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No. 6 Women’s Tennis sweeps Baylor, 7-0
04.10.2019 | Women's Tennis
The Longhorns claim doubles point and win all contested singles matches in straight sets.
WACO, Texas — The No. 6 University of Texas women's tennis team posted a 7-0 sweep at Baylor (7-19, 1-6 Big 12) on Wednesday afternoon at the Hurd Tennis Center. The Longhorns, who won their eighth-straight dual match, won the doubles point and all five contested singles matches in straight sets.
Texas (14-3, 7-0 Big 12) grabbed an early 1-0 lead by easily claiming the doubles point. UT's sophomore tandem of Fernanda Labraña and Bojana Markovic registered a 6-0 win against Dominika Sujova and Alexandra Ahearn at third doubles.
The No. 55-ranked tandem of junior twin sisters Anna and Bianca Turati clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 victory against Angie Shakhriachuk and Katelyn Parker at first doubles. The Turati twins won their seventh-straight doubles match and improved to 11-2 in dual-match doubles play this spring, including a perfect 6-0 mark in Big 12 play. Junior Petra Granic and freshman Tijana Spasojevic led Paula Baranano and Stephanie Adames by a 4-2 score at second doubles when the point was clinched.
The Longhorns increased their lead to 2-0, when senior Katie Poluta earned a walkover at sixth singles. Labraña registered a dominant 6-1, 6-0 victory against Ahearn at fifth singles, before No. 123 Markovic clinched the dual-match win with a 6-2, 6-1 win against Parker at fourth singles.
With the dual match decided, No. 41 Anna Turati recorded a 6-1, 6-1 win against Sujova at second singles. Turati claimed her 13th-consecutive singles victory and improved to 14-2 in dual-match singles action this spring, including a 7-0 mark in Big 12 play.
No. 55 Granic added a 6-0, 6-2 victory against Adames at third singles. Granic improved to 10-1 in dual-match singles play this spring, including a 6-1 record in Big 12 play. No. 29 Bianca Turati closed out the match with a 6-3, 7-5 win against Baranano at first singles. With the second set tied at 5-5, Turati broke Baranano and then rallied from down 0-30 to hold serve in the final game on a deuce point.
Texas continues Big 12 Conference play when it travels to Urbandale, Iowa to face Iowa State on Friday, April 12. First serve for the Texas-Iowa State match is set for 11 a.m. Central.
#6 Texas 7, Baylor 0
Singles – Order of finish (5-4-2-3-1)
- #29 Bianca Turati (UT) def. Paula Baranano (BU), 6-3, 7-5
- #41 Anna Turati (UT) def. Dominika Sujova (BU), 6-1, 6-1
- #55 Petra Granic (UT) def. Stephanie Adames (BU), 6-0, 6-2
- #123 Bojana Markovic (UT) def. Katelyn Parker (BU), 6-2, 6-1
- Fernanda Labraña (UT) def. Alexandra Ahearn (BU), 6-1, 6-0
- Katie Poluta (UT) wins by walkover
Doubles – Order of finish (3-1)
- #55 Anna Turati/Bianca Turati (UT) def. Katelyn Parker/Angie Shakhraichuk (BU), 6-1
- Petra Granic/Tijana Spasojevic (UT) vs. Paula Baranano/Stephanie Adames (BU), 4-2 (unfinished)
- Fernanda Labraña/Bojana Markovic (UT) def. Alexandra Ahearn/Dominika Sujova (BU), 6-0
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