Sunday, February 17
Urbana-Champaign, IL
11 a.m.
Baylor
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at
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Illinois
Photo by: Matthew Minard
WT Drops Match at Illinois, 6-1
2/17/2019 2:37:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Bears drop to 5-7 on the season
THE RUNDOWN
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois took doubles and won five of six matches on the singles court to defeat Baylor 6-1 Sunday at the Atkins Tennis Center.
Baylor's lone win came from sophomore Livia Kraus on the No. 2 singles court where she took a three-set win over Jaclyn Switkes of the Illini, 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5). The win helped Kraus get back in the win column after one unfinished match and four-straight losses. Kraus improved to 5-4 on the year in singles play, and she is ranked No. 70 in the nation.
Kris Sorokolet battled on the No. 4 court but came up on the short end of a three-set match to Illinois' Emilee Duong, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2. The loss for Baylor extended its losing streak to six matches.
NOTABLES VS. ILLINOIS
• Livia Kraus won her sixth singles match of the season and 25th of her career in dual-match play.
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor returns home to face Kentucky Friday in Waco. Baylor is 4-1 at home this season.
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois took doubles and won five of six matches on the singles court to defeat Baylor 6-1 Sunday at the Atkins Tennis Center.
Baylor's lone win came from sophomore Livia Kraus on the No. 2 singles court where she took a three-set win over Jaclyn Switkes of the Illini, 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5). The win helped Kraus get back in the win column after one unfinished match and four-straight losses. Kraus improved to 5-4 on the year in singles play, and she is ranked No. 70 in the nation.
Kris Sorokolet battled on the No. 4 court but came up on the short end of a three-set match to Illinois' Emilee Duong, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2. The loss for Baylor extended its losing streak to six matches.
NOTABLES VS. ILLINOIS
• Livia Kraus won her sixth singles match of the season and 25th of her career in dual-match play.
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor returns home to face Kentucky Friday in Waco. Baylor is 4-1 at home this season.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
25
Asuka Kawai / 0 [ILL]
67
#2 Singles Match
123
651
Jaclyn Switkes / 0 [ILL]
270
#3 Singles Match
12
22
Mia Rabinowitz / 0 [ILL]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
062
Emilee Duong / 0 [ILL]
636
#5 Singles Match
1
1
Sasha Belaya / 0 [ILL]
5
#6 Singles Match
12
12
Dani Pedraza Novak / 0 [ILL]
66
Order of Finish:
5,6,1,3,4,2
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