THE RUNDOWN
AMES, Iowa – No. 26 Baylor (12-4, 3-0) handed No. 20 Iowa State (11-1, 0-1) its first loss of the season with a 4-3 victory Friday afternoon at Ames High School. It also marked the Cyclones' first loss at home since April 2019, a streak that reached 23 before the Bears came to town.
 
BU now moves to 3-0 in league play for the second-straight season.
 
The Bears got out to a 1-0 lead as they won the doubles point for the 14^th time this season.
 
After No. 55 Miska Kadleckova and Sofia Cabezas topped Ana Carmen Zamburek and Anita Sahdiieva on court two, 6-3, No. 5 Mel Krywoj and Alicia Herrero tied things up with their 6-4 win over Thasaporn Naklo and Christin Hsieh, 6-4.
 
It all came down to court three where Paula Barañano and Alina Shcherbinina battled for the 7-5 win over Ange Oby Kajuru and Chie Kezuka.
 
No. 123 Shcherbinina made it 2-0 Bears with her 6-1, 6-1 win on court four over Anna Supapitch Kuearum. Kajuru put the Cyclones on the board with her 6-2, 6-4 win over Herrero on court two, but Krywoj extended the BU lead with her 6-4, 7-6, 1-0 (10-8) win on court three over Kadleckova.
 
ISU fought back to make it 3-2 overall as No. 67 Naklo topped Isabella Harvison on court one, 6-3, 6(4)-7, 6-2. Barañano had the answer on court six as her 6-2, 6-1 win over Sofia Cabezas clinched the win for Baylor.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Baylor has won the doubles point in 14 matches this season.
• Alina Shcherbinina has won a team-best 14 matches.
• Paula Barañano also had double-digit wins on the season with 13.

TOP QUOTE
Joey Scrivano on the match…
"I'm proud of this team. They competed well today. Road wins against top-20 teams are never easy. The ladies responded well to a challenging environment. Now it's all about recovery and learning from today's match. I know we will take today's lessons and use them in Morgantown."

UP NEXT
No. 26 Baylor stays on the road with a match at West Virginia at 10 a.m. Sunday.