Women’s Tennis Falls to No. 5 Baylor in Opening Round of ITA Kickoff Weekend
Hideko Tachibana and the Crimson face
Brown on Sunday afternoon (photo courtesy of DSPics.com).
WACO, Texas – The women’s tennis team
fell to No. 5 Baylor, 4-0, in the opening round of the ITA Kickoff
Weekend on Saturday afternoon.
Baylor claimed the doubles point when the 13th
ranked duo of Lenka Broosova and Csilla Borsanyi defeated sophomore
Holly Cao and junior Samanatha Rosekrans, 8-4, in the No. 1 doubles
match. In the No. 3 matchup, sophomore Samantha Gridley and
freshman Sophie Chang fell to Taylor Ormond and Karolina Filipiak,
8-4.
On the singles side, Baylor claimed three
victories to seal the win. In the No. 3 position, freshman Kristin
Norton fell to No. 24 Nina Secerbegovic, 6-0, 7-5. Junior Samantha
Rosekrans lost to Taylor Ormond, 6-0, 6-2, in the No. 4 singles.
Freshman Alexandra Lehman dropped the No. 6 match to Carla Lundlar,
6-2, 6-3. The No. 1, 2 and 5 matches went unfinished since Baylor
clinched the victory.
The Crimson will face Nevada in the consolation round Sunday at 2
p.m.
Singles
1. No. 17 Lenka Broosova (Baylor) vs. Holly Cao (Harvard)
unfinished
2. Csilla Borsanyi (Baylor) vs, Hideko Tachibana (Harvard)
unifinished
3. No. 24 Nina Secerbegovic (Baylor) def. Kristin Norton (Harvard)
6-0, 7-5
4. Taylor Ormond (Baylor) def. Samantha Rosekrans (Harvard) 6-0,
6-2
5. Karolina Filipiak (Baylor) vs. Sophie Chang (Harvard)
unifinished
6. Carla Lundlar (Baylor) def. Alexandra Lehman (Harvard) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1. No. 13 Lenka Broosova/Csilla Borsanyi (Baylor) def. Holly
Cao/Samantha Rosekrans (Harvard) 8-4
2. Nina Secerbegovic/Carla Lindlar (Baylor) vs. Kristin
Norton/Hideko Tachibana (Harvard) unfinished
3. Taylor Ormond/Karolina Filipiak (Baylor) def. Samantha
Gridley/Sophie Chang (Harvard) 8-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4, 6, 3)
