Men's Tennis Bendeck and Lah Earn Spot in NCAA Doubles Quarterfinals
ORLANDO, Fla. – After Tuesday night’s three-set thriller, Baylor men’s tennis senior Jimmy Bendeck and sophomore Sven Lah took a straight-set victory in Wednesday’s round of 16 match at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
The top-ranked tandem traded games with 38th-ranked Brandon Laubser and Tad Maclean of Auburn and ended up going to a first set tiebreaker. The Bears clinched a two-point win and then rolled in the second set for the 7-6(5), 6-1 win.
By advancing to the NCAA quarterfinals, Bendeck and Lah are now the seventh Baylor tandem to garner ITA Doubles All-America honors. It is the first career All-America accolade for both Bears.
The top-seeded pair improve to 28-6 on the season and 15-3 against ranked opponents.
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WHAT’S NEXT
No. 1 seed and top-ranked Jimmy Bendeck and Sven Lah advance to the doubles quarterfinals and will face the winner of No. 31 Simen Bratholm/Nick Brookes (Northwestern) and No. 32 Niclas Braun/Giovanni Oradini (Mississippi State) Thursday.
BAYLOR ALL-TIME DOUBLES ALL-AMERICA HONORS
2000: David Hodge/Mark Williams
2003: Benedikt Dorsch/Reiner Neurohr
2004: Benedikt Dorsch/Matija Zgaga
2005: Benedikt Dorsch/Matija Zgaga
2011: John Peers/Roberto Maytin
2015: Julian Lenz/Diego Galeano
2017: Juan Benitez/Will Little
2019: Jimmy Bendeck/Sven Lah