WT Rallies for Win Over Ole Miss

Saturday, February 1

Oxford, Miss.

4 p.m.

Baylor

Ole Miss

WT Rallies for Win Over Ole Miss

2/1/2020 8:31:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Bears erase 3-1 deficit to defeat Rebels

THE RUNDOWN

OXFORD, Miss. – The Baylor women's tennis team rallied from down 3-1 to defeat Ole Miss on the road Saturday night at the Galtney Indoor Tennis Center, 4-3.

The Bears' (4-0) Kristina Sorokolet used a three-set victory over the Rebels' (4-2) Kelsey Mize, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 to break the three-all tie and give Baylor the victory.

Ole Miss won the doubles point by taking two of three matches before Baylor's Paula Barañano evened the match at one apiece with a 6-1, 6-1 win on the No. 6 court over Vic de Samucewicz. The Rebels then rattled off two-straight wins on the No. 4 and No. 3 courts, leaving Ole Miss in need of just one win in the final three matches to take the win.

However, Anastasia Kharitonova upset No. 48-ranked Sabina Machalova in two sets on court No. 1, Alicia Herrero Linana won in two sets in the No. 2 slot before Sorokolet provided the late-match heroics.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Despite losing the doubles point, 2-1, Baylor's Anastasia Kharitonova and Paula Barañano teamed up on the No. 3 court for a 6-3 win to improve to 2-0 as a unit for the season.

• Baylor improved to 4-3 over Ole Miss in the all-time series.

STAT OF THE MATCH

4 – Kris Sorokolet and Paula Barañano are the only two Bears to start the season 4-0 on the singles court.

THEY SAID IT

BU Head Coach Joey Scrivano …

"Give credit to Ole Miss. They were in control for the majority of the match. I'm proud of my players. They all showed a lot of character and mental toughness. We have a team that values the name on front of the jersey, loves to compete, and embraces the process. We won't have much time to enjoy this win because tomorrow we need to bounce back and focus our attention to Mississippi State."

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor remains in Oxford Saturday, but will play Mississippi State on neutral court at Noon.