Men’s Tennis Concludes Pre-Qualifying Draw in Tulsa
9/30/2018 9:45:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Frantzen advances to the round of 32 Sunday afternoon
TULSA, Okla. – Baylor men's tennis players Constantin Frantzen and Jimmy Bendeck closed out pre-qualifying play on day two of the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championship Sunday at the Case Tennis Center.
Frantzen took down USC's Tanner Smith, 6-3, 7-6(5), in the round of 64 before bowing out to Illinois' Noe Khlif, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 one win shy of making the qualifyind draw.
Bendeck bounced back in a consolation match against Southern Utah's Jake Williams with a 6-2, 6-2 victory. He is now 1-1 in singles action this fall.
The qualifying draw begins tomorrow with five Bears in action in the singles and doubles brackets.
Follow the team all season long on the official social media accounts: @BaylorMTennis.
2018 ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS – SUNDAY
Pre-Qualifying Singles Draw --
R64: Constantin Frantzen def. Tanner Smith (USC), 6-3, 7-6(5)
R32: Noe Khlif (Illinois) def. Constantin Frantzen, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
Consolation Singles –
Jimmy Bendeck def. Jake Williams (Southern Utah), 6-2, 6-2
2018 ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE – MONDAY
Qualifying Singles Draw --
R1: No. 7 Bjoern Petersen vs. Lukas Moenter (Loyola Marymount) – 8 a.m.
R1: Matias Soto vs. Tim Handel (Northern Arizona) – 9:30 a.m.
R1: Sven Lah vs. Jacob Brumm (California) – 11 a.m.
R1: Will Little vs. Logan Smith (USC) – 11 a.m.
Qualifying Doubles Draw --
R1: Bjoern Petersen/Matias Soto vs. McClain Kessler/Sam Riffice (Florida) – 2 p.m.
R1: Jimmy Bendeck/Sven Lah vs. Ricky Hernandez Tong/Dominic West (New Mexico) – 2:30 p.m.
All times central
Frantzen took down USC's Tanner Smith, 6-3, 7-6(5), in the round of 64 before bowing out to Illinois' Noe Khlif, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 one win shy of making the qualifyind draw.
Bendeck bounced back in a consolation match against Southern Utah's Jake Williams with a 6-2, 6-2 victory. He is now 1-1 in singles action this fall.
The qualifying draw begins tomorrow with five Bears in action in the singles and doubles brackets.
Follow the team all season long on the official social media accounts: @BaylorMTennis.
2018 ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS – SUNDAY
Pre-Qualifying Singles Draw --
R64: Constantin Frantzen def. Tanner Smith (USC), 6-3, 7-6(5)
R32: Noe Khlif (Illinois) def. Constantin Frantzen, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
Consolation Singles –
Jimmy Bendeck def. Jake Williams (Southern Utah), 6-2, 6-2
2018 ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE – MONDAY
Qualifying Singles Draw --
R1: No. 7 Bjoern Petersen vs. Lukas Moenter (Loyola Marymount) – 8 a.m.
R1: Matias Soto vs. Tim Handel (Northern Arizona) – 9:30 a.m.
R1: Sven Lah vs. Jacob Brumm (California) – 11 a.m.
R1: Will Little vs. Logan Smith (USC) – 11 a.m.
Qualifying Doubles Draw --
R1: Bjoern Petersen/Matias Soto vs. McClain Kessler/Sam Riffice (Florida) – 2 p.m.
R1: Jimmy Bendeck/Sven Lah vs. Ricky Hernandez Tong/Dominic West (New Mexico) – 2:30 p.m.
All times central
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