okla.

To stay up to date with the team all season follow @BaylorWTennis on Twitter.

ATHENS, Ga. -- Baylor women's tennis head coach Joey Scrivano has talked time and time again about overcoming adversity, from the start of the season in January to the ultimate finish Saturday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

In the NCAA second round, "adversity" took the form of the fifth-seeded and host Georgia Bulldogs.

Unfortunately, Baylor (18-15) was unable to gain any momentum in the match, ultimately ending its season with a hard-fought 4-0 loss in Athens.

"Georgia is just too good. They're a lot more consistent than us, so they won a lot of the big points and that was just the difference," Scrivano said. "They just edged us out in the end."

The loss also ends senior Kiah Generette's dual-match career, one that has the good and bad times. But, she will leave a winner in Scrivano's eyes.

"Today was a tough way to end her career," he said. "I'm happy for her. Her entire body of work is impressive."

Although the Bears were shut out by the Bulldogs, the fight was still there. Both teams came out tough in doubles play, putting together applause-worthy rallies, and kept the match close. Deuce points ultimately pushed the Bears behind, allowing Georgia to spring ahead and stay there.

"It was a tough match," junior Blair Shankle said. "The score wasn't really indicative of how hard the match was unfortunately, but everyone gave it their all."

Junior Rhiann Newborn and freshman Karina Traxler were unable to get past a late surge from 81st-ranked Kennedy Shaffer and Silvia Garcia and fell 6-3 on court two for the early UGA advantage.

Generette and Shankle had a tough matchup on court one with the 11th-ranked Ellen Perez and Mariana Gould, and the Bears' third-pair lineup of freshman Elizabeth Profit and sophomore Theresa Van Zyl were unable to keep the rally going to fall 6-3.

Already down 1-0, the Bears didn't turn around the first half of singles action to drop all six opening sets. However, the second sets did not reflect the clear UGA advantage.

"Kiah fought her butt off and kept coming back, and she was there in the second set," Shankle said. "I was able to keep the point off the board on my court, and Theresa was fighting, too. The other girls that lost gave it their all, but we just came up a little short today."

Eventually, Georgia (22-4) collected wins over Traxler and Profit at the bottom half of the lineup for the huge 3-0 lead.

"If you want to make deep runs in the NCAAs, you've got to face a lot of adversity," Scrivano said. "Today, that was a great experience to play one of the best teams in the country on the road. We'll definitely learn from it. It's still a tough loss, though."

Van Zyl battled back from a 5-1 second-set deficit to take a 6-5 lead on court six, delaying Georgia's fourth point for a little while longer.

On court three, Newborn had taken a 4-1 lead but squandered the advantage and sent it to a second-set tiebreaker to determine her match.

Despite Shankle's huge 7-6(4) second-set triumph against No. 5 Perez on court one, Newborn was unable to extend her match to a third set for the 6-2, 7-6(2) loss and the 4-0 UGA win.

The loss may have ended the Bears' season, but the takeaways from the years' worth of roller coaster lessons live on.

"It was a tough season. We fought hard and had some tough breaks go our way, but this team is resilient," Shankle said. "(We) tried our hardest the entire year, and we really came together and put together a little run and were able to beat Wake Forest, which is a big deal. Unfortunately, we fell short today, but Georgia played really well, so credit to them."

Generette and Shankle's 2016 campaign does not end in Athens. The 20th-ranked duo will compete in the 2016 NCAA Doubles Championship starting May 25 in Tulsa, Okla.

"I'm just looking forward to keep playing this year," Shankle said. "I would have loved to go to the (team final site), but hopefully we can string something together to send (Kiah) off on the best note possible. I'm just really looking forward to playing with her, fighting with the opponents and just seeing what happens in Tulsa."