WACO, Texas --Ā No. 30 Baylor women's tennis cruised past Iowa State at the Hurd Tennis Center on Friday, defeating the Cyclones 5-2.Ā
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The Bears rise to 6-1 in conference play, placing them second in the Big 12, while the Cyclones fall to 2-11 overall and 0-6 in league.Ā
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Baylor rallied in doubles to claim the point, with
Zuzanna Kubacha and
Zuzanna Frankowska securing court three, 6-3, and No. 66-ranked pair
Isabella Harvison and
Liubov Kostenko taking court two, 6-4.
Miska Kadleckova and
Danielle Tuhten fought back from a 2-4 deficit to tie court one at 5-5 but were forced to leave the match unfinished.
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In singles,
Isabella Harvison rushed out to a quick 6-3, 6-0, win on court two.
Miska Kadleckova followed up with a 6-1, 6-3, win on court one, and with the 3-0 team lead,
Zuzanna Kubacha defeated the Cyclones' Juliette Nask, 6-2, 6-2, to claim the deciding point.Ā
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The remaining three courts finished out; Iowa State took courts five and six in back-and-forth third set tiebreakers, Gala Arangio winning court six 6-1, 1-6, 1-0(7), and Valeska San Martin took court five 6-3, 2-6, 1-0(8).
Liubov Kostenko finished out the match with a win, taking court the 6(5)-7, 6-0, 1-0(7), wrapping things up 5-2.Ā
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The Bears will return to action this Sunday at 1 p.m. to host No. 50 Kansas.
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RESULTS
Singles
No. 1 ā
Miska Kadleckova def. Anna Supapitch Kuearum: 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 ā
Isabella Harvison def. Ashlee Narker: 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 ā
Liubov Kostenko vs. Isabella Dunlap: 6(5)-7, 6-0, 1-0(7)
No. 4 ā
Zuzanna Kubacha def. Juliette Nask: 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 ā Valeska San Martin def.
Zuzanna Frankowska: 6-3, 2-6, 1-0(8)
No. 6 ā Gala Arangio def.
Danielle Tuhten: 6-1, 1-6, 1-0(7)
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Doubles
No. 1 ā
Miska Kadleckova/
Danielle Tuhten vs. Juliette Nash/Ashlee Narker: 5-5, unfinished
No. 2 ā
Isabella Harvison/
Liubov Kostenko vs. Gala Arangio/Valeska San Martin: 6-4
No. 3 ā
Zuzanna Kubacha/
Zuzanna Frankowska vs. Isabella Dunlap/Supapitch Kuearum: 6-3