Friday, January 17
Waco, Texas
6:00 PM
Baylor
7
vs
0
Georgia State
Photo by: Robert Rogers
WT Opens Season with Convincing Win Over Georgia State
1/17/2020 9:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Bears get first 7-0 sweep since 2017
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas – The Baylor women's tennis team opened the 2020 season with a 7-0 victory over Georgia State at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
Baylor's Jessica Hinojosa and Alicia Herrero Linana teamed up for a 6-2 win while Mel Krywoj and Paula Barañano won 6-1 to ensure the Bears started off with the doubles court.
Then, Baylor took all six singles matches with Krywoj, Herrero Linana, Angie Shakhraichuk, Hinojosa, Kros Sorokolet and Barañano all debuting dual-match play with wins in 2020.
Friday's 7-0 sweep marked the first for Baylor since Jan. 26, 2017 when the Bears beat New Mexico by the same score.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Sophomore Paula Barañano won her 15th career match in singles.
• Mel Krywoj picked up her first collegiate dual-match win.
• Alicia Herrero Linana won her first collegiate dual match.
STAT OF THE MATCH
15 - Baylor improved to 15-3 in season openers under 18th year head coach Joey Scrivano.
THEY SAID IT
BU Head Coach Joey Scrivano …
Opening statement...
"The team played really solid. Very disciplined. They did a great job with the mental aspect. Georgia State came out and they competed really hard. We knew they were going to be a feisty, loud and really competitive team. Our team did a great job of handling that. It's not easy. There are definitely obstacles, even when you're the favorite. Our team handled that very well. Very proud of them."
On getting the doubles point…
"Doubles has been an Achilles heel for us for a long time. Right now, we have the type of players that play the way that you can be conducive in doubles. We have a team that serves really big, returns really well and has an aggressive mindset. That all translates very well to doubles. It's exciting. We're definitely going to win a lot of doubles points this year and this was a good start."
On Mel Krywoj's two-set match win…
"She's a top of the line type of player. She was one of the best juniors in the world and she has a lot of experience. She's very comfortable on the tennis court. She knows how to play. She didn't play her best today, quite honestly. But, she's really good at finding a way to win when she's not playing her best and that's what great players do."
On being close to Alicia Herrero Lina and Mel Krywoj during singles play…
"For Mel [Krywoj] and Ali [Alicia Herrero Lina], this is their first collegiate dual match. I wanted to be close to them just in case they ran into some obstacles. But, that wasn't the case. They handled themselves incredibly well. Ali is a terrific player. Today's about getting the nerves out. We forget that these players are just kids. This is their first experience in this environment. It's unusual for a tennis player to have screaming, yelling, having a lot of fans here and the courts are close together. There's a lot of distractions. Both Ali and Mel handled it really well. I'm proud of both of them."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor hosts a doubleheader at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Facility Monday with an 11 a.m. match with McNeese State followed with a 6 p.m. tilt with UTSA.
WACO, Texas – The Baylor women's tennis team opened the 2020 season with a 7-0 victory over Georgia State at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
Baylor's Jessica Hinojosa and Alicia Herrero Linana teamed up for a 6-2 win while Mel Krywoj and Paula Barañano won 6-1 to ensure the Bears started off with the doubles court.
Then, Baylor took all six singles matches with Krywoj, Herrero Linana, Angie Shakhraichuk, Hinojosa, Kros Sorokolet and Barañano all debuting dual-match play with wins in 2020.
Friday's 7-0 sweep marked the first for Baylor since Jan. 26, 2017 when the Bears beat New Mexico by the same score.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Sophomore Paula Barañano won her 15th career match in singles.
• Mel Krywoj picked up her first collegiate dual-match win.
• Alicia Herrero Linana won her first collegiate dual match.
STAT OF THE MATCH
15 - Baylor improved to 15-3 in season openers under 18th year head coach Joey Scrivano.
THEY SAID IT
BU Head Coach Joey Scrivano …
Opening statement...
"The team played really solid. Very disciplined. They did a great job with the mental aspect. Georgia State came out and they competed really hard. We knew they were going to be a feisty, loud and really competitive team. Our team did a great job of handling that. It's not easy. There are definitely obstacles, even when you're the favorite. Our team handled that very well. Very proud of them."
On getting the doubles point…
"Doubles has been an Achilles heel for us for a long time. Right now, we have the type of players that play the way that you can be conducive in doubles. We have a team that serves really big, returns really well and has an aggressive mindset. That all translates very well to doubles. It's exciting. We're definitely going to win a lot of doubles points this year and this was a good start."
On Mel Krywoj's two-set match win…
"She's a top of the line type of player. She was one of the best juniors in the world and she has a lot of experience. She's very comfortable on the tennis court. She knows how to play. She didn't play her best today, quite honestly. But, she's really good at finding a way to win when she's not playing her best and that's what great players do."
On being close to Alicia Herrero Lina and Mel Krywoj during singles play…
"For Mel [Krywoj] and Ali [Alicia Herrero Lina], this is their first collegiate dual match. I wanted to be close to them just in case they ran into some obstacles. But, that wasn't the case. They handled themselves incredibly well. Ali is a terrific player. Today's about getting the nerves out. We forget that these players are just kids. This is their first experience in this environment. It's unusual for a tennis player to have screaming, yelling, having a lot of fans here and the courts are close together. There's a lot of distractions. Both Ali and Mel handled it really well. I'm proud of both of them."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor hosts a doubleheader at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Facility Monday with an 11 a.m. match with McNeese State followed with a 6 p.m. tilt with UTSA.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
12
Stanescu,Andreea/ Alvarez, Alexia [GSU]
30
4UF
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Chivu,Eva / 0 [GSU]
03
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Muminovic,Damira / 0 [GSU]
33
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Stromova, Aleksandra / 0 [GSU]
24
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Carney, Angel / 0 [GSU]
620
266
#5 Singles Match
12
Stanescu,Andreea / 0 [GSU]
31
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Pop, Mara / 0 [GSU]
21
66
Order of Finish:
1,6,5,2,3,4
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