Saturday, February 29
Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
6:00 p.m. CT
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MT Grabs Road Victory over Illinois
2/29/2020 9:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Bears use four singles wins to upend Fighting Illini in Champaign
THE RUNDOWN
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 21 Baylor men's tennis (11-3) overcame a 2-0 deficit and came home with a 4-3 victory over No. 45 Illinois (3-7) on Saturday at the Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign, Ill.
The Bears dropped only their second doubles point of the season. Alex Brown and Aleks Kovacevic upset ninth-ranked Constantin Frantzen and Sven Lah, 6-2, for the duo's first loss of the season.
Sophomore Finn Bass and freshman Sebastian Nothhaft used a 6-4 victory to knot things up, but an Illinois tiebreaker win, 7-6(6), on court two clinched the doubles point.
The Bears fell behind 2-0 after No. 52 Siphosothando Montsi defeated freshman Alex Garcia, 6-0, 6-1, on court three. Then, the Bears rolled off four straight points to clinch the road win.
Bass got the Bears on the board with the 6-0, 6-4 triumph over Lucas Horve on court five. Then, No. 122 Adrian Boitan captured the highest-ranked win of his singles career with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 9 Alex Brown at the No. 2 spot.
Nothhaft made it a 3-2 lead after he registered a 6-4, 7-6(0) win against Vuk Budic on court six. Then, No. 93 Frantzen clinched his first match of the season with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory at the No. 4 spot.
Playing the final match out, No. 30 Sven Lah dropped his first match of the spring season with a 6-7(6), 7-6(4), 10-3 defeat to No. 85 Aleks Kovacevic at the top of the lineup.
To keep up with things all season long, follow the team on social media: @BaylorMTennis.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor moved to 12-2 in the doubles point and is 1-1 when losing the opening point this season.
• Baylor improved to 2-1 in road matches this season.
• Baylor improved to 2-2 against ranked opponents this season.
• Adrian Boitan defeated the highest-ranked singles opponent of his career, No. 9 Alex Brown.
• Finn Bass improved to 9-2 in singles action.
• Sebastian Nothhaft is now an umblemished 5-0 in singles play.
• Constantin Frantzen improved to 7-1 in spring action, clinching his first match of the season.
• Bass and Nothhaft improved to 9-2 on the doubles court together.
• Baylor improved to 7-6 all-time against Illinois.
STAT OF THE MEET
9 – the highest-ranked singles win by Adrian Boitan.
TOP QUOTE
Head coach Brian Boland
On the win…
"I am proud of the team for battling back on the road after losing the doubles point. It was a great environment as Illinois has always been a challenging place to play. We continue to improve with each match, and the team has really embraced the adversity we have encountered."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will host Valparaiso next Wednesday at the Hurd Tennis Center. The match will begin outdoors at the Hurd Tennis Center at 6 p.m. CT.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 21 Baylor men's tennis (11-3) overcame a 2-0 deficit and came home with a 4-3 victory over No. 45 Illinois (3-7) on Saturday at the Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign, Ill.
The Bears dropped only their second doubles point of the season. Alex Brown and Aleks Kovacevic upset ninth-ranked Constantin Frantzen and Sven Lah, 6-2, for the duo's first loss of the season.
Sophomore Finn Bass and freshman Sebastian Nothhaft used a 6-4 victory to knot things up, but an Illinois tiebreaker win, 7-6(6), on court two clinched the doubles point.
The Bears fell behind 2-0 after No. 52 Siphosothando Montsi defeated freshman Alex Garcia, 6-0, 6-1, on court three. Then, the Bears rolled off four straight points to clinch the road win.
Bass got the Bears on the board with the 6-0, 6-4 triumph over Lucas Horve on court five. Then, No. 122 Adrian Boitan captured the highest-ranked win of his singles career with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 9 Alex Brown at the No. 2 spot.
Nothhaft made it a 3-2 lead after he registered a 6-4, 7-6(0) win against Vuk Budic on court six. Then, No. 93 Frantzen clinched his first match of the season with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory at the No. 4 spot.
Playing the final match out, No. 30 Sven Lah dropped his first match of the spring season with a 6-7(6), 7-6(4), 10-3 defeat to No. 85 Aleks Kovacevic at the top of the lineup.
To keep up with things all season long, follow the team on social media: @BaylorMTennis.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor moved to 12-2 in the doubles point and is 1-1 when losing the opening point this season.
• Baylor improved to 2-1 in road matches this season.
• Baylor improved to 2-2 against ranked opponents this season.
• Adrian Boitan defeated the highest-ranked singles opponent of his career, No. 9 Alex Brown.
• Finn Bass improved to 9-2 in singles action.
• Sebastian Nothhaft is now an umblemished 5-0 in singles play.
• Constantin Frantzen improved to 7-1 in spring action, clinching his first match of the season.
• Bass and Nothhaft improved to 9-2 on the doubles court together.
• Baylor improved to 7-6 all-time against Illinois.
STAT OF THE MEET
9 – the highest-ranked singles win by Adrian Boitan.
TOP QUOTE
Head coach Brian Boland
On the win…
"I am proud of the team for battling back on the road after losing the doubles point. It was a great environment as Illinois has always been a challenging place to play. We continue to improve with each match, and the team has really embraced the adversity we have encountered."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will host Valparaiso next Wednesday at the Hurd Tennis Center. The match will begin outdoors at the Hurd Tennis Center at 6 p.m. CT.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
673
Aleks Kovacevic / 0 (85/-) [ILL]
7610
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Alex Brown / 0 (9/-) [ILL]
44
#3 Singles Match
12
01
Siphosothando Montsi / 0 (52/-) [ILL]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
626
Zeke Clark / 0 [ILL]
362
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Lucas Horve / 0 [ILL]
04
#6 Singles Match
12
67
Vuk Budic / 0 [ILL]
46
Order of Finish:
3,5,2,6,4
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