Baylor
Illinois
Men's Tennis Sweeps No. 7 Illinois, 4-0
2/18/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 18, 2007
Chicago - Seventh-seeded Baylor defeated sixth-seeded Illinois in Sunday's final consolation round at the USTA/ITA National Men's Team Indoor Championships at the Midtown Tennis Club.
Baylor started off with an early lead taking the double point with two wins over Illinois. Michal Kokta and Dominik Mueller took the first doubles match defeating GD Jones and Marc Spicijaric, 8-4 while Baylor's 44th-rated Matt Brown and David Galic fell to the 42nd-ranked team of Kevin Anderson and Ryan Rowe, 8-3 at court one. Lars Poerschke and Matija Zgaga sealed the doubles point for the Bears with an 8-6 win over Ruben Gonzales and Brandon Davis.
In singles action, No. 66 Denes Lukacs took the first win for the Bears defeating Davis 6-0, 6-2 while Brown followed with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Jones. Poerschke, ranked No. 56, clinched the match for the Bears with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 upset over 11th-ranked Rowe.
"Today was a nice step forward for us. To come out of this tournament with a win over another top 10 team gives us a super shot of confidence for the rest of the season. We did some good things today," said head coach Matt Knoll.
Baylor went 2-1 in the tournament and tied for 5th place. With the win the Bears move to 8-2 on the season.
The Bears will return to action when they travel to Dallas to take on No. 39 SMU on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m.
USTA/ITA National Men's Tennis Team Indoor Championship
#8 Baylor 4, #7 Illinois 0
Midtown Tennis Club - Chicago
Singles
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 2
1. #17 Michal Kokta (BU) vs. #23 Kevin Anderson (UI) 7-6(3), 4-6, 2-2 DNF
2. #56 Lars Poerschke (BU) def. #11 Ryan Rowe (UI) 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
3. Matt Brown (BU) def. GD Jones (UI) 6-2, 6-3
4. Matija Zgaga (BU) vs. Ruben Gonzales (UI) 6-7, 6-6 (0-2) DNF
5. #53 Dominik Mueller (BU) vs. #83 Marc Spicijaric (UI) 5-7, 7-5, 3-1 DNF
6. #66 Denes Lukacs (BU) def. Brandon Davis (UI) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
1. #42 Anderson/Rowe (UI) def. #44T Brown/David Galic (BU) 8-3
2. Poerschke/Zgaga (BU) def. Gonzales/Davis (UI) 8-6
3. Kokta/Mueller (BU) def. Jones/Spicijaric (UI) 8-4
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