No. 23 WT Takes Down Iowa State, 4-1

Friday, March 21

Ames, Iowa

4 p.m.

Baylor

Iowa State

No. 23 WT Takes Down Iowa State, 4-1

3/21/2025 9:04:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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Bears earn doubles point and singles wins on 4, 5 and 6

AMES, Iowa – No. 23 Baylor women's tennis picked up a 4-1 victory against No. 53 Iowa State on Friday night at the Forker Courts.

The Bears (14-3, 5-2 Big 12) earned the doubles point and took Court Four before Iowa State (9-6, 3-4 Big 12) took Court Two. Bears responded by winning at Courts Five and Six to earn their 14^th win of the season.

THE RUNDOWN
In doubles, the pair of Sierra Berry and Na Dong moved in swift fashion earning a dominant 6-0 victory on Court Two. The No. 24 duo of Liubov Kostenko and Cristina Tiglea earned a hard-fought dub on Court One, 7-5, to give the Bears its 11^th doubles point of the season.

Moving into singles with the lead, No. 87 Dong kept the Bears rolling with a very dominant 6-0 first set. Dong kept her momentum in the second set to earn a, 6-0, 6-1, win on Court Four to move BU to be 2-0.

On Court Two, Kostenko put up a fight but was not able to come up with the victory dropping, 6-4, 7-6 (5), to the Cyclones Julia Camblor. However, Senior Kennedy Gibbs battled in a very back and forth contest to earn a, 7-6 (4), 6-3, win and extend Baylor's lead to 3-1.

With the Bears only needing one more point to clinch the dub, freshman Nanaka Sato won her first set 6-2 before falling in her second set, 3-6. In the third set, Sato was able to earn a Court Six dub, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, and clinched the win for the Bears, 4-1.

WHAT'S NEXT
BU stays on the road and heads to Lawrence, Kan., to take on the Kansas Jayhawks at noon at the Jayhawk Tennis Center at Rock Chalk Park.

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