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Men's Tennis Sweeps Omaha, Grand Canyon in Saturday Doubleheader

February 23, 2020
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WACO, Texas – No. 26 Baylor men's tennis (10-3) returned home and swept Omaha and Grand Canyon in 7-0 fashion in a Saturday doubleheader at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.

BU won its 25th-straight home match, and the Bears are 40-1 in Waco since the start of the 2017 season.

MATCH ONE: Baylor 7, Omaha 0
BU opened up the first half of the doubleheader with a dominant doubles point against the Mavericks. Ninth-ranked Constantin Frantzen and Sven Lah posted a 6-4 win at the top of the lineup, and senior Matias Soto and freshman Sebastian Nothhaft teamed up for the 6-2 win on court two.

In singles play, No. 93 Frantzen posted a 6-1, 6-3 victory at the No. 4 spot, followed by No. 122 Adrian Boitan’s 6-0, 6-2 win over Nathan Reekie on court three. Nothhaft clinched his second match as a Bear when he won 6-2, 6-1 on court six.

No. 30 Lah added to the lead when he took a 6-2, 6-0 victory on court two, and then freshman Rahul Dhokia captured a 6-1, 6-3 triumph at the No. 5 spot. No. 60 Soto made it a clean sweep with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at the top of the lineup.

MATCH TWO: Baylor 7, Grand Canyon 0

BU opened doubles against Grand Canyon in quick fashion with Dhokia and sophomore Finn Bass teaming up for the 6-1 win on court three. No. 9 Frantzen and Lah won their second match of the day with a 6-3 win on court one to clinch the opening point.

In singles action, No. 93 Frantzen was the first player off the court for the second-straight match when he defeated David Weber, 6-1, 6-2, on court five. Nothhaft breezed past Julian Mueller on court six by a 6-0, 6-0 shutout, and then Bass clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-3 win on court four.

No. 30 Lah earned his 12th win of the season with a 6-4, 6-2 victory at the No. 1 spot, and No. 122 Boitan took down Valentin Lang in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, on court two. Senior Ryan Dickerson closed out the doubleheader with a 7-5, 6-4 triumph over Freddie Grant on court three.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Baylor improved to 12-1 in the doubles point and is 10-2 when winning it this season.

• Baylor has won 40 of its last 41 home matches dating back to 2017, including 25 in a row.

• Baylor improved to 9-0 at home this season.

• Baylor has now swept six opponents at home this season.
• Baylor has outscored its opponents by a 54-4 margin at home.
• Finn Bass clinched his third match of the season.
• Sebastian Nothhaft provided the clinching point for the second time this season.

• Sven Lah and Constantin Frantzen improved to 13-0 in spring doubles play.

• Lah improved to 12-0 in spring singles action.
• Baylor improved to 3-0 all-time against Grand Canyon and 1-0 against Omaha.

STAT OF THE MATCH

0 – the number of sets dropped by the Bears on Saturday.

TOP QUOTE #1

Head coach Brian Boland

On the win…

“It was good to be back out on the courts competing this weekend. It provided an opportunity for guys who struggled a little bit last week to get back out there and compete, and some guys that haven’t played enough, in terms of getting enough reps in and match play, it was good to have them out here competing. We’re slowly getting healthier. We’re really pleased with the way the guys not only bounced back from last weekend, but prepared all week, trained, and looked for opportunities to get better every day. Our team in general has really been successful on the doubles court. We’ve dropped one point all year, but it’s always going to be close. A lot of positives and I really happy on the day.”

TOP QUOTE #2

Senior Constantin Frantzen

On the home environment…

“It’s tough to play at Baylor. We have a lot of fans coming out to every match, and it is not an easy place to play. The courts are pretty slow. It’s just so tough to play at Baylor.”

WHAT'S NEXT

The Bears hit the road to face Illinois next Saturday at the Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign, Ill. First set is set for 6 p.m. CT.

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