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WT Picks Up Fourth Straight Big 12 Victory, Downs Kansas 4-1
3/15/2026 4:06:00 PM | Women's Tennis
WACO, Texas – No. 44 Baylor women's tennis defeated No. 63 Kansas, 4-1, Sunday afternoon at the Hurd Tennis Center.
The Bears (9-5, 5-1 Big 12) secured the doubles point before picking up singles victories from Na Dong, Alian Zack and Zuzanna Kubacha to clinch the Big 12 matchup against the Jayhawks (7-7, 3-2 Big 12). Baylor controlled much of the dual, winning three of the first four completed singles matches to seal the win.
THE RUNDOWN
Starting in doubles, Kansas struck first on Court Two as He Janse van Vuuren and Meg McCarty defeated Luna Ivkovic and Neda Rahimkhani, 6-4. Baylor answered on Court Three where Dong and Zack secured a 7-5 victory over Meriem Ben Ezzedine and Kyoka Kubo.
The doubles point came down to Court One, where Kubacha and Gabrielle Villegas battled to a 7-5 win against Yerke Arystanbekova and Anna Putilina to give the Bears the early 1-0 lead.
In singles, No. 44 Dong quickly extended Baylor's advantage with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over No. 45 Kyoka Kubo on Court One. Zack followed with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 win over Meg McCarty on Court Four to put Baylor ahead 3-0.
Kansas got on the board on Court Five as Nahyeong Cho defeated Ivkovic, 6-3, 6-3. Kubacha sealed the match for Baylor with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over He Janse van Vuuren on Court Two, clinching the 4-1 result.
Mu-Jie Tzeng and Villegas both had matches in progress when the match was decided.
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor travels to the Little Apple to take on the Kansas State Wildcats on Friday, March 20, at 4 p.m.
The Bears (9-5, 5-1 Big 12) secured the doubles point before picking up singles victories from Na Dong, Alian Zack and Zuzanna Kubacha to clinch the Big 12 matchup against the Jayhawks (7-7, 3-2 Big 12). Baylor controlled much of the dual, winning three of the first four completed singles matches to seal the win.
THE RUNDOWN
Starting in doubles, Kansas struck first on Court Two as He Janse van Vuuren and Meg McCarty defeated Luna Ivkovic and Neda Rahimkhani, 6-4. Baylor answered on Court Three where Dong and Zack secured a 7-5 victory over Meriem Ben Ezzedine and Kyoka Kubo.
The doubles point came down to Court One, where Kubacha and Gabrielle Villegas battled to a 7-5 win against Yerke Arystanbekova and Anna Putilina to give the Bears the early 1-0 lead.
In singles, No. 44 Dong quickly extended Baylor's advantage with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over No. 45 Kyoka Kubo on Court One. Zack followed with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 win over Meg McCarty on Court Four to put Baylor ahead 3-0.
Kansas got on the board on Court Five as Nahyeong Cho defeated Ivkovic, 6-3, 6-3. Kubacha sealed the match for Baylor with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over He Janse van Vuuren on Court Two, clinching the 4-1 result.
Mu-Jie Tzeng and Villegas both had matches in progress when the match was decided.
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor travels to the Little Apple to take on the Kansas State Wildcats on Friday, March 20, at 4 p.m.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
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#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Kyoka Kubo / 0 (45/-) [KAN]
21
66
#2 Singles Match
12
He Janse van Vuuren / 0 [KAN]
34
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Yerke Arystanbekova / 0 [KAN]
73UF
50UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Meg McCarty / 0 [KAN]
22
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Nahyeong Cho / 0 [KAN]
66
33
#6 Singles Match
123
Anna Putilina / 0 [KAN]
70UF
61UF
Order of Finish:
1,4,5,2
Players Mentioned
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