No. 3 WT Rides Singles to Win Over Tennessee

Saturday, February 19

Charlottesville, Va.

9:00 AM

Baylor

Tennessee

No. 3 WT Rides Singles to Win Over Tennessee

2/19/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Feb. 19, 2011

#3 Baylor (4-1) 4, #11 Tennessee (6-2) 1

Complete Results

DOUBLES			SINGLES						F
#1	#2	#3	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	F
dnf				dnf		dnf			4
dnf				dnf		dnf			1

Singles	Result
Novakova d. Pluskota, 6-2, 6-2
Nakic vs. Alda, 6-3, 4-3, dnf	dnf
Secerbegovic d. Sorbello, 6-2, 6-2
Filipiak vs. Szekely, 5-7, 1-5, dnf
Stanivuk d. Nichols, 6-4, 6-2	dnf
Stainback d. Wofford, 6-4, 6-3

Doubles	Result
Nakic/Novakova vs. Nichols, Pluskota, 3-6, dnf	dnf
Alda/Sorbello d. Secerbegovic/Stanivuk, 8-3
Szekely/Meredith d. Stainback/Filipiak, 8-1

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - After suffering an opening-round loss yesterday, Baylor's third-ranked women's tennis team bounced back with a commanding 4-1 win over No. 11 Tennessee in consolation round action at the ITA Women's National Team Indoor Championship in Charlottesville, Va.

"It was great for us to bounce back after a tough one yesterday," head coach Joey Scrivano said. "I am proud of the way the ladies showed mental toughness in taking the win over a good Tennessee team today. We had a great sense of urgency and our focus level was a lot better today from start to finish."

The Lady Bears dropped the doubles point for the fourth match in a row, but didn't miss a beat in singles, quickly dispatching Tennessee with four singles wins in a row.

On Court 1 in singles, 12th-ranked Sona Novakova earned a top-40 win in straight sets over 39th-ranked Natalie Pluskota 6-2, 6-2, while No. 53 Nina Secerbegovic scored an identical victory over Maria Sorbello.

Comfortably in the lead, the Lady Bears cruised to victory with wins on Courts 5 and 6. Abby Stainback earned her first dual-match singles win in a Baylor uniform with the clinching point in a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Whitney Wofford. Jelena Stanivuk continued her hot streak with her fifth consecutive win, taking a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Millie Nichols.

"It was great to see Abby apply what she has been working on in practice in a big match," Scrivano said. "She played some great tennis today against a really good player."

The Lady Vols had controlled doubles play with wins on Courts 2 and 3. UT's Rosalia Alda and Sorbello beat Secerbegovic and Stanivuk 8-3, while Kata Szekely and Jennifer Meredith took down BU's Stainback and Karolina Filipiak, 8-1.

Baylor will be back in action on Sunday in second-round consolation action, taking on seventh-ranked UCLA. The Bruins were defeated by No. 12 Clemson on Friday, 4-3, but took down No. 9 Miami 4-2 on Saturday morning. The match is slated to begin at 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT.