TCU Falls to No. 10 Baylor

Wednesday, April 14

Fort Worth, Texas

3 PM

TCU

Baylor

TCU Falls to No. 10 Baylor

4/14/2021 7:53:00 PM | Women's Tennis

TCU narrowly misses out on Top-10 upset

FORT WORTH – TCU women's tennis (9-11, 3-5) gave the No. 10 Baylor Bears all they could handle on Wednesday afternoon at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. The Horned Frogs battled hard throughout the four-hour marathon, forcing three three-setters before ultimately falling, 5-2.

Four Horned Frogs found the win column, thanks to a doubles match and two singles wins. The dual hung in the balance late with Baylor clinging to a 3-1 lead as matches on the top three courts, TCU's strongest positions, entered a third set. But Baylor managed to emerge with a win at No. 3 to clinch the match. Marie Norris still managed to collect her win after the clinch but court two went to the Bears, resulting in a 5-2 loss.

DOUBLES QUICK HITS

Mercedes Aristegui and Isabel Pascual Montalvo secured a win at No. 2 doubles.
It was their fifth win together this season and their first as the No. 2 pairing.
This was their third win together in Big 12 play and the first time that TCU has not won the doubles point following one of their victories.
The Horned Frogs are now 4-3 against ranked opponents in doubles competition.
TCU is now 22-29 in dual doubles play.

Doubles Results
1. #28 Mel Krywoj/Angie Shakhraichuk (BU) def. #51 Stevie Kennedy/Marie Norris (TCU) 6-3
2. Mercedes Aristegui/Isabel Pascual (TCU) def. Kris Sorokolet/Jessica Hinojosa (BU) 6-2
3. Audrey Boch-Collins/A. Herrero Linana (BU) def. Tate Schroeder/Margaret Polk (TCU) 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1

SINGLES QUICK HITS

The Horned Frogs split singles competition with wins at No. 1, 2 and 6.
Margaret Polk got TCU on the board with a straight set victory on court six.
This was her first-career Big 12 dual victory.
She boosts her season total to a career-best five victories, three coming in dual action.
Baylor would clinch the match with the next three singles results before Norris brought home a win at the No. 1 spot.
She improves her overall singles record to 18-5 and 15-5 in duals.
She is now 7-5 at No. 1 singles.
This was just the third dual loss of the season for Mercedes Aristegui. She falls to 15-3, with two of those losses, including today, coming in three-set battles.
The Horned Frogs are now 55-51 in singles matches this dual season.

Singles Results
1. #69 Marie Norris (TCU) def. A. Herrero Linana (BU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
2. Jessica Hinojosa (BU) def. #81 Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
3. Angie Shakhraichuk (BU) def. Tate Schroeder (TCU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
4. Paula Baranano (BU) def. Stevie Kennedy (TCU) 6-4, 6-0
5. Audrey Boch-Collins (BU) def. Isabel Pascual (TCU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Margaret Polk (TCU) def. Kris Sorokolet (BU) 6-4, 6-1
Order of finish – 6, 5, 4, 3, 1, 2

Up Next
TCU closes out the regular season with a Sunday morning dual against No. 2 Texas. Doubles play is set to begin at 11 a.m. at the Bayard H. Friedman tennis center.

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