WACO, Texas – Riding a seven-match win streak, sixth-ranked Baylor men's tennis (16-2) will conclude its non-conference schedule with against No. 35 Arizona State Friday night at 7 p.m. at Hurd Tennis Center.
As part of the "Baylor Lights" match, free pocket flashlights will be given out to fans while supplies last.
Three Bears were listed in the latest ITA singles rankings with No. 40
Johannes Schretter, No. 45
Matias Soto and No. 82
Will Little combining to win 26 singles points this season. In doubles, top-ranked Lah and
Jimmy Bendeck are 9-1 this spring at the No. 1 spot.
Arizona State comes into the meet with a 6-8 overall record but went 2-1 at the BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Tennis Challenge last weekend. The Sun Devils upset No. 13 Michigan before falling to No. 16 USC on Saturday. ASU rounded out the weekend with a 4-3 upset over No. 31 California.
The Sun Devils have one ranked singles player in No. 55 Nathan Ponwith and two ranked doubles teams in No. 18 Ponwith and Dominik Kellovsky along with No. 56 Tim Ruehl and Andrea Bolla.
Historically, the Bears hold a 2-1 all-time series lead over the Sun Devils, and Friday will be the first meeting since BU knocked out ASU in the NCAA First Round a season ago. Baylor won that matchup, 4-0, with the doubles point and singles wins from Soto, Little and
Constantin Frantzen.
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