Media Almanac

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2017-18 BAYLOR WOMEN’S TENNIS MEDIA ALMANAC
Ninth Edition, Baylor Athletic Communications
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS
1500 South University Parks Drive
Waco, TX 76706
254-710-1234
www.BaylorBears.com
www.BaylorAthleticExperience.com
Facebook: BaylorAthletics
Twitter: @BaylorAthletics
CREDITS
EDITORS
Jil Price
COMPILATION
Jil Price, Noelle Kakimoto
PHOTOGRAPHY
Robbie Rogers, Matthew Minard
Baylor Photography
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Baylor University is to educate men and women for worldwide leadership
and service by integrating academic excellence and Christian commitment within a caring
© 2018, Baylor University Department of Athletics community.
BAYLOR ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT
To support the overall mission of the University by providing a nationally competitive
intercollegiate athletics program that attracts, nurtures and graduates student-athletes who,
under the guidance of a high-quality staff, pursue excellence in their respective sports, while
representing Baylor with character and integrity. Consistent with the Christian values of the
University, the department will carry out this mission in a way that reflects fair and equitable
opportunities for all student-athletes and staff.
Baylor University is an equal opportunity institution whose programs, services, activities and opera-
tions are without discrimination as to sex, color, or national origin, and are not opposed to qualified
handi capped persons.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION QUICK FACTS
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Quick Facts / Media Information.................................................................................................................................................1 R
Athletics Communications ..........................................................................................................................................................2 University Information OD
2017-18 Season Schedule .........................................................................................................................................................3 Location: Waco, Texas U
University Administration ...........................................................................................................................................................4 Chartered: 1845, by the Republic of Texas CT
Director of Athletics ..................................................................................................................................................................5 Enrollment: 17,059 IO
Interim President: Dr. Linda Livingstone N
PLAYERS Faculty Representative: Jeremy Counseller
Roster .......................................................................................................................................................................................6 Athletic Director: Mack Rhoades
Returning Players....................................................................................................................................................................7-9 Sport Administrator: Dawn Rogers
Newcomers ........................................................................................................................................................................10-12 Conference: Big 12
Nickname: Lady Bears
Mascots: Joy and Lady (live Black Bears)
COACHES & STAFF
Colors: Green (PMS 560) and Gold (PMS 1235)
Head Coach Joey Scrivano ..................................................................................................................................................13-14
Conference: Big 12
Assistant Coaches ...................................................................................................................................................................15
University Web Site: www.Baylor.edu
Athletics Web Site: www.BaylorBears.com
2016-17 REVIEW
Outdoor Facility (capacity): Hurd Tennis Center
2016-17 Team Results ............................................................................................................................................................16
(1,600)
2016-17 Individual Results ......................................................................................................................................................17
Indoor Facility (capacity): Jim and Nell Hawkins
Indoor Tennis Center (400)
HISTORY PROGRAM HISTORY
Big 12 Championships .........................................................................................................................................................18-19 All-Time Record: 604-371-4 (.619)
Year-by-Year Results ...........................................................................................................................................................20-24 Big 12 Record: 186-334 (.845)
All-Time Series Results .......................................................................................................................................................25-26 Regular-Season Conference Titles (last): 11 (2015)
NCAA Championship Results ...............................................................................................................................................27-32 Postseason Conference Titles (last): 8 (2015)
All-Time Honors/Awards .....................................................................................................................................................33-34 Overall NCAA Record: 34-20 (.630)
All-Time Letterwinners .............................................................................................................................................................35 NCAA Tournament Appearances (last): 20 (2017)
All-Time Records ......................................................................................................................................................................36 NCAA Team Championships: none
NCAA Individual Championships: 1
Zuzana Zemenova (2005)
2017 REVIEW
Overall Record: 22-7 (H: 15-0, A: 4-5, N: 3-2)
Big 12 Finish: 3rd (7-2)
Big 12 Tournament Finish: Semifinal (1-1)
Postseason Finish: NCAA Second Round (1-1)
MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA SERVICES Final National Ranking: 17th
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/6
The media will receive previews and recaps
of all Baylor women’s tennis matches through-
The Baylor Athletic Communications Office COACHING STAFF
out the season. Bios for coaches and players are
appreciates your interest in Baylor women’s Head Coach: Joey Scrivano (Eastern Michigan, 1997)
available online at www.BaylorBears.com.
