Kansas University’s tennis team loves to play at home  and it shows.

The Jayhawks defeated Baylor, 5-2, Saturday to run their home record to 7-0 and improve to 5-0 in the Big 12.

“They do like to play at home,” KU coach Kilmeny Waterman said. “You do so much traveling, it’s a real positive for us to be at home and be around their friends and the support here. It’s nice.”

The weather also was nice Saturday, the first time Kansas had played outdoor at the Robinson courts this season.

“This is amazing, and we had a nice crowd for a tennis match, and it really helped,” Waterman said. “They were just really excited about the people who were watching. It made a nice difference.”

Kansas (10-3) won the doubles point by taking two of the three doubles matches from the No. 36-ranked Bears, who finished third in the Big 12 last season.

KU twin sisters Courtney and Kristen Steinbock won the No. 1 doubles match, 8-4, and Cheryl Mallahiah and Paige Brown won their No. 3 doubles match, 8-4.

“We just really stuck together today,” Kristen Steinbock said. “It was real fun. We’re just really glad we got the doubles point.”

Courtney Steinbock also picked up a victory in No. 3 singles, 6-4, 6-2, over Frida Bjoresson.

“Our team is really close right now and it’s helping us a lot,” Courtney Steinbock said. “Everybody’s playing their hearts out and it’s starting to show. We’re sticking together and we’re starting to play really well.”

Other Kansas players winning singles matches were: No. 2 Emily Haylock, 6-3, 6-4, over Patricia Graf; No. 5 Aurelie Bejar, 6-2, 6-1, over Barbora Blahutiakova; and No. 6 Kim Lorenz, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, over Pada Stephen.

“This was a big, big win for us,” Waterman said. “We knew this was a very, very solid team all the way up and down the line.”