Box Score MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team suffered its third loss of the season to No. 27 Baylor, 6-1, on Saturday evening, at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.

"We battled well this weekend," WVU coach Miha Lisac said. "The team brought the fight to Texas and Baylor. We are looking forward to getting back home and preparing for matches versus TCU and Texas Tech next weekend."

West Virginia began Saturday's match in an early deficit, as Baylor took the No. 2 and 3 doubles matches by scores of 6-2 and 6-4, respectively. The final doubles match from the No. 1 slot went unfinished, with the two pairs tied at 4-4.
 
From the No. 5 position, senior Sofia Duran dropped the first set to sophomore Paula Baranano, 6-2, and Duran was swept in the second set, 6-0.
 
West Virginia's lone singles victory came in the No. 6 position from sophomore Nicole Roc, who has now recorded two consecutive victories over Big 12 opponents this year. Roc defeated Daria Rakitskaya in straight sets by a score of 6-1, 6-1, to give the Mountaineers their lone team point of the evening.
 
In the No. 2 slot, junior Anne-Sophie Courteau, dropped two consecutive sets, 6-1, 6-1, to give Baylor a 3-1 advantage in the match.
 
Saturday's contest was decided in the No. 1 slot, where sophomore Anastasiia Bovolskaia went up against Anastasia Kharitnova. Bovolskaia fell in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, as Baylor clinched the match. The final two singles matches were played out.
 
The No. 4 position was played by junior Giovanna Caputo. She suffered the loss in back-to-back sets against Kristina Sorokolet, 6-2, 6-1.
 
In the No. 3 slot, freshman Kat Lyman played a tough match with Alicia Herrero Linana. Lyman dropped the first set 6-4, but quickly regained her composure in the second set to win, 7-6, following a tiebreaker. The final set was played to 10 points, but Lyman fell by a score of 10-4.
 
The Mountaineers return to Morgantown on Friday, March 13, as they play host to TCU at 2 p.m. ET at the Summit Tennis Academy. WVU also will host Texas Tech on Sunday, March 15, at the Summit Tennis Academy. First serve against TTU is scheduled for 10 a.m.
 
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