tennis and looks forward to assisting you during Career Record: 414-133 (18 seasons)
For women’s tennis home matches, a live
the 2017-18 season. Our offices are located on the Record at Baylor: 354-115 (15 seasons)
scoring page will be available on
second floor of the Simpson Athletics and Aca- Assistant Coach: Chris Frusci (Muhlenberg, 2008)
www.BaylorBears.com.
demic Center on South University Parks Drive. Assistant Coach: Toni Ormond (Ball State, 2017)
To assist in your coverage, please take time to
read the information found on this page. These ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
INTERVIEWS
policies have been established in consideration Women’s Tennis Contact: Jil Price
of the media’s needs, as well as those of Baylor’s All interviews with head coach Joey Scrivano E-mail: [email protected]
student-athletes and coaches to create a positive and student-athletes must be coordinated Office: [phone]
work environment for all concerned. through Associate Director of Athletic Commu- Cell: [phone]
If additional information or assistance is nications Jil Price and must be made at least Fax: [phone]
required, please contact Associate Director of 24 hours in advance. No student-athlete phone Women’s Tennis Student Contact: Noelle Kakimoto
Athletic Communications Jil Price. numbers or e-mail addresses will be given out E-mail: [email protected]
We appreciate your coverage of Baylor tennis under any circumstances.
and look forward to working with you this Student-athletes WILL NOT be asked to
season. miss class, study hall or mandatory team func-
tions to conduct an interview.
POST-MATCH INTERVIEWS
Baylor University is committed to a policy of
equal access for both male and female reporters
and photographers.
The Baylor locker room is closed to the me-
dia. Coach Scrivano and player interviews will
be conducted in the Hurd Tennis Center lobby.
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Social Media
“Like” on Facebook: Facebook.com/BaylorAthletics
DAVID KAYE TAYLOR BRYAN Follow on Twitter: Twitter.com/BaylorAthletics
Director Associate Director
Follow on Instagram: Instagram.com/BaylorAthletics
MBB, Golf, Football Football
STAFF DIRECTORY
DAVID KAYE Director
Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf, Women’s Golf, Football
Alma Mater: Baylor, 2008 | Joined Baylor: November 2009
Cell: 254-709-5147 | E-mail: [email protected]
TAYLOR BRYAN Associate Director
Sport Responsibilities: Football
ZACH PETERS JIL PRICE Alma Mater: Troy, 2009 | Joined Baylor: May 2017
Associate Director Associate Director Cell: 254-709-4411 | E-mail: [email protected]
Baseball, A&T, Football WBB, Women’s Tennis
ZACH PETERS Associate Director
Sport Responsibilities: Baseball, Football, Acrobatics & Tumbling
Alma Mater: Northern Illinois, 2007 | Joined Baylor: February 2013
Cell: 254-749-0712 | E-mail: [email protected]
JIL PRICE Associate Director
Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Basketball, Women’s Tennis
Alma Mater: IPFW, 2011 | Joined Baylor: August 2016
JONATHAN HILL CODY SOTO Cell: 254-652-3092 | E-mail: [email protected]
Assistant Director Assistant Director
Soccer, Softball, Equestrian Volleyball, Men’s Tennis, JONATHAN HILL Assistant Director
Track & Field/XC
Sport Responsibilities: Soccer, Softball, Equestrian
Alma Mater: Tarleton State, 2014 | Joined Baylor: September 2015
Cell: 254-652-0675 | E-mail: [email protected]
CODY SOTO Assistant Director
Sport Responsibilities: Volleyball, Men’s Tennis, Track & Field/Cross Country
Alma Mater: Baylor, 2016 | Joined Baylor: June 2017
Cell: 254-338-4859 | E-mail: [email protected]
SHELLEY ZYCH Administrative Assistant
Office: 254-710-1266 | Cell: 254-709-4160 | E-mail: [email protected]
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2017-18 SCHEDULE
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6-8 H-E-B INVITATIONAL WACO, TEXAS All Day R
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13-17 ITA Texas Regionals Fort Worth, Texas All Day D
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27-29 Haunted Horned Frog Classic Fort Worth, Texas All Day C
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NOVEMBER
1-5 ITA Fall Nationals Indian Wells, Calif. All Day
5-12 WACO SHOWDOWN WACO, TEXAS All Day
JANUARY
26 WESTERN MICHIGAN WACO, TEXAS 11 a.m.
NEW MEXICO WACO, TEXAS 6 p.m.
