March 4, 2005

LINCOLN, Neb. - Baylor's women's tennis opened Big 12 Conference action with a 5-2 win over Nebraska on Thursday in Lincoln. The 16th-ranked Bears extended their win streak to six straight matches and are now 7-2 on the season and 1-0 in league play.

The Bears opened play by winning the doubles point when Zuzana Zemenova and Daniela Covello teamed at the No. 1 spot to defeat Nebraska's Gitte Ostermann and Katie Garcia, 8-4. Zuzana Cerna and Klara Zrustova posted an 8-5 win over their Husker foe, Imke Reimers and Ewelina Skaza.

Zemenova had an impressive win at No. 1 singles. Zemenova, ranked 57th-nationally, easily disposed of 18th-ranked Ostermann, 6-3, 6-1. Covello at No. 3, Zrustova at No. 4 and Zuzana Krchnakova all registered singles wins to claim victory for the Bears.

Baylor's next action is on Wed., March 9 when it plays two matches at the Baylor Tennis Center. The Bears take on the University of Houston at 2 p.m. and will face 61st-ranked SMU at 6 p.m.

Baylor 5 Nebraska 2
Singels
No. 1 #57 Zuzana Zemenova (BU) def. #18 Gitte Ostermann (NU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 Imke Reimers (NU) def. Zuzana Cerna (BU), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4)
No. 3 Daniela Covello (BU) def. Ewelina Skaza (NU), 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 Klara Zrustova (BU) def. Milena Schulz-Gartner (NU), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
No. 5 Pamela Castillejos (NU) def. Iva Mihaylova (BU), 7-5, 2-6, 10-6
No. 6 Zuzana Krchnakova (BU) def. Katie Garcia (NU), 7-5 (5), 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 Zemenova/Covello (BU) def. Ostermann/Garcia (NU), 8-4
No. 2 Cerna/Zrustova (BU) def. Reimers/Skaza (NU), 8-5
No. 3 Schulz-Gartner/Zugner (NU) def. Mihaylova/Krchnakova (BU), 8-5