2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Paula Barañano
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- SEADE
- Hometown:
- Mar Del Plata, Argentina
• 2023 ITA All-Academic Scholar
• 2022 ITA All-Academic Scholar
• 2022 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2021 ITA All-Academic Scholar
• 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2020 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2020 ITA All-Academic Scholar
2022-23 (5th-Year Senior): Made 39 singles appearances for the Bears during the 2022-23 season, including 25 appearances in her final spring season… Posted an 18-19 record overall and 10-13 mark during dual action in the spring… Her 18 wins were the second-most recorded by a Bear… Ranked third on the team with three Big 12 victories, finishing with a 3-5 ledger… Went 1-2 against ranked opponents, picking up a 6-4, 3-6, 9-7 win over No. 96 Elza Tomase from Tennessee during the fall… Clinched a pair of home victories for the Bears over Rice (Jan. 23) and on Senior Night against #54 SMU (April 10)... Made 27 appearances in doubles action in the spring, posting a 7-13 record.
Spring 2022 (4th-Year Junior):
Finished the spring 16-6 with most of her time spent on Court Six where she finished with a 12-5 record … Second on the team with 21 overall wins on the year … Was the clincher for Baylor’s 4-3 win over Kansas in April with her three-set thriller on Court Six … Academic All-Big 12 First Team member and ITA Scholar-Athlete for the third-straight seasons.
Fall 2021 (4th-Year Junior):
Went 5-2 in the fall.
Spring 2021 (3rd-Year Sophomore):
Posted another impressive spring with a 14-4 dual-match record on the singles court … Led the Bears with seven Big 12 wins on the singles court … Went 2-0 on Court No. 4 and collected 6-2 records on each the No. 5 and No. 6 courts … Went 1-3 in doubles … Strung together six-straight wins in singles from March 7-March 26, including five against conference opponents … Her win on the No. 5 court vs. Texas A&M -Corpus Christi at home was the match-clinching victory to advance Baylor to the second round of the NCAA Tournament … Moved to 9-2 all-time in conference play on the singles court and 22-4 all-time in the spring on the singles court … Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team and an ITA Academic Scholar for the second-straight season.
Fall 2020 (Sophomore):
Unable to compete due to COVID-19 regulations in Argentina; she was unable to travel back to the USA after returning home for the summer.
Spring 2020 (Sophomore):
Led Baylor in win percentage on the singles court with an 8-0 record … Collected a 3-0 record on the No. 5 court and a 5-0 record on No. 6 … Went 2-0 in Big 12 play on the singles court … Led Baylor in doubles wins with a 10-7 record overall … Had the most success with Angie Shakhraichuk with the pair posting a 5-1 mark in the spring … Named to the 2020 Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team … Named Big 12 Academic All-Conference First Team … Named an ITA Academic Scholar.
Fall 2019 (Sophomore):
Went 6-6 on the singles court and 2-5 on the doubles court in fall action … enters the spring with a career record of 14-23.
2018-19 (Freshman):
Posted a 8-17 overall record on the singles court … Notched a 5-15 overall record on the doubles court … Finished the season 5-8 at the Nos. 4-6 spots on the singles court ... Tallied a record of 3-2 on the No. 2 doubles court when paired with Livia Kraus ... Earned the Bears only point on the singles court with a three-set victory in the match against Ohio State University (3/3/19).
Prep/Juniors:
Attended SEADE school in Mar Del Plata Argentina … Played in several ITF circuit matches, including reaching the semifinals in singles at the ITF 15K Tunez, was the doubles champion at the ITF 15k Tunez 2018 … Named to the Junior Fed Cup for Argentina in 2015 … ranked as high as No. 799 on the ITF circuit for singles and a personal-best No. 926 in doubles.