FEBRUARY
2 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. 3 p.m.
4 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 9 a.m.
10 TULSA WACO, TEXAS 3 p.m.
11 UCF WACO, TEXAS 4 p.m.
17 OLE MISS WACO, TEXAS 1 p.m.
18 MIAMI WACO, TEXAS 1 p.m.
23 at Oregon Eugene, Ore. 2 p.m.
25 at Washington Seattle, Wash. 12 p.m.
MARCH
2 OHIO STATE WACO, TEXAS 5 p.m.
6 at Rice Houston, Texas 5 p.m.
9 MICHIGAN WACO, TEXAS 5 p.m.
12 at Kansas * Lawrence, Kan. 4:30 p.m.
13 at Kansas State * Manhattan, Kan. 1 p.m.
16 vs. Pepperdine ^ Indian Wells, Calif. 8 p.m.
17 vs. USC ^ Indian Wells, Calif. 5 p.m.
23 OKLAHOMA STATE * WACO, TEXAS 6 p.m.
25 OKLAHOMA * WACO, TEXAS 3 p.m.
27 NORTHWESTERN WACO, TEXAS 5 p.m.
APRIL
6 TEXAS TECH * WACO, TEXAS 5 p.m.
8 at TCU * Fort Worth, Texas 1 p.m.
13 LOUISIANA TECH WACO, TEXAS 10:30 a.m.
TEXAS TECH * WACO, TEXAS 5 p.m.
15 IOWA STATE * WACO, TEXAS 1 p.m.
20 at Texas * Austin, Texas 5 p.m.
26-29 Big 12 Championships Austin, Texas TBA
MAY
11-13 NCAA First and Second Rounds TBA TBA
17-28 NCAA Championship Winston-Salem, N.C. TBA
All times are Central and subject to change.
* - Big 12 Conference match
^ - BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Challenge
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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
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UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE
OKLAHOMA STATE, 1982 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN, 1996
Dr. Linda A. Livingstone began her tenure as Baylor University’s Professor Jeremy Counseller is in his fourth year as Baylor’s Faculty
15th president on June 1, 2017. A distinguished scholar and academic Representative to the Big 12 Conference and the NCAA. He has been a
leader, she previously served as dean and professor of management at member of the Baylor Law faculty since 2003.
The George Washington University School of Business from 2014 to 2017 Professor Counseller graduated from Baylor Law School with honors
and as dean of Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and and was a member of the Baylor Law Review, the Order of the Barristers,
Management from 2002 to 2014. and the interscholastic moot court and mock trial teams. He also earned
Dr. Livingstone’s presidency marks her return to Baylor after time on an M.B.A. from Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business and a B.A. summa
the Waco campus from 1991 to 2002. She was an assistant professor and cum laude from Stephen F. Austin State University.
an associate professor in the Department of Management before serving Following his graduation from law school, Professor Counseller served
for four years as associate dean of graduate programs for the Hankamer as a law clerk to the Honorable Reynaldo G. Garza of the United States
School of Business. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Professor Counseller then entered
While at Pepperdine, Dr. Livingstone oversaw a $200 million expansion private practice in Houston, Texas, with Bracewell & Patterson, LLP (now
of the school’s graduate campuses, the addition of an executive conference Bracewell & Giuliani LLP), where he was an associate in the trial section.
center and a significant increase in scholarship support for students. At Mr. Counseller also served as an Assistant Criminal District Attorney in
GWU, she led the development of a strategic plan for the business school McLennan County, Texas, where he prosecuted both misdemeanors and
that built on the school’s culture of service and its unique location in our felonies.
nation’s capital to enhance the school’s global focus. Professor Counseller has authored articles and presented papers on var-
A strong voice for the role of faith-based institutions in American high- ious evidentiary and procedural issues. He is also the co-author and editor
er education, Dr. Livingstone has established herself as a scholar in orga- of the Handbook of Texas Evidence (Civil Practice). In 2006, the President
nizational behavior, leadership and creativity with deep expertise in the of the State Bar of Texas appointed him to serve on the Administration of
area of university accreditation. She has been extensively published and the Rules of Evidence Committee. He is also the Contributing Evidence
cited in academic and professional outlets, with her publications including Editor of the State Bar of Texas’s General Practice Digest. In 2007, Baylor
articles in American Business Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, University designated Professor Counseller an outstanding tenure track
Journal of High Technology Management Research and the book Business faculty member in recognition of distinguished teaching.
