Tennis Falls to No. 20 Baylor in Waco

WACO – UNT Tennis dropped at 4-0 decision to No. 20 Baylor Sunday in Waco at the Hurd Tennis Center. The team is now 8-4 on the season. Senior Lucie Devier played a strong match in the first position winning in her first set and trailed narrowly in an unfinished set two.

DOUBLES

Lucie Devier and Maria Ponomareva picked up two games against No. 1 ranked doubles pair Alicia Herrero Linana and Melany Krywoj. The score of the match was 2-6.
Kexuan Zhou and Sophia Hummel fell 2-6 in the third position.
Saki Oyama and Liisa Vehvilainen were down 2-5 with their match left unfinished.

SINGLES

Oyama put up a fight against No. 122 ranked Alina Shcherbinia but ultimately fell 2-6 in both sets.
Vehvilainen nearly toppled Paula Baranano in the first set but lost 5-7, the second set was a 1-6 loss.
Zhou slipped in the fifth position 2-6, 4-6.
Devier played a dominant match winning the first set 6-2, the match was left unfinished with Devier slightly behind 5-6.
Ponomareva battled through her match at the number four position with the first set going into a tiebreaker. The senior fell 6-7 in set one and was behind 2-3 in an unfinished set two.
Hummel picked up a win on her first set 5-7 but slipped behind 1-5 in set two which also remained unfinished.

QUOTABLE

"It was a big challenge for us but we fought hard on every court," senior Lucie Devier said. "We are right there with these teams and can't wait to get over the hump. There are so many good matches ahead of us to reach our full potential. "Belief" is going to be important for the rest of the season."

UP NEXT

Mean Green Tennis is headed home for a three-match stint. They will face conference rivals Charlotte on Friday the 11^th at 3 p.m. and Rice on Sunday the 13^th at 12 p.m. On March 19^th UNT will play VCU at 11 a.m. All these matches will take place at Waranch Tennis Facility.

DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #1 Mel Krywoj/Alicia Herrero (BU) def. Lucie Devier/Maria Ponomareva (UNT) 6-2
2. AC Zamburek/Anita Sahdiieva (BU) vs. Saki Oyama/Liisa Vehvilainen (UNT) 5-2, unfinished
3. Paula Baranano/Alina Shcherbinina (BU) def. Kexuan Zhou/Sophia Hummel (UNT) 6-2
Order of Finish: (3, 1)

SINGLES RESULTS
1. Alicia Herrero (BU) vs. Lucie Devier (UNT) 2-6, 6-5, unfinished
2. #122 Alina Shcherbinina (BU) def. Saki Oyama (UNT) 6-2, 6-2
3. Paula Baranano (BU) def. Liisa Vehvilainen (UNT) 7-5, 6-1
4. Anita Sahdiieva (BU) vs. Maria Ponomareva (UNT) 7-6 (7-2), 3-2, unfinished
5. AC Zamburek (BU) def. Kexuan Zhou (UNT) 6-2, 6-4
6. Olivia Malm (BU) vs. Sophia Hummel (UNT) 5-7, 5-1, unfinished
Order of Finish: (2, 3, 5)

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Lucie Devier

Sophia Hummel

Saki Oyama

Maria Ponomareva

Kexuan Zhou

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