March 21, 2015 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - In its first match at the BNP Paribas Collegiate Challenge presented by Oracle, the third-ranked Baylor men's tennis team posted a 4-0 shutout over BYU Friday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Baylor (13-2) earned the victory and handed BYU (8-10) its fifth straight loss by getting the doubles point and singles wins at the No. 2, 4, and 6 spots.
To open the match, Felipe Rios and Vince Schneider continued their dominant play by capturing a 6-0 victory over Jeremy Bourgeois and David Ball, 6-0, on court three. The BU duo has now won 10 straight matches.
Moments later the Bears clinched the point when the 77th-ranked pairing of Julian Lenz and Diego Galeano blasted past Francis Sargeant and Shane Monroe, 6-4, to earn the victory.
In singles action, the 36th-ranked Tchoutakian made quick work of Monroe, posting a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court two.
Schneider wasn't far behind with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Jacob Sullivan at the No. 4 spot.
Rios clinched the match for the Bears with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Aidan Carrazedo on court six.
With the match decided, singles contests on courts one, three and five were abandoned.
NOTABLES
? Baylor tied up the all-time series against BYU, 1-1.
? Baylor recorded its eighth shutout of the season.
? The Bears are now 6-1 away from Waco this year and 3-1 in neutral site contests.
? Tchoutakian has won four straight matches and is 9-4 in dual-match play.
? Schneider has won six straight singles matches and is 9-1 in dual-match play.
? Rios has won nine straight matches and is 9-1 on the year.
? Schneider and Rios improved to 10-1 in doubles play.
? Baylor improved to 14-0 in doubles points in 2015.
? It was the first match against an unranked opponent.
TOP QUOTE #1
"It was great to get a match in out here. I thought our guys really came out well and did a great job. You don't want to leave too much out there if you don't have to. We will win a long match or a short match, but if you have the choice you like to win short. I think the guys did a good job focusing and building good momentum for tomorrow." - head coach Matt Knoll on doubles
TOP QUOTE #2
"Tomorrow, we have another opportunity to play a top team in the defending national champions. We want to play the best schedule possible and playing a great team like USC is going to help us. We are excited about it." - Knoll on the singles wins
WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears will now play No. 4 USC (13-2) in the semifinal round of the eight-team bracket. The Trojans downed No. 20 Tulsa, 4-0, on Friday and boast five ranked singles players. The match is slated to start at 4 p.m. CT.
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