Sunday, February 1
Waco, Texas
12 p.m.
Baylor
3
vs
4
SMU
WT Falls Short against SMU, 4-3
2/1/2026 7:40:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Despite a strong effort, Baylor drops their first match of the season to go to 2-1.
WACO, Texas – Baylor women's tennis fought hard and made an incredible push to come back from a 3-1 deficit, but SMU was able to persevere in dramatic fashion, winning 4-3.
Baylor (2-1) drops their first match of the season after 14 days of no match action to an SMU (4-1) squad playing its second match in two days.
THE RUNDOWN
Starting in doubles, Kennedy Gibbs and Alian Zack were able to take Court Two quickly, winning 6-1. SMU would go on the win Courts One and Three to ultimately take the point.
In singles, Zuzanna Kubacha was the first to finish, collecting a 6-3, 6-1 win on Court Two, tying the match at 1-1. SMU would respond by winning Courts Six and Four to take a commanding 3-1 lead.
Kennedy Gibbs shifted the momentum back to Baylor by taking Court Three, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, followed by Mu-Jie Tzeng winning Court Five on a tiebreaker 7-5, 1-6, 7-5 (5), evening the match score at three-all.
Na Dong gave it everything on Court One, but ultimately came up just short, losing on a tiebreaker, 6-7 (3), 6-0, 6-7 (4).
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears return to the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center on Friday, February 6 to take on Rice at 12 p.m. CT.
Baylor (2-1) drops their first match of the season after 14 days of no match action to an SMU (4-1) squad playing its second match in two days.
THE RUNDOWN
Starting in doubles, Kennedy Gibbs and Alian Zack were able to take Court Two quickly, winning 6-1. SMU would go on the win Courts One and Three to ultimately take the point.
In singles, Zuzanna Kubacha was the first to finish, collecting a 6-3, 6-1 win on Court Two, tying the match at 1-1. SMU would respond by winning Courts Six and Four to take a commanding 3-1 lead.
Kennedy Gibbs shifted the momentum back to Baylor by taking Court Three, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, followed by Mu-Jie Tzeng winning Court Five on a tiebreaker 7-5, 1-6, 7-5 (5), evening the match score at three-all.
Na Dong gave it everything on Court One, but ultimately came up just short, losing on a tiebreaker, 6-7 (3), 6-0, 6-7 (4).
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears return to the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center on Friday, February 6 to take on Rice at 12 p.m. CT.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Gina Feistel / 0 [SMU]
707
666
#2 Singles Match
12
Amelie Van Impe / 0 [SMU]
31
66
#3 Singles Match
123
Sophie Llewellyn / 0 (46/-) [SMU]
643
466
#4 Singles Match
123
Caroline McGinley / 0 [SMU]
646
462
#5 Singles Match
123
Ellie Mireles / 0 (106/-) [SMU]
565
717
#6 Singles Match
12
Natalie Stasny / 0 [SMU]
77
55
Order of Finish:
2,6,4,3,5,1
Players Mentioned
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