March 30, 1999

WACO, Texas - The Texas Tech women's tennis team lost to 47th-ranked Baylor University on Tuesday by a score of 9-0. The loss drops Tech to 4-13 overall (2-6 in Big 12).

Baylor swept all nine matches en route to the victory. Tech's Zana Zlebnik lost at No. 1 singles to 66th-ranked nationally Jahnavi Parekh, 6-2, 6-2. Sophomore Alenka Ovin played the Red Raiders strongest match of the day, losing to 53rd-ranked nationally Katja Kovac in three sets, 6-2, 6-7, 6-1.

The Red Raiders will be in action again Saturday, April 10 at Kansas State University. The match is slated to begin at 10:00 am.

Singles:
1.  Jahnavi Parekh (BU) def. Zana Zlebnik (TT) 6-2, 6-2
2.  Katja Kovac (BU) def. Alenka Ovin (TT) 6-2, 6-7, 6-1
3.  Hortensia Hernandez (BU) def. Amanda Earhart (TT) 6-2, 6-2
4.  Karin Andersson (BU) def. Misty Meyer (TT) 6-0, 6-2
5.  Paola Stephen (BU) def. Ghislaine Hernandez (TT) 6-0, 6-0
6.  Claudia Aguilar (BU) def. Noel Ruiz (TT) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles:
1.  Kovac/Parekh (BU) def. Zlebnik/Ovin (TT) default
2.  Andersson/Stephen (BU) def. Earhart/Meyer (TT) 8-4
3.  Hernandez/Aguilar (BU) def. Hernandez/Ruiz (TT) 8-3