CORAL GABLES, Fla. — No. 17 Miami (5-1) defeated the Baylor (5-3) women’s tennis team 5-2 Friday at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. The Hurricanes took the doubles point and Baylor split decisions on the singles court.
The Bears’ Kris Sorokolet took a 7-5, 6-2 win on the No. 4 singles court, and Jessica Hinojosa took victory 6-4, 6-2 on the No. 2 singles court.
Miami earned wins on the No. 3 and No. 2 doubles court for the first point of the match. Then, the Hurricanes took wins on No. 6, No. 3, and No. 1 on the singles court. Baylor’s Angie Shakhraichuk won the first set 6-1 on the No. 3 court, but Miami’s Yuna Ito took the match by retirement due to illness after leading 4-1 in the second set.
The Hurricanes evened the all-time series with Baylor at eight apiece with the win.
NOTABLES VS. WICHITA STATE
Sorokolet’s win on the No. 4 four court was her 15th career win in singles in dual match play.
Kraus’ loss was to No. 7-ranked Estela Perez-Somarriba, and it was her first defeat of the season, moving to 6-1 on the year.
THEY SAID IT
Baylor head coach Joey Scrivano on the match with Miami …
“We put out a fantastic effort on a lot of our courts and I’m proud of the progress we’re making. We’ll turn our attention now to another strong opponent in UCF.”
WHAT’S NEXT
Baylor stays in Florida and heads to Orlando Sunday to face No. 23 Central Florida at 11 a.m. CT.
