WT Makes it Four Straight with Doubleheader Sweep at Home

Monday, January 21

Waco, Texas

2 p.m.

Baylor

Rice University

WT Makes it Four Straight with Doubleheader Sweep at Home

1/21/2019 9:13:00 PM | Women's Tennis

BU vs. Rice Box BU vs. Prairie View A&M Box

Bears secure four-match win streak with victories over Rice and Prairie View A&M

THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas — The Baylor women's tennis team (4-1) added two wins in consecutive matches against Rice and Prairie View A&M Monday at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.

The Bears overcame falling in doubles to the Owls by taking four-of-six matches on the singles court. Livia Kraus, Kris Sorokolet and Dominika Sujova continued their singles match winning streaks on courts one, three and six, respectively to give BU three points. However, it was Angie Shakhraichuk's marathon tiebreaker that sealed the victory for the Bears. The junior handled the first set over Rice's Anastasia Smirnova 6-1, but the visitor gave Shakhraichuk all she could handle in the second set. After knotting set No. 2 at six apiece, Shakhraichuk outlasted Smirnova 16-14 in the tiebreaker to take the win.

In the nightcap, Baylor took the doubles point by winning on the first two courts, and five of six Bears took singles wins, including freshman Stephanie Adames who won her first-career singles match.

NOTABLES VS. RICE

Sujova secured the Baylor victory with a 6-4, 6-4 win at the No. 6 spot.
The Bears improved to 16-13 all-time vs. Rice Owls, winning the last 14 meetings.

NOTABLES VS. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M

Jessica Hinojosa won the 30^th dual match of her career on the No. 4 singles court.
Sorokolet notched the 15th doubles victory of her career by teaming up with Hinojosa on No. 1 for a 6-4 win.
Kraus earned her 15th career win on the doubles court.
Kraus & Sorokolet's wins on the singles courts improved each player to 6-0 in dual play this season.
Dominika Sujova's win on the No. 4 singles court was the 15^th of her career.
Stephanie Adames notched her first singles victory of her career.
Baylor improved to 7-0 all-time vs. Prairie View A&M.

THEY SAID IT
Baylor head coach Joey Scrivano on the doubleheader victories

"Obviously the win over Rice was really big. (It was) just a great team effort. I really felt like Rice was the heavy favorite and for our team to find a way to win was just really incredible. Really proud of all the girls."

On the key to the Rice win

"I think Angie (Shakhraichuk) was the catalyst. She came out and played her heart out. You can tell she was on a mission and I think that really spurred on the rest of the team. Of course, I can't lose sight of the fact that it takes four points to win a match and it's a team effort, but she definitely led the way, for sure."

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor travels Austin to face Wichita State Saturday at 11 a.m. and the winner of No. 6 Texas and Middle Tennessee match Sunday at 1 p.m. the ITA National Indoor Kickoff Weekend.