and Corporate Integrity: Sustaining Organizational Compliance, Ethics Professor Counseller teaches Civil Procedure and Texas and Federal
and Trust. She also has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Procedure in Baylor Law School’s renowned Practice Court program. He
Capital Southwest Industrials, a public company traded under the symbol also is a coach of the Law School’s interscholastic moot court and mock
“CSWI” on the NASDAQ since 2015. trial teams. In 2005, he was the coach of Baylor Law School’s Association
Dr. Livingstone’s many academic and professional accomplishments of Trial Lawyers of America national championship mock trial team.
including serving as chair of the board of the international Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) from 2014 to 2015. The
AACSB is the professional organization for business schools and accredits
786 of the best business schools globally across 53 countries and territo-
ries. She chaired the AACSB Committee on Accreditation Policy from 2015
to 2016.
Dr. Livingstone is a member of Oklahoma State’s Spears School of
Business Hall of Fame and was the first recipient of the Outstanding Ph.D.
Alumnus Award. She also was recognized in 2015 with the OSU Distin-
guished Alumni Award.
A native of Perkins, Oklahoma, Dr. Livingstone played varsity basket-
ball at Oklahoma State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science
in economics and management, a Master of Business Administration,
and a Doctor of Philosophy in management and organizational behavior.
Her husband, Brad, also played basketball at Oklahoma State, and their
daughter, Shelby, is a senior on Rice University’s volleyball team.
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VICE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
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MACK B. RHOADES, IV No. 6 in the BCS standings en route to a 13-1 record and its first sea- IO
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VICE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Known as an outstanding fundraiser, Houston raised nearly $100M and
ARIZONA, 1993 constructed $160M in new facilities during his tenure, including a new
on-campus football stadium, a men’s and women’s basketball training center,
Mack B. Rhoades, IV, who has provided outstanding leadership and a golf academy and a short game facility. Rhoades also negotiated one of the
vision for three NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision athletic programs, was nation’s top five facility naming rights agreements at the collegiate level and
named Baylor University’s Vice President and Director of Athletics on secured a new multi-media rights deal for Houston. Cougar Pride, Houston
July 13, 2016. Athletics’ fundraising arm, set an annual donation record for the fifth-consec-
Since his arrival, Rhoades has surrounded himself with a dynamic utive year in 2013-14 as more than 3,100 Cougar Pride members contributed
leadership team. Together, Rhoades and his administrative team have $4.5M to eclipse the previous mark of $3.5M set the previous year.
chartered a new mission for the Baylor Athletics department: Preparing Rhoades and University of Houston President Dr. Renu Khator success-
Champions for Life. No team or individual is successful without a cham- fully steered the institution into an exciting new era when it was invited in
pionship process, and Preparing Champions for Life is centered on four December 2011 to join The American Athletic Conference beginning with
pillars: Academic Achievement, Athletic Success, Social Responsibility the 2013-14 academic year. Houston’s first year in The American was argu-
and Spiritual Development. ably one of the finest in school history, as its 2013-14 teams combined for
Athletically, 18 of Baylor’s 19 teams earned postseason berths in 2016-17, 157 victories, 17 American individual championships, 10 NCAA postseason
resulting in acrobatics and tumbling’s third consecutive NCATA Champi- berths and a pair of American team titles. That successful surge led to Hous-
onship, Big 12 Championship titles for women’s basketball and equestrian, ton’s highest national finish in the Learfield Directors’ Cup since 2000-01.
as well as the women’s indoor track and field program’s first conference Rhoades served as chair of the American Athletic Conference Athletics
title. Additionally, the football team won the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl, earning Directors Committee, Athletics Directors Executive Committee and Ath-
back-to-back bowl victories for the fourth time in program history. letics Directors Finance Committee after having served Conference USA
Baylor continued its successful run academically in 2016-17, recording as chairperson for its Championship and Site Selection Committees.
its 17th and 18th consecutive semesters with 3.0 or better GPAs (3.27 in the Prior to his arrival at Houston, Rhoades helped the University of Akron
fall, 3.26 in the spring). Baylor led the Big 12 in Graduation Success Rate achieve unprecedented academic and athletic success. During his tenure,
(GSR) for the third straight year after 125 student-athletes earned degrees Zip student-athletes earned: 765 total Dean’s List honors, 213 All-Confer-
in the calendar year. Eleven of 15 BU athletics programs tracked by the ence honors, 83 Academic All-Conference awards, 20 team championships,
NCAA matched or improved their Academic Progress Rate (APR), nine 14 Conference Player of the Year awards and 12 All-America honors.
