No. 5 MT Blanks Nebraska, 7-0

Monday, January 20

Waco, Texas

1:30 p.m. CT

Baylor

Nebraska

No. 5 MT Blanks Nebraska, 7-0

1/20/2020 4:53:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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Baylor improves to 3-0 in its opening weekend for the second-straight season under Boland

WACO, Texas – No. 5 Baylor men's tennis (3-0) made it an unblemished opening weekend with a 7-0 sweep over Nebraska (0-2) on Monday at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.

Baylor improved to 23-3 all-time against the Huskers, which includes a 23-match win streak since the start of the series in 1990.

The Bears opened the match with a quick 6-0 doubles victory from 25^th-ranked Ryan Dickerson and Matias Soto at the No. 2 spot. Then, 20^th-ranked Sven Lah and Constantin Frantzen downed Patrick Cacciatore and Albert Sprlak-Puk on court one with the 6-3 win for the doubles point.

In singles action, freshman Sebastian Nothhaft made his collegiate debut with a 6-2, 6-3 triumph over Bradley Mittleman at the No. 6 spot. 19^th-ranked Lah collected a 6-0, 6-3 win against Victor Moreno Lozano on court two, and 59^th-ranked Soto clinched the win with a 7-6(5), 6-1 victory over Albert Sprlak-Puk at the top of the lineup.

Freshman Rahul Dhokia earned his fifth-straight win dating back to the fall with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Shunya Maruyama at the No. 5 spot. No. 111 Dickerson captured a 6-2, 6-3 win against Patrick Cacciatore on court three, and freshman Finn Bass wrapped up the sweep with a 7-6(6), 6-2 victory against Andre Saleh on court four.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor has won 34 of its last 35 home matches dating back to 2017, including 19 in a row.
• Baylor is 3-0 in the doubles point and 3-0 when winning the doubles point this season.
• Sebastian Nothhaft made his collegiate debut in singles action, winning in straight sets.
• Baylor did not drop a set in singles action, going 12-0.
• Five players opened the season with a 3-0 mark in singles play.
• Four players improved to 3-0 in doubles action in spring play.
• Baylor leads the all-time series against Nebraska, 23-3.

STAT OF THE MATCH
12 – the number of singles sets won by the Bears.

TOP QUOTE
Head coach Brian Boland
On the win…
"It's early in the season, and obviously we have some things we need to work on to get better, but I was really impressed with the way we came out and played doubles. (We were) really wanting to bring the energy and have the aggressive mentality that's needed to be successful on the doubles court."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears host the ITA Kick-Off Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, hosting Gonzaga in the first round on Saturday at 3 p.m. Louisville and New Mexico face off at 11 a.m., and the two winners from Saturday's matches will meet in the championship match at 3 p.m. on Sunday with a spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships on the line.