Jayhawks Drop 4-2 Match to Baylor on Sunday

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LAWRENCE, Kan. - Kansas fell to the No. 23 Baylor Bears, 4-2, at the Jayhawk Tennis Center in Sunday matinee action.

Kansas falls to 10-8 (4-4 Big 12) on the season, while Baylor improves to 15-3 (6-2 Big 12).

Kansas jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after securing the doubles point behind a tremendous performance by Gracie Mulville and Heike Janse van Vuuren who took down No. 24 Christina Tiglea and Liubov Kostenko, 6-0, in the number one slot. The duo improves to 11-5 on the year and an even 3-3 in conference.

Jasmine Adams and Yerkezhan Arystanbekova clinched the Jayhawk point with a 6-3 win on court two to move to 5-1 in the season, while Kyoka Kybo and Anna Putiina's No. 3 singles match went unfinished, as the pair trailed 4-5. Kansas improved to 12-6 in doubles points on the year.

In singles action, Mulville extended KU's lead to 2-0 with a sound 6-4, 6-2 victory as the No. 67 player in the country is now 11-5 on the season and 5-3 in Big 12 play.

Baylor came back with three straight wins to flip the advantage, 3-2, in favor of the Bears. Van Vuuren dropped her No. 4 singles match, 6-2, 6-3, to No. 87 ranked Na Dong, while Anna Putilina fell 6-4, 6-1 on court six and Maria Titova lost 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 3 slot.

Despite a commanding 6-1 start by Kubo in No. 3 singles, Zuzanna Kubacha rallied 7-6 (1) in game two to force a tiebreaker set. The match went unfinished as Arystanbekova was defeated on court five by a twin score of 6-4, 6-4, as Baylor went on to take it 4-2.

Up Next

The Jayhawks return to the road for its next three matches, beginning with a stint in Utah, with matches against the Utes starting at 11 p.m. CT on Thursday, before facing BYU on Saturday at 10 a.m. KU will head to Ames, Iowa, to take on the Iowa State Cyclones on April 5.

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