No. 20 Baylor WT Bounces Back with 4-0 Sweep at Rice

Wednesday, March 2

Houston, Texas

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No. 20 Baylor WT Bounces Back with 4-0 Sweep at Rice

3/2/2022 4:43:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score Baylor 4, Rice 0

Courts 4-6 take care of business in midweek match

THE RUNDOWN
HOUSTON – No. 20 Baylor (7-4) made quick work of the Rice Owls (6-3) with a 4-0 sweep Wednesday afternoon at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.

For the ninth time this season, the Bears secured the doubles point. Anita Sahdiieva and Ana Carmen Zamburek got their dub on court two with a final score of 6-2 over Federica Trevisan and Allison Zipolia. No. 1 Mel Krywoj and Alicia Herrero were right behind them with a 6-3 win on court one over Maria Budin and Diae El Jardi.

The bottom of the singles lineup then went to work for BU as each Bear recorded a victory in straight sets to secure the overall win for Baylor.

No. 122 Alina Shcherbinina led the way with her 6-1, 6-2 win over Anastasia Smirnova on court four. Anita Sahdiieva followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win on court six over Saara Orav. Paula Barañano clinched the win for BU with a 6-4, 6-4 win on court five.

HIGHLIGHTS

Baylor has won the doubles point in nine matches this season.
No. 1 Mel Krywoj and Alicia Herrero are 8-1 this spring.
The Bears have swept the bottom three courts – four, five and six – five times this spring.
Paula Barañano and Alina Shcherbinina each picked up their ninth singles wins of the season.
Anita Sahdiieva now has eight singles wins.

TOP QUOTE
Joey Scrivano on the match…
"The team responded well today. We did a better job with the little voice in your head and focusing on things that are productive. We now need to continue to invest in our development and keep moving forward."

UP NEXT
No. 20 Baylor returns home to host a doubleheader on Sunday. The Bears face North Texas at 11 a.m. before facing ACU at 5 p.m. Cub Tennis presented by Raisin' Canes will take place at 10 a.m. on Sunday.

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