West Virginia Falls to Baylor

Friday, March 24

Waco, TX

7 p.m.

West Virginia University

Baylor University

March 24, 2023 09:55 PM | Tennis

Box Score

By: Fallyn Swiger

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team (11-5, 1-2 Big 12) fell to Baylor, 6-1, Friday evening at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.

Friday evening's competition against the Bears began with doubles play. Sophomore Camilla Bossi and senior Ting-Pei Chang fell short to Baylor's Paula Barañano and Daniella Dimitrov, 1-6. Baylor claimed the doubles point after redshirt freshman Maja Dodik and sophomore Tatiana Lipatova were defeated by Alina Shcherbinina and Brooke Thompson, 2-6.

At No. 2 doubles, sophomore/junior pair Michaela Kucharova and Momoko Nagato ended unfinished after the Bears clinched the doubles point.

During singles play, Dodik, Lipatova, Hsieh and Bossi suffered losses in two sets to the Bears.

Kucharova claimed West Virginia's only victory of the day at No. 3 singles, defeating Liubov Kostenko, 4-6, 6-4(10-7).

At No. 2 singles, Chang fought to force a tiebreaker in the second set, but ultimately fell to Sahdiieva, 3-6, 6-7(1).

Doubles Results

Paula Barañano / Daniella Dimitrov (BU) def. Camilla Bossi / Ting-Pei Chang (WVU), 6-1
Anita Sahdiieva / Isabella Harvison (BU) vs. Michaela Kucharova / Momoko Nagato (WVU), 5-4 (unfinished)
Alina Shcherbinina / Brooke Thompson (BU) def. Maja Dodik / Tatiana Lipatova (WVU), 6-2

Singles Results

#124 Alina Shcherbinina (BU) def. Camilla Bossi (WVU), 7-5, 6-1
Anita Sahdiieva (BU) def. Ting-Pei Chang (WVU), 6-3, 7-6(1)
Michaela Kucharova (WVU) def. Liubov Kostenko (BU), 4-6, 6-4(10-7)
Daniella Dimitrov (BU) def. Maja Dodik (WVU), 6-2, 0-6
Paula Barañano (BU) def. Tatiana Lipatova (WVU), 6-1, 6-2
Danielle Tuhten (BU) def. Pei-Ju Hsieh (WVU), 6-2, 6-1

Looking Ahead
West Virginia continues its road swing on Sunday, March 26, against Texas. Competition from the Texas Tennis Center in Austin is set to begin at 11 a.m. ET.

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