Friday, January 24
Austin, Texas
3 p.m.
Baylor
4
vs
1
BYU
WT Advances in ITA Kickoff Weekend with 4-1 Win over BYU
1/24/2025 6:07:00 PM | Women's Tennis
AUSTIN, Texas – Baylor women's tennis defeated BYU, 4-1, in the first round of ITA Kickoff Weekend on Friday afternoon at the Texas Tennis Center. BU took the doubles point and only allowed a single singles point from the Cougars in their first win over BYU since 2008.
With the win, Baylor advances on in the bracket to see the home squad, No. 12 Texas, at 2 p.m. on Saturday in Austin.
THE RUNDOWN
Baylor struck first in the match, taking their second doubles point of the season with wins coming at the Nos. 3 and 1 spots in the lineup.
Zuzanna Kubacha and Wenfei Yu got the doubles nod together for the first time in Friday afternoon's match and dozed over BYU's Elizabeth Tullis and Sue Yan Tan, 6-4. Shortly after, the duo of Cristina Tiglea and Liubov Kostenko matched the same decision over Yujia Huang and Grace Levelston.
Na Dong and Kennedy Gibbs were back together at Court Two and were leading 6-5 when the match was left unfinished.
In singles, BYU's Huang was first off the court to give the Cougars their only point at Court One with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Tiglea.
That was it from the cross-conference rivals, as Baylor struck quickly with three consecutive singles victories to clinch the match.
Leading off, Purdue transfer Kennedy Gibbs got her fourth singles win of the year, second in dual-match play, over Yan Tan 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 5 spot. Not long after, Dong and Kubacha finished back-to-back with identical scores, 6-4, 6-0, to secure the win for BU. Dong beat Chelsea Bluestein while Kubacha found victory over Kendall Kovick.
HIGHLIGHTS
QUOTABLE
Head coach Joey Scrivano
On Friday's match…
"Big 12 tennis is always incredibly physical and competitive, and having the opportunity to face that level of competition in late January is huge for our team. I'm proud of how the ladies prepared and competed for this tournament. Now, we need to regroup quickly and be ready to embrace another challenge tomorrow."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears advance in the ITA Kickoff Weekend Austin Regional bracket to face No. 12 Texas at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
With the win, Baylor advances on in the bracket to see the home squad, No. 12 Texas, at 2 p.m. on Saturday in Austin.
THE RUNDOWN
Baylor struck first in the match, taking their second doubles point of the season with wins coming at the Nos. 3 and 1 spots in the lineup.
Zuzanna Kubacha and Wenfei Yu got the doubles nod together for the first time in Friday afternoon's match and dozed over BYU's Elizabeth Tullis and Sue Yan Tan, 6-4. Shortly after, the duo of Cristina Tiglea and Liubov Kostenko matched the same decision over Yujia Huang and Grace Levelston.
Na Dong and Kennedy Gibbs were back together at Court Two and were leading 6-5 when the match was left unfinished.
In singles, BYU's Huang was first off the court to give the Cougars their only point at Court One with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Tiglea.
That was it from the cross-conference rivals, as Baylor struck quickly with three consecutive singles victories to clinch the match.
Leading off, Purdue transfer Kennedy Gibbs got her fourth singles win of the year, second in dual-match play, over Yan Tan 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 5 spot. Not long after, Dong and Kubacha finished back-to-back with identical scores, 6-4, 6-0, to secure the win for BU. Dong beat Chelsea Bluestein while Kubacha found victory over Kendall Kovick.
HIGHLIGHTS
- BU is now 5-2 all-time against BYU with its first win over the Cougs since 2008.
- Zuzanna Kubacha and Wenfei Yu paired up for the first time this season in doubles and are 1-0.
- Na Dong is off to a 2-0 start in her college dual-match career and Kennedy Gibbs has yet to drop a dual singles match in the green and gold.
QUOTABLE
Head coach Joey Scrivano
On Friday's match…
"Big 12 tennis is always incredibly physical and competitive, and having the opportunity to face that level of competition in late January is huge for our team. I'm proud of how the ladies prepared and competed for this tournament. Now, we need to regroup quickly and be ready to embrace another challenge tomorrow."
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears advance in the ITA Kickoff Weekend Austin Regional bracket to face No. 12 Texas at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Yujia (Bobo) / 0 [BYU]
66
22
#2 Singles Match
123
Grace Levelston / 0 [BYU]
72UF
56UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Kendall Kovick / 0 [BYU]
40
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Chelsea Bluestein / 0 [BYU]
40
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Sue Yan / 0 [BYU]
32
66
#6 Singles Match
1234
Madison Smith / 0 [BYU]
611UF
261UF
Order of Finish:
1,5,4,3
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