No. 11 MT Posts 5-2 Road Victory at No. 34 Tulsa

Saturday, February 23

Tulsa, Okla.

6:00 p.m. CT

Baylor

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No. 11 MT Posts 5-2 Road Victory at No. 34 Tulsa

2/23/2019 10:50:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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Baylor collects 10th win of the season with victory over the Golden Hurricane

THE RUNDOWN
TULSA, Okla. – No. 11 Baylor men's tennis (10-2) collected a 5-2 road win over Tulsa Saturday night at Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla.

The Bears quickly got out in front and improved to 9-3 in the doubles point. First, Will Little and Matias Soto paired up for a 6-1 victory over Kody Pearson and Daniel Siddall at the No. 2 spot. Then, the second-ranked duo of Jimmy Bendeck and Sven Lah clinched a 6-1 win over Majed Kilani and Jarod Hing at the No. 1 spot for the 1-0 Baylor lead.

Then, Baylor kept the momentum with three quick singles victories. Adrian Boitan collected a 6-1, 6-0 against Kody Pearson at the No. 4 spot, followed by No. 117 Sven Lah's 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Jarod Hing on court three.

Matias Soto clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-4 triumph over Joshua Goodger at the No. 2 spot.

Electing to play the rest of the matches out, Kyrylo Tsygura recorded a 6-1, 7-6(5) win over Daniel Siddall on court six for the 5-0 lead.

Tulsa collected its first win of the match after Jimmy Bendeck dropped a 7-6(7), 6-3 decision to Stefan Hampe at the No. 5 spot, and then No. 34 Will Little's 6-3, 6-7(1), 1-0(8) loss to No. 84 Majed Kilani on court one closed out the match.

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HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor improved to 11-3 all-time against Tulsa and won its fourth straight in the series.
• Baylor is now 9-3 in the doubles point and 9-0 when winning the opening point this season.
• In doubles, Jimmy Bendeck and Sven Lah improved to 6-1 in dual matches this season.
• 34^th-ranked Will Little is now 7-1 in singles matches this season.
• No. 117 Sven Lah improved to 10-1 in singles action and 2-0 at the No. 3 spot.
• Will Little and Matias Soto won their first match as a doubles duo this season.

STAT OF THE MEET
9 – the amount of doubles points won by the Bears this season.

TOP QUOTE
Head coach Brian Boland
On the win…
"We were happy to get the win tonight on the road over an outstanding Tulsa team. This group of players continues to show improvement in every area of this journey we are on together. We look forward to playing at home next weekend against Illinois on Friday night."

WHAT'S NEXT
11^th-ranked Baylor returns home to host eighth-ranked Illinois Friday at 6 p.m. CT at the Hurd Tennis Center. Fans are encouraged to bring their dogs to celebrate "Hounds at the Hurd" day. A Baylor dog toy giveaway and old tennis balls will be available while supplies last.