Baylor
Kentucky
No. 16 WT Closes Road Trip
2/4/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
THE RUNDOWN
LEXINGTON, Ky. - No. 16 Baylor women's tennis faltered at Kentucky on Sunday morning to close its road trip. The Bears dropped to 2-2 on the season following the 4-1 loss.
Freshman Dominika Sujova and sophomore Angelina Shakhraichuk started doubles off with a win for Baylor, 6-3, in the No. 2 slot over Lesedi Jacobs and Brianna Tullock, but the Wildcats responded with a 6-3 victory at No. 1 doubles and 6-4 win at No. 3 doubles for a 1-0 lead.
Wins at No. 2 and No. 1 singles followed, 6-2, 6-1, and 6-3, 6-1, respectively for Kentucky before Baylor sophomore Camilla Abbate defeated Diana Tkachenko, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 4 singles. It marked her second singles win of the weekend, as she was the lone Bear to register a victory against Vanderbilt on Friday.
The Wildcats clinched the match with a 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 3 singles to hand Baylor its second loss of the season and first against an unranked opponent.
OTHER NOTABLES
- No. 16 Baylor is 2-2 on the season, its losses coming on the road to No. 2 Vanderbilt and Kentucky.
- Sophomore Camilla Abbate remains undefeated on the season with a 4-0 record at No. 4 singles.
- Abbate recorded the only two singles wins of the weekend for Baylor. She joined the team in January after transferring from the University of Bologna.
UP NEXT
No. 16 Baylor hosts Tulsa on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 3:30 p.m. (CT) and UCF on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. at Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.
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