LOS ANGELES - Despite dropping the doubles point, the ninth-ranked Lady Bears out-dueled the No. 2 UCLA Bruins on the singles courts to take a 4-3 win on the road on Wednesday in Los Angeles, Calif.
"Yesterday was a huge win for our program, but for us to bounce back and beat an even stronger team today was really impressive," head coach Joey Scrivano. "I am really proud of the way our team played. UCLA just came out and took care of business in doubles, but the ladies just didn't let that influence the rest of the match. They were composed and played singles with a lot of confidence."
After UCLA lost just two games at No. 1 and No. 2 on the doubles court, Baylor had its work cut out to against the second-ranked team in the nation. The Lady Bears found a little momentum with a win at No. 3 doubles from Nina Secerbegovic and Jelena Stanivuk. The duo beat Pamela Montez and Carling Seguso by a score of 8-6.
Baylor then took quick first sets at No. 2, No. 3, and No. 5 singles to fully seize all momentum No. 41 Secerbegovic made quick work of 34th-ranked Andrea Remynse with a 6-3, 6-1 victory for her 11th consecutive win to open the dual-match season. At No. 5, Karolina Filipiak followed suit with a 6-0, 6-4 win to tie the score at 2-2.
"Nina has been the most consistent player on our team over the last two years," Scrivano said. "She just puts points on the board for us. And for Karolina to go out and win decisively was a big key for us. It really shows the direction that her game is going."
After that, Baylor had to fight through in two three-set matches at No. 1 and No. 3. On the first court, No. 8 Lenka Broosova dropped the first set 6-4, but dominated the next two sets winning 6-2, 6-2. On court three, No. 98 Taylor Ormond traded 6-2 sets with No. 37 Noelle Hickey, then found herself down 3-0 in the deciding set. With her back to the wall, Ormond reeled off six consecutive games to take the set 6-3 and clinch the win in dramatic fashion for Baylor.
"Lenka did a fantastic job of fighting off a very hot player in Yasmin Schnack," Scrivano said. "I don't think we have ever beaten Schnack, but Lenka just battled for three sets. She is the heart and soul of our team. Then TO really buckled down in that third set. She did a great job of using her serve and her forehand to dictate the match from 3-0 down."
The Lady Bears will battle their third top 15 opponent of the week, and second top five opponents when they take on No. 4 North Carolina at the Baylor Tennis Center on Saturday, March 13 at noon.
LOS ANGELES - Baylor's ninth-ranked women's tennis team will head to the west coast this week to take on two Pac-10 foes in No. 12 USC and No. 4 UCLA. The Lady Bears will play USC at Marks Stadium at 1:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday, then take on UCLA at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at 1:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday.
The Lady Bears enter the weekend with five players ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association top 100. Senior Lenka Broosova, who is 8-0 in singles in the dual-match season, leads the way ranked No. 8, while sophomore Nina Secerbegovic, who is 10-0 in singles in dual matches, is ranked No. 41. Senior Csilla Borsanyi is ranked No. 53, junior Jelena Stanivuk is No. 82 and junior Taylor Ormond is No. 98. In doubles, the duo of Broosova and Borsanyi is currently ranked No. 11 in the nation.
The BU-USC matchup will mark the second meeting of the season between the two squads. The Bears and Trojans squared off in the consolation round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Madison, Wis. Baylor, coming off its first loss of the season at the time, fired on all cylinders on its way to a 5-2 victory. The Lady Bears won two of three doubles matches, and four of six singles matches, three of which were by straight sets.
Baylor is 2-0 all-time against the Trojans with the win earlier this season. USC (8-4) features three players ranked in the top 25 and one more in the top 100. Maria Sanchez checks in at No. 5, while Alison Ramos and Danielle Lao are No. 21 and 22, respectively. Valeria Pulido is ranked No. 91 for the Trojans. In doubles, Sanchez is part of two ranked doubles teams, including 36th with Lyndsay Kinstler and 40th with Sanchez. Of the four ranked players and ranked doubles tandem, only one (Ramos) recorded a victory against BU earlier this year.
The Lady Bears hold a 3-1 all-time record against UCLA, including wins each of the last two seasons. This will mark the fourth year in a row the two teams have met, with UCLA getting its only win against Baylor in 2007. The Bruins (11-1) also feature four ranked singles players, as well as a top-five doubles tandem. Yasmin Schnack is ranked No. 5, Andrea Remynse is 34th, Noelle Hickey is 37th and Pamela Montez is 124th. Remynse and Schnack spearhead the doubles teams for UCLA, ranked fourth in the nation.
Follow the action at USC with live video and scoring here on Tuesday, and live scoring at UCLA here on Wednesday.
WACO, Texas - Baylor's ninth-ranked women's tennis team (9-2) won every singles and doubles match to sweep Iowa State (5-6) 7-0 on Saturday at the Baylor Tennis Center.
"Iowa State has a good team and I believe they are going to surprise some people this year," head coach Joey Scrivano said. "It's always good to get a win, especially when it's in Big 12 play."
