Baylor
Kansas State
WT Edged by Kansas State
3/13/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
THE RUNDOWN
MANHATTAN, Kan. - No. 28 Baylor women's tennis saw its comeback bid fall short at No. 40 Kansas State, 4-3, at Mike Goss Tennis Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
The Bears got off to a strong start, securing the doubles point. Sophomore Angelina Shakhraichuk and freshman Dominika Sujova topped Maria Linares and Rosanna Maffei, 6-1, and freshman Georgia Testa and senior Theresa Van Zyl bested Anna Turco and Ines Mesquita, 6-3, to earn the advantage.
The Wildcats came fighting back, winning No. 4, No. 3 and No. 6 singles matches for a 3-1 lead.
Sophomore Camilla Abbate won her eighth-straight singles match to cut the deficit to two, 3-2. She toppled Maria Linares, 6-4. 7-5, on court two. Sophomore Jessica Hinojosa followed suit with a comeback victory in three sets, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-4, to even the score.
It took an absolute battle on court one to decide the team result. Senior Theresa Van Zyl and Margot Decker fought back-and-forth, before Decker pulled out the win in three sets, 6-7 (9-11), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.
TOP QUOTE
"There were a lot of positives today, but the result didn't go our way. We need to recover now and get back to the practice courts to prepare for Indian Wells. There is a lot of tennis ahead of us." - Head coach Joey Scrivano
OTHER NOTABLES
- Baylor is 8-8 on the season and 0-2 in Big 12 play.
- The Bears have won five of their last seven matches.
- Sophomore Camilla Abbate has won eight-consecutive dual matches and has won 11 dual matches this season.
- Baylor is 21-5 all-time against Kansas State.
UP NEXT
Baylor heads to Indian Wells, Calif., to compete in the BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Challenge. The Bears take on Pepperdine on Friday, March 16 at 8 p.m. (CT) and USC on Saturday, March 17 at 5 p.m.
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