TCU Drops Road Match at Baylor

Thursday, March 10

Waco, TX

12 PM

TCU

Baylor

TCU Drops Road Match at Baylor

3/10/2022 3:23:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score TCU 0 BU 7

Horned Frogs fall in Big 12 Conference opener

WACO, Texas – TCU women's tennis (8-6) suffered a loss to Baylor (10-4) in the Big 12 season opener on Thursday afternoon, 7-0, at the Hurd Center. TCU dropped the doubles point in a hard-fought battle before Baylor won all six singles matches.

TCU came out with good energy in doubles. The No. 1 pairing for TCU – Mercedes Aristegui and Isabel Pascual - fell behind 3-5, only to battle back by winning two deuce points for a hold and a break, tying the match back up, 5-5 against the No. 5-ranked pair in the nation. Their comeback was cut short after Baylor secured a late break at No. 2 to go in front, 5-6, holding serve to clinch the doubles point.

Baylor won all six singles matches in straight sets. This is the first 7-0 loss for TCU this season.

Doubles Results
1. #5 Mel Krywoj/Alicia Herrero (BU) vs. Mercedes Aristegui/Isabel Pascual (TCU) 5-5, unfinished
2. AC Zamburek/Anita Sahdiieva (BU) def. Aleksa Cveticanin/Stevie Kennedy (TCU) 7-5
3. Paula Baranano/Alina Shcherbinina (BU) def. Alisa Soloveva/Jade Otway (TCU) 6-3

Order of finish: 3, 2

Singles Results
1. Isabella Harvison (BU) def. Alisa Soloveva (TCU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Alicia Herrero (BU) def. Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Mel Krywoj (BU) def. Aleksa Cveticanin (TCU) 6-2, 6-0
4. #123 Alina Shcherbinina (BU) def. Jade Otway (TCU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Anita Sahdiieva (BU) def. Stevie Kennedy (TCU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Paula Baranano (BU) def. Isabel Pascual (TCU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)

Order of finish – 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6

Up Next
The Horned Frogs finish out the opening weekend of Big 12 play at No. 8 Texas. First serve is set for Sunday, March 13 at noon.

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