Baylor
SMU
Men's Tennis Claims NCAA Second Round Win
5/15/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
May 15, 2004
WACO, Texas - Third-seeded Baylor defeated 35th-ranked SMU 4-0 in the second round of the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships on Saturday at the Baylor Tennis Center in Waco, Texas. The victory raises Baylor's season record to 28-2 and extends its winning streak to 20 matches while SMU ends its season at 18-12. Baylor's 28 wins equals the program's highest win total, last season the Bears were 28-2.
Baylor took doubles matches at No. 1 and No. 2 to clinch the point. Benedikt Dorsch and Matija Zgaga, ranked No. 20, limited SMU's 26th-ranked Johan Brunstrom and Henrik Soderberg to just three games, posting an 8-3 win. Second off the court was Baylor's 22nd-ranked duo of Benjamin Becker and Matias Marin as they posted an 8-5 win over Gwinyai Chingoka and Paul McNaughton. The victory by Becker and Marin was their 16 consecutive one, they are 20-1 in dual matches this season. Baylor's Reiner Neurohr and Ivor Lovrak were up 7-2 at No. 3 when play was halted.
The Bears claimed the match and a fifth trip to the NCAA Championship"s Round of 16 with wins at courts two, three and four. Benjamin Becker and Matias Marin each won their 102nd career singles match with victories at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. The duo is tied for No. 1 on Baylor's career singles list. Becker dominated SMU's Henrik Soderberg, 6-1, 6-1 and Marin followed with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Gwinyai Chingoka. Freshman Matija Zgaga sealed the win for the Bears and claimed his seventh consecutive victory with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 4 over Lukasz Senczyszyn.
Baylor will now travel to Tulsa, Okla., where they will face the winner of the second round match between LSU and Rice. The NCAA Championships, hosted by the University of Tulsa, will be held at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. Round of 16 matches will be on Sat., May 22. The team portion of the tournament runs from May 22 - May 25 while the singles and doubles portion is from May 26-31.
#2 Baylor 4, #35 SMU 0
Doubles
Order of finish: 1, 2
1. #20 Dorsch/Zgaga (BU) def. #26 Brunstrom/Soderberg (SMU) 8-3
2. #22 Becker/Marin (BU) def. Chingoka/Paul McNaughton (SMU) 8-5
3. Neurohr/Lovrak (BU) vs. Oredsson/Federico Murgier (SMU) DNF
Singles
Order of finish: 2, 3, 4
1. #2 Benedikt Dorsch vs. #26 Johan Brunstrom (SMU) DNF
2. #15 Benjamin Becker (BU) def. Henrik Soderberg (SMU) 6-1, 6-1
3. #98 Matias Marin (BU) def. Gwinyai Chingoka (SMU) 6-2, 6-3
4. #113 Matija Zgaga (BU) def. Lukasz Senczyszyn (SMU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Reiner Neurohr (BU) vs. Alex Skrypko (SMU DNF
6. #119 Ivor Lovrak (BU) vs. Peter Oredsson (SMU) DNF
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