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WT Hosts Illinois Sunday
2/15/2020 4:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Bears look to improve to 7-0 for first time since 2015
WACO, Texas – The Baylor women's tennis team will play host to Illinois Sunday at Noon at the Bears' Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center. Baylor (6-0) will look for its first 7-0 start since 2015 and its first win ever over Illinois (3-5).
All five losses this season for the Illini have come to teams ranked in the Top 20 in the ITA. Illinois has losses to No. 5 Duke, No. 7 Texas, No. 2 UCLA and Friday it fell to No. 20 Texas A&M in College Station.
The Bears received votes in Monday's ITA Top 25 and have been idle since a 6-1 win over Nebraska, Feb. 8. Baylor is 0-4 all-time vs. the Illini, last facing the team nearly a year ago to the day when the Bears fell 6-1 in Feb. 17, 2019.
Baylor's Cub Club Tennis Program free to all youth ages 3-13 will start at 11 a.m. It's also Community Day at Hawkins Indoor with Baylor supporting Mission Waco. Fans are encourage to bring donations of $5 gift cards, paper plates & napkins, dish soap & laundry detergent, and variety chip packs to help the cause.
Fans can find live stats and live video links on BaylorBears.com with additional match coverage on Twitter @BaylorWTennis.
