March 14, 2009

WACO, Texas - Lenka Broosova won a second-set tiebreaker to defeat Andrea Remynse, 6-3, 7-6 (5) on court two as the fifth-ranked Baylor women's tennis team held on to defeat ninth-ranked and defending national champion UCLA on Saturday afternoon at the Baylor Tennis Center.

UCLA (13-3) took an early 1-0 lead after winning the closely contested doubles point. Nina Secerbegovic and Kasia Siwosz defeated Nina Pantic and Ashley Joelson, 9-7 on court three before fifth-ranked Yasmin Schnak and Remynse downed No. 24 Broosova and Csilla Borsanyi, 8-6 on court one. In the deciding doubles match, No. 76 Stephanie Wetmore and Carling Seguso won a tiebreaker over No. 55 Taylor Ormond and Jelena Stanivuk, 9-8(4) on court two.

Secerbegovic made quick work of Joelson on court five, winning 6-2, 6-0, to even the match at 1-1. No. 73 Borsanyi defeated No. 112 Pantic, 6-4, 6-1, on court four to put Baylor in the lead. Baylor won its third-straight singles match as No. 34 Stanivuk rolled over No. 81 Maya Johansson, 6-0, 6-1, on court three.

No. 19 Schnack defeated No. 32 Ormond in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3, on court one, while Seguso downed Siwosz, 7-5, 7-5, on court six.

With the match all square at 3-3, No. 46 Broosova rallied from a 5-1 second-set deficit to win over No. 27 Remynse to clinch the match.

UCLA's next match will be on March 27 against Stanford at the Los Angeles Tennis Center beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Doubles
1. #5 Schnack/Remynse (UCLA) def. #24 Borsanyi/Broosova (BU), 8-6
2. #76 Stephanie Wetmore/Seguso (UCLA) def. #55 Ormond/Stanivuk (BU), 9-8(4)
3. Secerbegovic/Siwosz (BU) def. Pantic/Joelson (UCLA), 9-7
UCLA Wins Doubles Point -- Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles
1. #19 Yasmin Schnack (UCLA) def. #32 Taylor Ormond (BU), 7-5, 6-3
2. #46 Lenka Broosova (BU) def. #27 Andrea Remynse (UCLA), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
3. #34 Jelena Stanivuk (BU) def. #81 Maya Johansson (UCLA), 6-0, 6-1
4. #73 Csilla Borsanyi (BU) def. #112 Nina Pantic (UCLA), 6-4, 6-1
5. Nina Secerbegovic (BU) def. Ashley Joelson (UCLA), 6-2, 6-0
6. Carling Seguso (UCLA) def. Kasia Siwosz (BU) 7-5, 7-5

Singles Order of Finish: 5, 4, 3, 1, 6, 2