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Originally Posted by DaDave

How does Texas look next yr? I know the got Breuanna Addison who will be a great addition, but they always seem to be missing a solid #2 and #3 players like the Top 5-10 teams have to really break through. Hopefully they will be getting another one as they lose Krista Damico who has been a great player for Texas.

Originally Posted by DaDave

Texas loses Krista Damico to graduation and now Cierra Gaytan Leach and Alex Martin from the line-up. Those are pretty significant losses. Besides Brea Addison, do they have anyone coming in? They could be in trouble if they can't find another player to be in the Top 4 of their line-up.

Originally Posted by DaDave

i believe Bree is still going to Texas, but is Texas bringing one else? they really need some new additions with their losses.

Originally Posted by DaDave

Does anyone have any update on Texas Longhorns? THey've been playing with 6 players all semester long and 1 of them is a walk-on too. I hope they are getting some spring semester players, or they could be struggling this yr

I'm sure somebody will answer your question ASAP if there's information on it.

As for BU, no Kosakowski and Budai, wonder what happened to them.

And coach Scrivano says Burgic is projected to play #1, according to their website

BU's article about 3 newcomers

'"Alex is a really good ball striker," Scrivano said. "She plays a style of tennis that we really like by taking the ball early and being aggressive. '

I agree, she played at Riviera I think in her freshman year, and I was pretty impressed with her hitting.

'Scrivano expects to add at least one more player before the dual-match season starts in January.'

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BU signs Kiah Generette!

BU article

She chose Baylor over LSU, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M.

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"Jan. 4, 2013

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas has landed the No. 11 slot in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) preseason women’s tennis team poll. It marks the Longhorns’ highest spot in the ITA preseason poll since 2006, when UT opened at No. 3. "

from http://www.texassports.com/sports/w-...010413aaa.html

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UT's roster


2012-13 Roster
Coaches

NAME HT. CLASS HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL)
Breaunna Addison 5-5 FR Boca Raton, Fla.
Elizabeth Begley 5-5 JR Houston, Texas (Hilton Head Island Prep (S.C.))
Aeriel Ellis 5-3 SR Hayward, Calif. (Hayward)
Juliana Gajic 5-8 JR Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Bridgeway Academy (Texas))
Lana Groenvynck 5-6 FR Schilde, Belgium
Lina Padegimaite 5-11 SO Kaunas, Lithuania (VDU Rasos)
Annat Rabinovich 5-6 SO Houston, Texas (Katy Taylor)
Noel Scott 5-8 SO Los Angeles, Calif. (Laurel Springs)

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Oklahoma St. will be pleased to hear this;

Megan McCray almost beat Danka Kovinic and lost in 3 at Surprise 25k.

And this Danka beat Irina Khromacheva, former #1 ranked junior player in the world, in 2 a couple of weeks ago at RM 25k..

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http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-...021713aad.html

Singles competition
1. #13 Ema Burgic (BU) def. Lorraine Guillermo (PEP) 6-2, 6-2
2. #43 Khunpak Issara (PEP) def. #86 Megan Horter (BU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Victoria Kisialeva (BU) def. #124 Ale Granillo (PEP) 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-3)
4. Kiah Generette (BU) def. Michaela Capannolo (PEP) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)
5. Alex Leatu (BU) def. Megan Moore (PEP) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
6. Maria Biryukova (BU) def. Danielle Feneridis (PEP) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Ema Burgic/Victoria Kisialeva (BU) def. #8 Lorraine Guillermo/Khunpak Issara (PEP) 8-5
2. Alex Leatu/Kiah Generette (BU) vs. Michaela Capannolo/Ale Granillo (PEP) unfinished
3. Alex Clay/Megan Horter (BU) def. Tara Panu/Megan Moore (PEP) 8-5

Match Notes
Pepperdine 0-6; National ranking #46
Baylor 4-5; National ranking #18
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,6,2,5,4,3)
"We're not as bad in doubles as everyone thinks," Scrivano said. "There's some obstacles that we're dealing with that make it very difficult to compete in singles and doubles. We're a team that's a work in progress, as I've said many times. The reality is that we have a lot of new players to our system who didn't play in the preseason, so the bottom line is that we aren't going to be playing our best tennis in February. To all the people who don't know better, we're going to be much better in the second half of the season and in the post season when it really matters. We're getting there."

To kick off singles play, BU placed another point on the board with No. 13 Burgic's straight-set win over Guillermo, 6-2, 6-2. Burgic is now 7-2 in the top spot for the Lady Bears.

