THE RUNDOWN
DENVER – No. 25 Baylor women's tennis opened its weekend road tilt with a 5-2 victory over Denver Friday afternoon at the Denver Tennis Park.
 
Baylor (3-3) took the doubles point for the fifth-straight match en route to winning the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
 
Denver (1-4) came out first with the 6-3 doubles win on court three over Isabella Harvison and Paula Baranano, but the Bears evened it up when second-ranked Alicia Herrero Linana and Mel Krywoj battled to a 7-5 victory at the top spot. It all came down to court two where Alina Shcherbinina and Anita Sahdiieva clinched the opening point with a 7-5 triumph over the Pioneers.
 
In singles action, No. 73 Shcherbinina was first off the court with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Andrea Burguete at the No. 4 spot. Then, Sahdiieva defeated Toni Nelson, 6-1, 6-3, to give the Bears the 3-1 lead. Baranano clinched the match when she defeated Tatum Burger at the No. 6 spot, 7-6, 6-1.
 
The Bears pushed the score to 5-0 when Harvison posted a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Anna Riedmiller at the top of the lineup. Denver closed out the match with three-set victories on courts two and three. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• BU has won the doubles point in five straight matches, improving to 5-1.
• No. 4 Mel Krywoj and Alicia Herrero Linana are 4-0 in doubles action this spring.
• Alina Shcherbinina and Paula Baranano are now 5-1 while Anita Sahdiieva improved to 4-1 in spring singles action.
• Isabella Harvison recorded her first singles victory at the No. 1 spot.
• The Bears improved to 1-1 in road matches this season.

 
TOP QUOTE
Joey Scrivano on the match…
"Great road victory for this team. Our level of focus, effort and commitment to play aggressive was excellent. We can learn a lot from today and improve for tomorrow when we battle the Buffs.
 
UP NEXT
No. 25 Baylor travels to Boulder to face Colorado (0-2) Saturday at 11 a.m. BU holds a 15-6 record over the former Big 12 rival.