Feb. 20, 2015 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas - The fifth-ranked Baylor men's team (7-2) picked up a 7-0 shutout over No. 55 Purdue (2-6) Friday at the Hurd Tennis Center.
To open the contest, the 19th-ranked duo of Tony Lupieri and Felipe Rios steamrolled Diego Acosta and Arthur Dobradin, 6-1 at the top of the doubles lineup. The Bears closed out the point with Mate Zsiga and Diego Galeano downing Mateus Silva and Ricky Medinilla, 6-4, at the No. 2 spot.
In singles action, Rios carried over the momentum to record a 6-0, 6-1 triumph at the No. 6 spot. Zsiga followed Rios' lead, taking a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Lucas Dages in the No. 5 position. Vince Schneider clinched the victory for BU with his 6-0, 6-3 win against Dobradin on court four.
With the match decided, Galeano carded a 6-2, 2-6, 10-3 win at the No. 3 spot versus Silva, 10th-ranked Julian Lenz took out Acosta, 6-3, 6-4 and the 67th-ranked Max Tchoutakian bested No. 122 Medinilla, 7-6(2), 6-2.
NOTABLES
? Baylor picked up its fourth shutout of the season.
? The Bears are now 4-1 at home and 4-0 at the Hurd Tennis Center.
? All seven of Baylor's wins have been over ranked opponents.
? BU has won the doubles point in all nine of its matches this year.
? Baylor has recorded a win over Purdue in each of the last five seasons to own a 5-0 record all-time against the Boilermakers.
TOP QUOTE #1
"It's great to be outside. It's great to be here playing tennis in the nicest facility in America. I know the guys really enjoy it. I saw some good things. We had some tough matches because they have some tough spots and I think our guys had to fight through some rough spots. I'm very proud of how competitive they were. We came through when it was tied and it was a great opportunity for us to get out here and compete again. It was good to get the second part of our season going." - head coach Matt Knoll on the match
TOP QUOTE #2
"It was good to get a match in. We know that they have a great team and that we are going to have to play a lot better. We're very excited about it." - Knoll on facing UCLA Sunday
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will continue its four-match home stand with a showdown against No. 12 UCLA at 12 p.m. Sunday. The match is scheduled to be played outdoors at the Hurd Tennis Center, but with inclement weather forecasted the match could be moved indoors to the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
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