Baylor
TCU
WT Rebounds at TCU
4/8/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
THE RUNDOWN
FORT WORTH, Texas - Baylor women's tennis rebounded with a Big 12 victory on the road at TCU on Sunday afternoon. The 21st-ranked Bears edged the Horned Frogs, 4-3, to secure its second conference win of the season and 12th win overall.
After falling in doubles and on court one in singles, Baylor came back to win three-straight singles matches to take the lead.
Freshman Livia Kraus started the run with a dominant, 6-1. 6-0, win against Alexis Pereira on court five to register her fifth singles win in a row, and sophomore Camilla Abbate followed with an upset victory over 98th-ranked Aleksandra Zenovka, 6-2, 7-6 (10-8), on court two. She is now 3-2 in her career against ranked opponents. Fellow sophomore Angelina Shakhraichuk earned the third point to give the Bears a lead, topping Meredith Roberts, 6-3, 6-4, on court six.
The Horned Frogs evened the match three-all with a win at No. 4 singles, which left the team result to court three.
Freshman Kristina Sorokolet came through in the clutch for Baylor to clinch the match with a two-set victory, 7-5, 6-3, against Donika Bashota.
TOP QUOTE
"TCU has a very good team and played us hard right down to the final point. I'm proud of the way our team responded to the Texas Tech loss. We made progress in some key areas this week. It's so important for us to find consistency in this final stretch of the regular season. Today was a step in the right direction." - Head coach Joey Scrivano
OTHER NOTABLES
- Baylor is 12-11 overall and 2-4 in Big 12 action.
- The 21st-ranked Bears have faced 15 ranked opponents this season.
- Freshman Livia Kraus has won five singles matches in a row. She has a team-high 21 wins on the year and 14 in the dual match season.
- Sophomore Camilla Abbate has won three-straight matches for Baylor and leads the team with 15 wins in dual match action.
- Sophomore Angelina Shakhraichuk has recorded three consecutive victories.
- The Bears lead TCU, 20-15, in the all-time series.
- Baylor has won six-straight dual matches against the Horned Frogs.
UP NEXT
Baylor will host four dual matches next weekend, beginning with April 13 matchups against Louisiana Tech at 10:30 a.m. (CT) and West Virginia at 5 p.m. The Bears will wrap up its weekend with another double header on April 15, taking on Iowa State at 1 p.m. and UT-Arlington at 6 p.m. All matches are scheduled to be played at Hurd Tennis Center in Waco.For an inside look at the Baylor women's tennis program, follow the team's official social media accounts (@BaylorWTennis on Twitter and Instagram, /BaylorWTennis on Facebook).
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