Lah Advances to Mixed Doubles Final in Malibu
9/21/2018 11:13:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Sophomore Bear goes 2-0 with WSU’s Bayerlova for spot in championship match
MALIBU, Calif. – Baylor men's tennis sophomore Sven Lah earned a spot in the mixed doubles final after a successful day two at the Oracle ITA Masters Friday at the Malibu Racquet Club and Pepperdine's Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center in Malibu, Calif.
In mixed doubles play, sixth-seeded Lah and Michaela Bayerlova (Washington State) pushed past Christian Sigsgaard (Texas) and Erica Oosterhout (Harvard) in the quarterfinals, 6-4.
In the semifinals, Lah and Bayerlova took down Stefan Milicevic (Minnesota) and Kate Fahey (Michigan), 8-4, for a spot in Saturday's final.
Lah and Bayerlova match up against top-seeded Yuya Ito of Texas and Lisa Marie Rioux of Oklahoma State on Friday.
Despite taking the opening set in singles action, No. 33 Johannes Schretter fell 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to 12th-ranked Mitch Harper (Virginia Tech) while Lah dropped a 6-1, 6-2 defeat to No. 54 Christian Sigsgaard (Texas) in the second round.
They both finish the tournament with a 1-1 singles record.
Follow the results all weekend long on the official Twitter account of the team: @BaylorMTennis.
2018 ORACLE ITA MASTERS RESULTS – FRIDAY
Singles Draw –
R2: No. 12 Mitch Harper (Virginia Tech) def. No. 33 Johannes Schretter, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
R2: No. 54 Christian Sigsgaard (Texas) def. No. 85 Sven Lah, 6-1, 6-2
Mixed Doubles Draw --
QF: No. 6 Lah/Bayerlova def. Sigsgaard/Oosterhout, 6-4
SF: No. 6 Lah/Bayerlova def. Milicevic/Fahey, 8-4
2018 ORACLE ITA MASTERS SCHEDULE – SATURDAY
Mixed Doubles Draw –
FINAL: No. 6 Lah/Bayerlova vs. No. 1 Ito/Rioux, 8 p.m. CT
In mixed doubles play, sixth-seeded Lah and Michaela Bayerlova (Washington State) pushed past Christian Sigsgaard (Texas) and Erica Oosterhout (Harvard) in the quarterfinals, 6-4.
In the semifinals, Lah and Bayerlova took down Stefan Milicevic (Minnesota) and Kate Fahey (Michigan), 8-4, for a spot in Saturday's final.
Lah and Bayerlova match up against top-seeded Yuya Ito of Texas and Lisa Marie Rioux of Oklahoma State on Friday.
Despite taking the opening set in singles action, No. 33 Johannes Schretter fell 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to 12th-ranked Mitch Harper (Virginia Tech) while Lah dropped a 6-1, 6-2 defeat to No. 54 Christian Sigsgaard (Texas) in the second round.
They both finish the tournament with a 1-1 singles record.
Follow the results all weekend long on the official Twitter account of the team: @BaylorMTennis.
2018 ORACLE ITA MASTERS RESULTS – FRIDAY
Singles Draw –
R2: No. 12 Mitch Harper (Virginia Tech) def. No. 33 Johannes Schretter, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
R2: No. 54 Christian Sigsgaard (Texas) def. No. 85 Sven Lah, 6-1, 6-2
Mixed Doubles Draw --
QF: No. 6 Lah/Bayerlova def. Sigsgaard/Oosterhout, 6-4
SF: No. 6 Lah/Bayerlova def. Milicevic/Fahey, 8-4
2018 ORACLE ITA MASTERS SCHEDULE – SATURDAY
Mixed Doubles Draw –
FINAL: No. 6 Lah/Bayerlova vs. No. 1 Ito/Rioux, 8 p.m. CT
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