No. 19 WT Takes Road Win Over Rice, 5-2

Sunday, March 1

Houston, Texas

11:00 AM

Baylor

Rice

No. 19 WT Takes Road Win Over Rice, 5-2

3/1/2020 3:03:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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Bears move to 8-1 to start the season

THE RUNDOWN
HOUSTON, Texas. – The No. 19-ranked Baylor women's tennis team took the doubles point and then cruised to a 5-2 victory over Rice Sunday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.

Baylor (8-1) bounced back from its only loss of the season by taking matches on the No. 1 and No. 2 courts in doubles to secure an early 1-0 advantage. Angie Shakhraichuk had the match-sealing win when her victory on the No. 5 court vs. Rice's Linda Huang, 6-2, 6-4 gave the Bears a 4-0 lead.

Mel Krywoj, Livia Kraus and Paula Barañano all added wins on the singles court and Rice (6-6) needed three sets each to take down the Bears' Anastasia Kharitonova on the No. 2 singles court and Alicia Herrero Linana on the No. 4 court.

Baylor now leads the all-time series with the Owls, 17-13, and the Bears have a 15-match win streak over Rice.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Barañano beat Rice's Diae El Jardi, 6-3, 6-2 to improve to 6-0 on the season, and it marked the 20^th overall win on the singles court for the sophomore in her career.
• Shakhraichuk and Barañano teamed up for a 6-3 win in doubles on the No. 2 court, which marked the duo's fourth consecutive win in the spring.

THEY SAID IT
Baylor Head Coach Joey Scrivano
On getting a road win...
"I like the way we showed resiliency and mental toughness bouncing back from last week. The ladies played with a lot of confidence and made positive strides in doubles. We are definitely improving each match, and I can't say enough about the culture of our team. We have great people on this team."

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor resumes play Wednesday vs. Tyler Junior College at Noon at the Hurd Tennis Center, marking the first outdoor match of the season for the Bears.