programs led the Big 12 with perfect one-year APR scores, 11 performed Rhoades’ Akron tenure was also marked by the construction of a $61.6M
equal to or better than the national average and softball received an Aca- on-campus football stadium, the creation of a women’s golf program, three-
demic Performance Program Award after recording a perfect multi-year time recognition for the department’s diversity strategy and the hiring of 11
APR score of 1,000. A total of 142 Bears were named to the Academic All- head coaches. UA student-athletes also generously gave back the commu-
Big 12 Team and a school record and conference-leading 61 were named nity during Rhoades’ tenure providing more than 5,000 service hours to the
to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team. greater Akron area during each of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years.
The Bears remain committed to giving back, as a total of 502 coaches, stu- He served as a member of the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports
dent-athletes, administrators and staff packed a school-record 139,968 meals Management Cabinet—as well as its Administrative Committee, and led
at the annual Feed My Starving Children initiative. For the ninth consecutive the Mid-American Conference External Affairs Committee. Rhoades also
year, Baylor’s Sports Mission Team traveled to share the love of Christ and helped then-MAC Commissioner Rick Chryst negotiate an unprecedented
serve as ministry partners in Maceio, Brazil. Additionally, more than 200 TV contract for the league with ESPN.
student-athletes regularly participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Rhoades went to Akron after seven years at UTEP, where he worked
Rhoades joined the Baylor family from the University of Missouri, his way up the department ranks to become the Miners Executive Senior
where he spent the previous year (2015-16) leading the 20-sport South- Associate Athletics Director after starting as Assistant Athletics Director
eastern Conference intercollegiate athletics department, and he previously for Development. In his final position at UTEP, Rhoades oversaw all
served in similar capacities at the University of Houston (2009-15) and the fundraising, the marketing and media relations offices as well as football
University of Akron (2006-09). external operations, men’s basketball, men’s golf, licensing, Miner Athletic
His first year in Columbia saw Mizzou student-athletes register the Club and the athletics ticket office.
highest one-semester grade-point in school history at 3.03 for the fall 2015 Rhoades, who holds a bachelor’s degree in health sciences from the
term; Barry Odom hired as the Tigers’ head football coach; wrestler J’den University of Arizona (1993) and a master’s of science degree in athlet-
Cox win an NCAA title and earn a berth on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team; ics administration/sports management from Indiana University (2002),
the Tigers’ men’s swimming and diving team place a program-best eighth began his intercollegiate athletics career as a marketing assistant in the
at the NCAA Championship and its women’s basketball program return Yale athletic department (1996) and worked in development at Marquette
to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2006. Bolstered by three (1997-98) before joining the UTEP staff in 1998.
top 11 NCAA finishes—wrestling (sixth), men’s swimming and diving Rhoades and his wife, Amy, have three daughters - Nicolette, Natalie
(eighth) and women’s swimming and diving (11th), Missouri finished and Noelle.
43rd in the final 2015-16 Learfield Directors’ Cup standings.
Rhoades and his staff developed a student-athlete enrichment program,
Mizzou Made: Preparing Champions for Life. This innovative and com-
BAYLOR ATHLETICS DIRECTORS
prehensive program is part of a campus community partnership focusing
1903-04 R.N. Watts 1959-68 John Bridgers
on life skills and career development among other core values.
1907-08 Luther Burleson 1968-71 Bill Henderson
Before moving to Missouri, Rhoades enjoyed five-and-a-half rewarding
1908-11 Enoch Mills 1971-80 Jack Patterson
years guiding the athletic fortunes at the University of Houston as Vice
1913-14 Norman Paine 1980-92 Bill Menefee
President for Intercollegiate Athletics. He reignited the Cougars’ entire
1914-20 Charles Mosley 1992-93 Grant Teaff
program, hiring 14 new head coaches, including 2015 FWAA First-Year
1920-26 Frank Bridges 1993-96 Dick Ellis
Coach of the Year Tom Herman. Rhoades also oversaw a transformation
1927-40 Morley Jennings 1996-03 Tom Stanton
of the student-athlete experience while also directing marked improve-
1941-49 Ralph Wolf 2003-16 Ian McCaw
ments in the areas of academics, facilities, fundraising and athletic success.
