Completed Event: Women's Golf versus Clash at Boulder Creek on October 25, 2026 , , 1st (817, -47)
Final
Women's Golf
vs Clash at Boulder Creek
1st (817, -47)
AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 4-seeded Kansas women’s tennis team’s run at the Big 12 Championship ended after a, 4-2, quarterfinal loss to No. 5 Baylor Friday at the Texas Tennis Center in Austin, Texas.
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After the match, KU is now 15-6 on the season and the Bears moved to 17-12.
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On court one, Nina Khmelntickaia and Tatiana Nikolaeva were not able to find their grove against Theresa Van Zyl and Jessica Hinojosa, falling, 6-3, in the first set.
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Despoina Vogasari and Maria Toran Ribes battled back from being down, 3-1, at the No. 3 spot to bring their match at 5-5 and pull away opposite of Angie Shakhraichuk and Kris Sorokolet for a, a 7-5, win.
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Janet Koch and Amber Policare took an early, 3-1, lead over Dominika Sujova and Giorgia Testa before the Bears came back to tie it and ultimately force a tiebreaker at the No. 2 position. In the breaker, Sujova and Testa topped the Jayhawks, 7-2, to win the match and take the doubles point for Baylor.
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“Credit to Baylor,” said head coach Todd Chapman. “They came out and established good momentum in the doubles. I felt like we dug ourselves holes all day. We always respond so I knew there would be a response, but we just dug too many holes. Against a top-25 program like Baylor that’s going to come back to bite you and it did in the end for us.”
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Nikolaeva was not able to overcome Livia Kraus on court five, falling, 6-1, 6-0, to the the Bear and giving them a 2-0 lead.
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Toran Ribes cruised by Kris Sorokolet in the first set, 6-1, at the No. 4 spot. With the second set tied at 3-3, Toran Ribes won three-straight games to win it, 6-3, and put the Jayhawks on the board, trailing, 2-1.
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At the top spot, No. 63 Vogasari tied her first set with Theresa Van Zyl, 2-2, and then took four-consecutive games for a, 6-2, win. In the second set, Vogasari came from behind to tie it again, this time at 3-3, to come out on top, 6-4, and tie the overall match at 2-2.
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Carla Pons Martorell put up a good fight against Angie Shakraichuk on court six, but ultimately fell to the Bear in identical sets, 6-3, 6-3, to give Baylor the match advantage at 3-2.
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On court two, Koch dropped her first set to Camilla Abbate, 6-3, and then downed the Bear, 6-1, in the second set to force a third. With the overall match score at 3-2 in Baylor’s favor, Koch found herself down, 5-3. The Jayhawks battled back to tie the final set at 5-5. Koch ultimately fell to Abbate in three, 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, ending the match, 4-2.
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Khmelnitckaia was topped in her first set, 6-3, by Jessica Hinojosa at the No. 4 position. Bouncing back in her second set, Khmelnitckaia defeated Hinojosa, 6-3, to send their match to a third set. The third set was stopped de to the match being clinched for Baylor with Khmelnitckaia up, 5-3.
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“We’ll regroup and get ready for the NCAA Tournament,” said Chapman. “We’ll learn from (Friday) and hopefully we’ll be better because of it.”
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Up next, the Jayhawks will await their fate for the NCAA Tournament when the selection show airs Tuesday, May 1 at 4 p.m., CT.Â
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