No. 7 Men's Tennis Blows Past No. 17 Oklahoma, 6-1
WACO, Texas – No. 7 Baylor men’s tennis (19-3, 2-1 Big 12) claimed the early momentum and never looked back in its 6-1 victory over No. 17 Oklahoma (14-6, 1-1 Big 12) Friday night at Hurd Tennis Center in Waco.
Baylor improved to 12-0 at home this season and is 28-1 in its last 29 home matches dating back to the 2017 season.
In doubles play, Johannes Schretter and Constantin Frantzen topped Mason Beiler and Stefano Tsorotiotis, 6-1, at the No. 3 spot. Then, the top-ranked duo of Jimmy Bendeck and Sven Lah took a 6-2 victory over No. 60 Alex Bakshi and Spencer Papa on court one for the doubles point.
In singles action, 45th-ranked Matias Soto quickly took care of No. 59 Alex Bakshi on court two, 6-2, 6-2. Then, 28th-ranked Schretter pushed past No. 33 Spencer Papa at the top of the lineup, 6-3, 6-1 for his seventh ranked win of the season.
Frantzen clinched the match with his 6-3, 6-2 triumph over Stefano Tsorotiotis at the No. 6 spot. The Bears made it a 5-0 lead after Adrian Boitan took down No. 57 Jake Van Emburgh for the highest ranked win in his freshman season.
Oklahoma recorded its lone point of the day when 105th-ranked Sven Lah fell 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(8) to Mason Beiler at the No. 5 spot. 82nd-ranked Will Little closed out the night with a 6-3, 6-7(5), 1-0(5) over Ferran Calvo on court four.
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NOTABLES
• Baylor improves to 22-26 in the all-time series.
• BU improves to 8-3 against ranked opponents this season.
• Baylor is 12-0 at home this season and 28-1 in its last 29 home matches dating back to 2017.
• Baylor is now 18-4 in the doubles point and 17-1 when winning the opening point this season.
• Matias Soto improved to 15-4 in spring singles action and 6-3 against ranked foes.
• Adrian Boitan improved to 10-3 and 3-0 against ranked opponents this season.
• Boitan won the highest ranked win of his career against No. 57 Jake Van Emburgh.
• Constantin Frantzen improves to 7-0 in spring singles action.
• Jimmy Bendeck and Sven Lah are 12-2 in spring doubles play and 11-1 against ranked foes.
• Constantin Frantzen and Johannes Schretter are now 5-0 in doubles play.
• Johannes Schretter has a team-high seven wins over ranked opponents this season.
STAT OF THE MATCH
4 – the number of ranked wins for the Bears Friday night.
TOP QUOTE
Head coach Brian Boland
On the win…
“The team continues to play doubles better each and every match and just continues to get momentum. It’s hard when you play Big 12 matches, it’s hard to overcome especially when your home and win the doubles point. Oklahoma’s a great team, and I thought the guys did a really great job of staying focused with the match and really showed some improvement this week from after the Texas match. We had to battle with them and that was a bit of a setback for us, we lost a close one last Sunday. (We) had a great week of practice and the team responded well.”
WHAT’S NEXT
BU hosts Senior Day against No. 27 Oklahoma State Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Hurd Tennis Center. The team will honor seniors Jimmy Bendeck, Will Little, Johannes Schretter and Juan Benitez in a postmatch ceremony. Fans are encouraged to stay and celebrate the seniors.
The first 100 fans will get a free ice cream sandwich.