Baylor Knocks Off OU, 6-1

April 12, 2008

WACO, Texas- The University of Oklahoma women's tennis team (9-9, 2-4) fell 6-1 to No. 6 Baylor, Friday, at the Baylor Tennis Complex.

"Baylor is a very strong team," OU head coach Mark Johnson said. "We could have done some things better, but you have to give them credit they are very talented."

Baylor swept all three doubles matches to go ahead 1-0 early.

On court two, No. 57 Taylor Ormond and Jelena Stanivuk defeated Christi Baxley and Maria Kalashnikova 8-4.

No. 2 ranked Lenka Broosova and Zuzana Zemenova defeated Sooners Ana-Maria Constantinescu and Chelsea Orr 8-4 at the No. 1 spot. The Lady Bears dropped the first game, but stormed back to win five straight and take a 5-1 lead. Oklahoma battled back to cut the lead to 6-4, but the Lady Bears won the last two games to secure the doubles point.

Oklahoma's lone win came from freshman Tara Eckel at the No. 6 spot. The Dallas, Texas native defeated Natalie Holmes with ease, 6-2, 6-0.

"Tara played a great match," Johnson said. "She is really improving and doing great things for the team."

The Sooners will return to the courts Sunday, April 13, when they take on Texas Tech University at 12 p.m., in Lubbock, Texas.

#6 Baylor 6, Oklahoma 1

Singles
1. #24 Zuzana Zemenova (BU) def. #89 Ana Constantinescu (OU) 6-2, 6-0
2. #13 Lenka Broosova (BU) def. Chelsea Orr (OU) 6-4, 6-0
3. Jelena Stanivuk (BU) def. Maria Kalashnikova (OU) 6-4, 6-2
4. #81 Jana Bielikova (BU) def. Elena Antakova (OU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Zuzana Chmelarova (BU) def. Christi Baxley (OU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Tara Eckel (OU) def. Natalie Holmes (BU) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
1. #2 Lenka Broosova/Zuzana Zemenova (BU) def. Chelsea Orr/Ana Constantinescu (OU) 8-4
2. #57 Jelena Stanivuk/Taylor Ormond (BU) def. Maria Kalashnikova/Christi Baxley (OU) 8-4
3. Jana Bielikova/Zuzana Chmelarova (BU) def. Tara Eckel/Elena Antakova (OU) 8-6

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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