The No. 22 Baylor Women’s Tennis team (2-1) opened at-home play with a 4-1 victory over Kansas (0-2) in the first day of ITA Kickoff Weekend.
No. 2 Alina Shcherbinina and Anita Sahdiieva gave the Bears their first doubles point after defeating Sonia Smagina and Tiffany Lagarde, 6-1.
Kansas’ Raphaelle Lacasse and Mariana Manyoma-Velasquez responded with a doubles victory of their own, besting Isabella Harvison and Paula Barañano, 7-5, at the No. 3 spot.
The Bears secured the doubles point with No. 1 Mel Krywoj and Alicia Herrero pulling out a 7-6(6-1) tiebreak win over Malkia Ngounoue and Maria Titova.