1950-59 George Sauer 2016- Mack B. Rhoades, IV
In nearly every academic measurement, including grade-point average
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PLAYERS
Name Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School)
Camilla Abbate 5-7 So.-TR Bologna, Italy (Liceo Linguistico Laura Bassi/University of Bologna)
Jessica Hinojosa 5-2 So.-1L Guadalajara, Mexico (SEP Mexico)
Livia Kraus 5-5 Fr.-HS Nieder-Olm, Germany (Gymnasium Nieder-Olm)
Katelyn Parker 5-7 Fr.-HS Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (Palos Verdes Peninsula)
Angelina Shakhraichuk 6-1 So.-1L Kiev, Ukraine (Gymnasium Consul 86)
Kris Sorokolet 6-0 Fr.-HS Moscow, Russia (Moscow School #152)
Dominika Sujova 5-8 Fr.-HS Topolcany, Slovakia (Gymnaszium Vincenta de Paul)
Giorgia Testa 5-6 Fr.-HS Frosinone, Italy (Instituto Kennedy Frascati)
S Theresa Van Zyl 5-7 Sr.-3L Aroab, Namibia (Penn Foster HS)
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Associate Head Coach: Chris, Frusci (Muhlenberg, 2008), 2nd Season at Baylor
Assistant Coach: Toni Ormond (Ball State, 2017), 1st Season at Baylor
Student Assistant Coach: Blair Shankle, 1st Season at Baylor
Student Assistant Coach: Jazzi Plews, 1st Season at Baylor
SUPPORT STAFF
Director of Operations: Jacqui Haddock
Athletic Trainer: Heather Balent
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Josh Nelson
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Stacie Skodinski
Academic Advisor: DeeDee Campbell
Athletic Communications: Jil Price, Noelle Kakimoto
Marketing: Chad Klempnauer
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Camilla Abbate: ah-BAH-tay
Jessica Hinojosa: hin-uh-HO-suh
Angelina Shakhraichuk: shack-RYE-CHOOK
Kristina Sorokolet: sore-OH-CO-let
Dominika Sujova: sue-HO-vuh
Giorgia Testa: Georgia
Theresa Van Zyl: van ZALE
Baylor Women’s Tennis (L-R): Assistant coach Chris Frusci, athletic trainer Heather Balent, student assistant coach Blair Shankle, Jessica Hinojosa, Dominika Sujova, Theresa
Van Zyl, Kristina Sorokolet, Angelina Shakhraichuk, Camilla Abbate, Katelyn Parker, Giorgia Testa, Livia Kraus, head coach Joey Scrivano, assistant coach Toni Ormond, student
assistant coach Jazzi Plews.
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RETURNING PLAYERS
2015 SPRING (FRESHMAN)
Joined program in January...Enjoyed 15-6 overall singles record with all of
those contests coming in dual-matches...Played in the bottom three spots
of the singles lineup with 3-0, 7-4, 5-2 records at positions 4, 5 and 6, re-
spectively...Was 4-1 in Big 12 Conference play and 1-1 in matches against
ranked opponents...Clinched 4-0 victory over No. 16 Texas Tech in Big
12 Championship finale with 6-2, 7-5 triumph at No. 5 spot over Sabrina
Federici...Got season-best win over Texas A&M’s No. 124 Stefania Hristov
by 6-3, 6-2 score...Secured 4-3 BU win over No. 14 Clemson by winning
THERESA VAN ZYL final match on court at No. 6 spot, 6-4, 7-5, over Yuilynn Miao...Went 13-9

in doubles play with seven different partners...Had most success with
• 5-7 • SR-3L
Kelley Anderson as duo was 4-1, including 8-3 victory over Virginia’s
• AROAB, NAMIBIA (PENN FOSTER HS)
Mercer/Nauta in NCAA Championship Round of 16, which helped BU
win doubles point and match 4-3...Named to spring Big 12 Commission- P
• 2017 BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK (MARCH 8) L
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• 2017 ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE Y
• 2016 & 2017 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 (FIRST TEAM) E
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• FOUR-TIME BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL SELECTION S
Owned career ITF record of 101-61 in singles and 112-48 in doubles...In
2014, racked up 32 doubles wins and only 12 losses, while tallying 17-15
2016-17 (JUNIOR)
record in singles...Achieved career-high combined ranking of No. 103 by
Posted a 19-7 singles record overall, including a 15-6 mark in dual match the ITF in March 2014...Won singles and doubles titles at ITF 18 & Under
play, a 4-1 record in tournament action and a 4-2 mark in Big 12 action... South Central Circuit - Zimbabwe 3 in August 2014...Claimed four other
Competed primarily at No. 4 singles, but also saw time at No. 2, No. 3 doubles crowns in final season prior to college at ITF Juniors Tennis Club
and No. 5 positions... Compiled a 15-8 doubles record with four partners... Hammam-Sousse, NWU PUK/RVTA ITF 1, Biesterbos Open 2014 and ITF
Saw the most success with sophomore Elizabeth Profit, posting a 9-2 18 & Under South Central Circuit - Zimbabwe 2...Competed in 2014 Inter-
mark... Competed primarily at No. 3 doubles, but also saw time at No. 1 national Hard Court Junior Championships and US Open Junior Tennis
and No. 2 doubles... Secured her first Big 12 Player of the Week honor on Championships.
