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MT Puts Doubles Duo, Singles Player into Final Day of ITA Regionals

October 27, 2019
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WACO, Texas – Baylor men’s tennis senior Ryan Dickerson and junior Matias Soto booked a spot in the doubles final while junior Sven Lah is headed to the singles semifinals after day three of the ITA Texas Regional Championships Sunday at the Hurd Tennis Center.

Sixth-seeded Dickerson and Soto opened the day with an 8-4 upset over third-seeded and 24th-ranked Austin Abbrat and Stefan Storch of Rice, and then the duo upended the top seeded and second-ranked duo of Bjorn Thomson and Parker Wynn of Texas Tech, 7-6(6), 6-4, in the semifinals.

Fourth-seeded Lah and Constantin Frantzen posted an 8-6 victory over Texas’ Chih Chi Huang and Cleeve Harper in the quarterfinals, but then the tandem couldn’t take down second-seeded and No. 17 Christian Sigsgaard and Yuya Ito (Texas), 6-4, 6-4, in the semifinals. They finish the weekend 3-1 as a doubles pair.

In singles play, seventh-seeded and No. 44 Lah tallied a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Texas’ Jacob Bullard in the round of 16, and then he booked a spot in the semifinals with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Texas A&M’s Noah Schachter.

Frantzen dropped a 6-2, 6-2 decision to TAMU’s Schachter in the round of 16. He finished 3-1 in singles action this weekend.

In consolation play, freshman Rahul Dhokia went 2-1 on the day. He pushed past UTRGV’s Zane Kohrs, 7-6(5), 4-6, 10-7, to earn a spot in the quarterfinals. He eventually fell 6-2, 6-4 to No. 94 Jan-Simon Vrbsky of SMU to end the weekend 3-2 in singles action.

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WHAT’S NEXT
Dickerson and Soto will battle second-seeded and 17th-ranked Christian Sigsgaard and Yuya Ito from Texas in Monday’s doubles final. The match is slated for an 11 a.m. CT start. The event is free and open to the public.

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