Top-seeded Texas won its 11th Big 12 Women’s Tennis Championship title and first since 2018 with a 4-0 sweep of No. 2-seed Baylor. Texas and BU will meet again for a third consecutive time in the men’s final with semifinal victories at Baylor University’s Hurd Tennis Center.

The No. 2-ranked Longhorn women (25-1) posted their third victory against a top-10 opponent and 15th against a top-50 team, as Baylor (23-4) entered the match ranked No. 8.

UT won the doubles points after collecting wins at No. 1 (Lulu Sun/Kylie Collins def. Mel Krywoj/Angie Shakhraichuk, 6-3) and No. 2 (Anna Turati/Fernanda Labrana def. Jessica Hinojosa/Kris Sorokolet, 6-4).

The Longhorns proceeded to pick up three consecutive points at singles as Kylie Collins won at No. 5 (6-0, 6-3), Charlotte Chavatipon at No. 4 (6-3, 6-3) and Malaika Rapolu (6-4, 6-3) at No. 6. Collins was tabbed the Most Outstanding Performer of the Championship by finishing 2-0 at No. 5 singles and 2-1 with partner Sun at No. 1 doubles.  The All-Tournament Team will be announced on Tuesday, April 26. The Longhorns and Bears will learn their draw to the NCAA Championship via the selection show on Monday, May 3, at 5 p.m. CT.

On the men’s side, top-seeded Texas secured its third-consecutive title match appearance and 12th overall with a 4-1 win over No. 4 Oklahoma State.  The Longhorns overcame a doubles point loss to OSU and won all four singles contests. UT collected wins at No. 3 (Siem Woldeab def. Henrik Korsgaard, 6-4, 6-1), No. 2 (Micah Braswell def. Emile Hudd, 6-3, 6-2), No. 4 (Cleeve Harper def. Mathieu Scaglia, 6-3, 7-6 (2)) and No. 6 (Evin McDonald def. Matisse Bobichon (3-6, 6-4, 6-4).

The matchup between No. 2 Baylor and No. 3 TCU came down to the final decisive singles point at No. 6 in a back-and-forth affair. TCU earned doubles wins at No. 1 (Luc Fomba/Alastair Gray def. Constantin Frantzen/Sven Lah, 6-4) and No. 3 (Jake Fearnley/Bertus Kruger def. Charlie Broom/Finn Bass, 6-2) to earn the crucial first point. The Bears then proceeded to collect three consecutive singles points with victories from Sven Lah (No. 4), Charlie Broom (No. 5) and Adrian Boitan (No. 1) to take a 3-1 advantage. TCU’s Luc Fomba (No. 2) and Sander Jong (No. 3) won their courts to even the match at 3-3. BU’s Spencer Furman edged Tadeas Paroulek, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, at the No. 6 court to secure Baylor’s 17th appearance in the finals match.

The title contest between the Bears and Longhorns will be the third consecutive and ninth total. UT won the Championship in 2018 and Baylor collected the victory in 2019. Monday’s first serve is slated for 2 p.m. CT.

Fans can watch a live stream and follow live stats of the Championship at Big12Sports.com.

2021 Big 12 Women’s Tennis Championship Schedule – Waco, Texas

Thursday, April 22
Match 1: No. 9 Kansas 4, No. 8 Kansas State 3 – Box Score

Friday, April 23
Match 2: No. 9 Kansas 0, No. 1 Texas 4 – Box Score
Match 3: No. 5 Oklahoma State 0, No. 4 Oklahoma 4 – Box Score
Match 4: No. 7 TCU 1, No. 2 Baylor 4 – Box Score
Match 5: No. 6 Iowa State 4, No. 3 Texas Tech 1 – Box Score

Saturday, April 24
Match 6: No. 4 Oklahoma 2, No. 1 Texas 4 – Box Score
Match 7: No. 6 Iowa State 0, No. 2 Baylor 4 – Box Score

Sunday, April 25
Match 8: No. 2 Baylor 0, No. 1 Texas 4 – Box Score

Most Outstanding Performer: Kylie Collins, Texas

All Times Listed as Central

2021 Big 12 Men’s Tennis Championship Schedule – Waco, Texas
 
Saturday, April 24
Match 1: No. 5 Texas Tech 3, No. 4 Oklahoma State 4 – Box Score
Match 2: No. 6 Oklahoma 0, No. 3 TCU 4 - Box Score
 
Sunday, April 25
Match 3: No. 4 Oklahoma State 1, No. 1 Texas 4 – Box Score
Match 4: No. 3 TCU 3, No. 2 Baylor 4 – Box Score
 
Monday, April 26
Match 5: No. 2 Baylor vs. No. 1 Texas – 2:00 p.m.
 
All Times Listed as Central