By DJ Ramirez | Sports Editor
No. 27 Baylor women’s tennis opened conference play with a 6-1 victory over Iowa State Friday night at the Hurd Tennis Center, playing outdoors for the first time this season.
The Bears got the doubles point to set the tone for the match with two of three wins on courts one and three. Senior Angie Shakhraichuk and sophomore Paula Barañano dropped the Bears’ only doubles loss 6-2 to Cyclones freshmen Thasaporn Naklo and Christin Hsieh on court two.
Juniors Mel Krywoj and Alicia Herrero Linana grabbed the first half of Baylor’s doubles point with a 6-1 victory on court one and juniors Livia Kraus and Kris Sorokolet battled through a 7-6 (6-4) tiebreaker to put the Bears on the board.