"Ema's becoming a very mature player," Scrivano said. "She's developing nicely. We like the way she's handling herself on the court, and her mindset has improved so much since last year. We need her to continue to do this and take it to another level."

Take it to ANOTHER level?

2/2/2013 Dual Match Pos. #1 #4 Lauren Embree #2 University of Florida Loss 6-4, 6-7 (6), 1-0 (10-7)

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BU so far;

ITA Kick-Off Weekend
01/26/13 vs. #36 Florida State Waco, Texas W, 4-1
01/27/13 vs. #21 Texas Tech Waco, Texas W, 4-3

02/02/13 at #1 Florida Gainesville, Fla. L, 7-0
ITA National Team Indoor Championships
02/08/13 vs. #3 Duke Charlottesville, Va. L, 4-1
02/09/13 vs. #9 Alabama Charlottesville, Va. L, 4-3
02/10/13 vs. #17 Nebraska Charlottesville, Va. L, 4-1

02/16/13 vs. #17 Vanderbilt Waco, Texas L, 5-2
02/17/13 vs. #46 Pepperdine Waco, Texas W, 6-1
02/23/13 at #22 Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. L, 4-2
02/24/13 at #9 Northwestern Evanston, Ill. L, 4-1
02/27/13 at #6 Texas A&M College Station, Texas L, 4-0
03/08/13 at #17 Clemson Clemson, S.C. L, 4-3
03/10/13 at #1 North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. L, 5-2
03/12/13 vs. #47 Virginia Waco, Texas W, 4-3
03/15/13 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa W, 6-1
03/17/13 at West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va. W, 6-1
03/23/13 vs. #10 Miami Waco, Texas 1:00 p.m. CT

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BU's Freshman from Spring

(photo from BU website)


Maria Biryukova

"Prep/Juniors: Ranked as high as No. 4 in the under-16 edition of the European Tennis Rankings."

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Originally Posted by fantic

BU's Freshman from Spring

(photo from BU website)


Maria Biryukova

"Prep/Juniors: Ranked as high as No. 4 in the under-16 edition of the European Tennis Rankings."

Never heard of her. Being no. 4 is not to be sniffed at, but you should beware that very few good players play the TE16 circuit, they go straight from the 14s to ITFs, so ranks are misleading. (The high tariff events Euro 16 champs and the summer and winter cups do get good turnouts, but they're not enough to unskew the rankings.)

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Well, she did get routed by Ashley Dai
We'll see how she develops at BU.

[randy72391]

Originally Posted by Embittered

Never heard of her. Being no. 4 is not to be sniffed at, but you should beware that very few good players play the TE16 circuit, they go straight from the 14s to ITFs, so ranks are misleading. (The high tariff events Euro 16 champs and the summer and winter cups do get good turnouts, but they're not enough to unskew the rankings.)

she has a pretty good forehand, serve needs some work. Mental capacity is maybe all not there yet.... She hits a slice backhand on every backhand...literally every one. Probably an amazing clay court player. hasn't translated to hard yet

Source: I go to baylor

[randy72391]

Baylor University UPDATE

2nd/3rd singles player Megan Horter broke her arm, she's out rest of the season (naturally)

[gouci]

Originally Posted by randy72391

Source: I go to baylor

Randy let me congratulate you on your men's basketball team's big win.

Baylor dominated Long Beach St. 112-66 in the NIT.

This 46 point beatdown is one of the all time most embarrassing losses in the history of Long Beach St. , in any sport.

[randy72391]

Originally Posted by gouci

Randy let me congratulate you on your men's basketball team's big win.

Baylor dominated Long Beach St. 112-66 in the NIT.

This 46 point beatdown is one of the all time most embarrassing losses in the history of Long Beach St. , in any sport.

haha thanks! i was there! it was awesome!

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Originally Posted by randy72391

Baylor University UPDATE

2nd/3rd singles player Megan Horter broke her arm, she's out rest of the season (naturally)

Thx for the info, that's quite a blow to BU, Megan improved quite a bit this season..

And nice to have another WNCAA fan, welcome
(isn't CTSEMT BU SID or something?)

Originally Posted by gouci

Randy let me congratulate you on your men's basketball team's big win.

Baylor dominated Long Beach St. 112-66 in the NIT.

This 46 point beatdown is one of the all time most embarrassing losses in the history of Long Beach St. , in any sport.

gouci's non-UCI related posts always have an ulterior purpose