The Lady Bears won each doubles match by at least three games and took the singles matches in straights on five of six courts. Sophomore Nina Secerbegovic recorded her 10th straight win to open dual-match play with a 6-2, 6-2 win, while senior Lenka Broosova cruised to her eighth consecutive win to open 2010 with a 6-2, 6-1.
Behind the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, Baylor was just as consistent. Taylor Ormond bounced back from a loss on Wednesday in singles, with a straight-sets win, 6-2, 7-5, over Tessa Lang, coming from behind in the second set. At No. 4 and No. 5, Csilla Borsanyi and Karolina Filipiak each dominated their opponents. Borsanyi dropped just two games in a 6-0, 6-2 win, while Filipiak lost just four in a 6-3, 6-1 victory. At No. 6, freshman Carla Lindlar dropped the first set 7-5, but fought back to win the second set 6-4 and the super tie-breaker 10-6.
In doubles, Iowa State put up a fight in each match at the midway point, but on each court the Lady Bears took control and won easily. Baylor took at 8-5 victories at No. 1 and No. 2, while the No. 3 doubles won 8-4. The biggest improvement for Baylor was the win at the second position where Secerbegovic and Lindlar came from behind to avenge a loss earlier in the week.
"I like our improvement at No.2 doubles today," Scrivano said. "Nina and Carla made some nice adjustments and played a very clean match from start to finish. The same goes for Taylor at No. 3 singles. She was ready to play and was much more focused today. When Taylor is focused and ready, she's an elite player."
The Lady Bears will be back in action with a west coast swing to take on No. 12 USC on Tuesday, March 9, and No. 4 UCLA on Wednesday, March 10. The meeting with USC will be the second of the season for Baylor, earning a 5-2 victory on Feb. 14.
LUBBOCK, Texas - Senior Lenka Broosova and sophomore Nina Secerbegovic each stayed undefeated to carry Baylor's ninth-ranked women's tennis team to a 6-1 win over Texas Tech in the first match of Big 12 play on Wednesday in Lubbock, Texas.
"Its always nice to get the Big 12 season started, and kick it off with a win," head coach Joey Scrivano said. "We are playing well at certain positions, but we need some work at some other positions. We definitely can play and compete at a much higher level than we are right now. So that's the good news and the bad news."
No. 8 Broosova and No. 41 Secerbegovic, playing the first and second positions for the Lady Bears each collected straight-sets victories. Broosova, who began the season 6-0, added to her undefeated streak with a 6-1, 6-0 defeat of TTU's Sandra Dynka. Secerbegovic, who was 8-0 this season, added her ninth win with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Elizabeth Ullathorne.
"(Lenka and Nina) are great competitors," Scrivano said. "If you are undefeated at this stage, you are not only a good tennis player, but a great competitor. They just believe in their abilities. I am really happy the way they have carried the team so far."
The Lady Bears also got straight-sets wins at the fourth, fifth, and sixth positions as well. Csilla Borsanyi, ranked No. 53 in singles, recorded her second-consecutive win with a 6-2, 6-4 defeat of Kelsy Garland. Karolina Filipiak beat Caroline Starck 6-3, 6-4, while Carla Lindlar beat Lorena Aviles 6-3, 6-1.
Baylor also won the doubles point, taking two of the three matches. The No. 11 duo of Broosova and Borsanyi cruised to an 8-1 win, while Taylor Ormond and Filipiak won 8-2.
The Lady Bears will continue their Big 12 schedule with their conference home opener on Saturday at noon against Iowa State at the Baylor Tennis Center.
Saturday February 27, 2010 6:57 PM Posted by staff
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Baylor's fifth-ranked women's tennis took No. 8 Michigan down to the wire, but weren't able to pull it out, losing 4-3 on Friday evening in Ann Arbor, Mich.
"Michigan played a great match and outplayed us today," head coach Joey Scrivano said. "It's extremely disappointing to see us not execute what we work on every day in practice. We have to change certain things right now and put some more serious work in if we're going to have a good season."
The Lady Bears started the match out down a point, losing two out of the three doubles matches. BU fought back, winning two of the first three singles matches to tie the score at two. The teams then traded the next two matches to tie the score at 3-3, but the Wolverines closed out a three-set win in the last finishing singles match of the day.
The No. 12 duo of Lenka Broosova and Csilla Borsanyi were the lone doubles winner for the Lady Bears with an 8-4 win over Rika Tatsuno and Whitney Taney at the No. 1 position.
In singles, No. 9 Broosova moved her season record to 6-0 with a win over No. 16 Denise Muresan in a second-set tiebreak 6-3, 7-6 (7-3). No. 25 Nina Secerbegovic dropped just two games, 6-2, 6-0, to Tatsuno on her way to her eighth consecutive win to open the season 8-0.
No. 123 Csilla Borsanyi snapped a five-match losing streak with a three-set win over Tania Mahtani, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2. The Lady Bears dropped the final three positions at No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6. No. 105 Jelena Stanivuk saw her first action of the dual-match season, but fell 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 to Mimi Nguyen. No. 91 Taylor Ormond fought back from down a set, then tied the match at 4-4 in the third set, but couldn't finish off the comeback, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4.
The Lady Bears will be back on the court in their Big 12 opener at Texas Tech University on March 3 in Lubbock, Texas. That match is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.