March 8, after posting a 4-0 singles record and a 2-1 doubles record in four
matches... Clinched a team-high nine dual matches for the Lady Bears... PERSONAL
Recognized as an ITA Scholar-Athlete and named to the Academic All-Big
Born in Upington, South Africa...Parents are Fred and Patricia Van Zyl...
12 first team for the second consecutive season.
Has two older sisters...Pre-business major.
2015-16 (SOPHOMORE)
Finished second season in Waco with 17-13 overall singles record and
10-8 mark in dual-match play...Played primarily in the bottom three spots
of singles lineup, including a 6-1 on court five...Held 3-1 mark in Big 12
action...Played best tennis late in season, winning final five decisions and
nine of last 11...Was first Bear to win in singles in 4-2 victory over No. 28
TCU with 6-1, 6-3 decision against Aleksandra Zenovka at No. 5 spot...
Provided another straight-set triumph in 4-2 upset of No. 24 Texas with
7-6(1), 6-1 win vs. Daniella Roldan at No. 5 singles...Helped BU pick up
first round NCAA victory over No. 26 Wake Forest by downing Luisa
Fernandez, 6-2, 6-1, on court six to open singles...Played with seven dif-
ferent partners in doubles action, producing a combined record of 14-13...
Was 4-3 with Elizabeth Profit and 2-0 with both Karina Traxler and Kiah
Generette...Had lone win over ranked opponent with with Profit, down-
ing 32nd-ranked Ferny Angeles Paz and Sandy Niehuas of Ohio State,
6-3, at the No. 2 spot...In fall action, recorded team-best seven wins in
collegiate singles play, while playing a team-most 12 matches...Played in
four fall events...Opened season with 2-1 mark at Under Armour/H-E-B
Kickoff...Went 1-2 at Rice Invitational...Was 1-1 at USTA/ITA Regional
Championships...Completed season with 3-1 mark at Jack Kramer Club
Invitational, including victories in final three matches...Had 6-6 record in
doubles matches with three different partners...Reached semifinals of Rice
Invitational with Gabriela Ferreira, before falling to No. 31 Alison Ho and
Lindsey Hodge...Earned spot on Academic All-Big 12 first team..Named to
fall and spring Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
VAN ZYL’S CAREER SINGLES STATISTICS VS. CAREER DOUBLES RECORD VS.
YEAR #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 BIG 12 RANKED OVERALL PCT. RANK #1 #2 #3 BIG 12 RANKED OVERALL RANK
Fall 2017 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8-3 .727 98 -- -- -- -- -- 3-3 --
2016-17 -- 1-2 5-0 7-4 2-0 -- 4-2 0-2 19-7 .731 -- 2-1 3-4 6-2 5-1 0-3 15-8 --
2015-16 -- 1-2 -- 1-3 6-1 2-2 3-1 0-2 17-13 .567 -- 3-3 3-0 2-4 1-1 1-3 14-13 --
2014-15 -- -- -- 3-0 7-4 5-2 4-1 1-1 15-6 .714 -- 1-1 4-3 8-5 4-2 0-3 13-9 --
CAREER -- 2-4 5-0 11-7 15-5 7-4 11-4 1-5 59-29 .670 -- 6-5 10-7 16-11 10-4 1-9 45-33 --
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS
NCAA Team Singles: 1-5 (.200) NCAA Tournament Singles: 0-0 (.000)
NCAA Team Doubles: 3-4 (.429) NCAA Tournament Doubles: 0-0 (.000)
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