May 26, 2016 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN
TULSA, Okla. - The Baylor women's tennis duo of
Kiah Generette and
Blair Shankle captured a straight-set victory in the opening round of the NCAA Doubles Championship against Georgia's Mariana Gould and Ellen Perez Thursday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
The 20th-ranked BU tandem upset the No. 10 UGA paring, 6-4, 6-4, to advance to Friday's second round.
After trailing in the first set 4-1, Generette and Shankle won the next five games to take the opening set, 6-4. With the second set tied 3-3, the BU pairing broke and then held on their next two service games to claim the match, 6-4, 6-4.
NOTABLES
- The BU duo is now 17-7 overall on the season and 7-5 against ranked foes. - This is the third straight season in which a BU duo has advanced past the first round of the NCAA Doubles Championship.
TOP QUOTE
"I am proud of Blair and Kiah's effort and focus today. They showed a ton of mental toughness coming back from 1-4 in the first set. It's exciting to see them compete at such a high level and having fun in the process" - head coach Joey Scrivano on the match
WHAT'S NEXT
The Baylor duo will now face UCLA's seventh-ranked Catherine Harrison and Kyle McPhillips on Friday at 12 p.m. CT.
Live scoring and video will be available for the match through links on BaylorBears.com.
Stay up to date with women's tennis by following the team on Twitter @BaylorWTennis.
