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No. 4 Baylor Men's Tennis Hosts No. 44 Oklahoma State

April 8, 2022
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WACO, Texas – No. 4 Baylor men’s tennis faces No. 44 Oklahoma State on Friday night at the Hurd Tennis Center, with start time set for 6 p.m.

The Bears (19-3, 1-1 Big 12) faced some of the Cowboys (11-7, 0-1 Big 12) earlier this season in the Big 6 Invitational in Waco, but this is the first dual match between the two teams this year.

BU is on a four-match winning streak over OSU dating back to 2018, two being sweeps. They last faced each other in early April of 2021, with Baylor winning, 4-2.

Oklahoma State is 1-2 when playing on the road this season, while the Bears are 9-1 at home.

The Cowboys head to Waco after a 4-2 win over No. 32 Tulsa in Stillwater on Sunday. OSU opened Big 12 play with No. 33 Oklahoma in Norman, falling 4-3 to the Sooners on April 1. Oklahoma State is 4-1 in its last five matches and has won 13-consecutive doubles points.

BU is coming off a hard-fought match with TCU, falling just short at 4-3. The Frogs won the doubles point, but Baylor roared back with three-straight singles wins to tie it at 3-3, before TCU clinched it with a win at No. 3 singles. The Bears are 3-2 in their last five matches.

In the latest ITA rankings, Baylor remained at No. 2, while OSU moved up seven spots to 44th.

Baylor’s Adrian Boitan improved to No. 4 in the ITA singles rankings with a perfect 15-0 record in dual play and is 17-1 for the year. The doubles pairing of Sven Lah and Finn Bass also improved to the No. 4 spot in the rankings, now 9-6 in dual play and 15-9 for the season. Also ranked in singles are Matias Soto (38th), Lah (73rd), Bass (114th), and Tadeas Paroulek (121st), while Soto and Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi are 21st in the doubles rankings.

During the month of April, the Baylor men’s and women’s tennis teams will sport “BB” stickers on their racquets in memory of BU alumna and avid tennis supporter Betty Bryant. Between the women’s and men’s matches on Friday, there will be a celebration of life for Ms. Bryant.

Against the Cowboys, the Bears will offer free tennis balls for all dogs in attendance for Hounds at the Hurd, as well as have free Shorty’s Pizza and Tiff’s Treats throughout the match, all available while supplies last.

Dogs will be admitted upon their owner signing a waiver, with only one dog allowed per person. Dogs must stay leashed the entire time and are only permitted on the berms.

The match can be live streamed on PlaySight here, while live stats can be found here.


A full recap and final statistics can be found BaylorBears.com after the conclusion of the match.

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