Baylor
Texas A&M
Men's Tennis Moves on to NCAA Round of 16
5/12/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
May 12, 2007
| WACO, Texas - The third-seeded Baylor men's tennis team downed the Texas A&M Aggies 4-0 on Saturday evening in second round action of the NCAA Championships at the Baylor Tennis Center.
With the win, Baylor advances to the NCAA Championships round of 16 for the eighth time in school history and will be making its sixth straight appearance. The Bears are now 27-8 in NCAA Championship matches and 8-0 in second round games.
Baylor extended its win streak to eight matches and is now 26-3 on the season, while the Aggies see their season end with a 15-12 record.
Baylor took two matches at the top spots of the doubles lineup to claim the first point of the match. Lars Poerschke and Michal Kokta notched their eighth win of the season to raise their record to 8-1 with n 8-5 win over Bryan Wooten and Luka Ocvirk. Matija Zgaga and Denes Lukacs weren't far behind them with an 8-6 win at No. 2 over mat Bain and Conor Pollack.
For the second straight match, sophomore Matt Brown walked off the court first in singles. He posted a 6-2, 6-2 win on court two. Lukacs followed suit with a 6-1, 6-3 triumph at No. 6 and Matija Zgaga secured the win with a 6-2, 7-5 triumph at court four.
"Making the Sweet 16 is a big deal to us, it's not something we take for granted. Sometimes being the favorite is a burden, I thought we responded well to the challenge. We're playing better and better and I hope we continue to improve in Athens (GA). The atmosphere there will be awesome and we're looking forward to the competition," said Baylor head coach Matt Knoll.
Baylor will now travel to Athens, Ga., to play Alabama in the round of 16 at 9 a.m. (EDT) on Thursday, May 17. Alabama, 22-7 on the season, advanced with victories over East Tennessee State (4-2) and Duke (4-3).
#3 Baylor 4, Texas A&M 0
Doubles
Order of finish: 1, 2
1. #60 Poerschke/Kokta (BU) def. Bryan Wooten/Ocvirk (TAMU) 8-5
2. Zgaga/Lukacs (BU) def. Bain/Pollock (TAMU) 8-6
3. David Galic/Brown (BU) vs. Brett Joelson/Williams (TAMU) 5-4 susp.
Singles
Order of Finish: 3,6,4
1. #11 Lars Poerschke (BU) vs. #65 Jerry Makowski (TAMU) 6-1, 5-5 susp.
2. #19 Michal Kokta (BU) vs. #60 Conor Pollock (TAMU) 4-6, 5-3 susp.
3. Matt Brown (BU) def. Luka Ocvirk (TAMU) 6-2, 6-2
4. #120 Matija Zgaga (BU) def. Brad Williams (TAMU) 6-2, 7-5
5. #113 Dominik Mueller (BU) vs. Matt Bain (TAMU) 7-6(3), 2-0 susp.
6. Denes Lukacs (BU) def. John Nallon (TAMU) 6-1, 6-3
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