Saturday, May 8
Waco, Texas
2:00 p.m.
Baylor
4
vs
0
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
No. 1 MT Breezes Past Islanders to Advance to NCAA Second Round
5/8/2021 5:45:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Bears will face No. 37 Oregon in Sunday’s second-round match at 2 p.m. in Waco
By Jerry Hill
Baylor Bear Insider
Sandwiched between a pair of classic 4-3 marathon matches, No. 1-ranked Baylor men's tennis looked like it was in more of a sprint.
Losing a combined 11 games in the three completed singles matches, the Bears (30-4) carved out a 4-0 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (19-5) in well under two hours in Saturday's first-round match in the NCAA Tournament at the Hurd Tennis Center.
"That was something the guys were talking about (Friday) was just to make sure that they do their best to play every single point hard, to leave it all out there," said Baylor head coach Michael Woodson, "because the faster we can get done, the more it will pay off in the long run in this tournament. To get done in an hour and 40 minutes or so, and clean, was nice."
The Islanders did manage to win a set in their 12th NCAA Tournament appearance, but 11th-ranked Matias Soto had already split sets when the match ended, bouncing back from a 6-3 loss to dominate Ryuya Ata, 6-2, in the second set at No. 2 singles.
"It was a tough test today, extremely windy, which is right up their alley being right off the coast," Woodson said. "I knew we were going to get the best version of them. They made a ton of balls and made it really hard on us at several positions. I thought that was really good for us moving forward in the tournament to get that kind of experience, to be uncomfortable and pushed at some spots."
Soto and Nick Stachowiak didn't even drop a game on the No. 2 doubles court, sweeping to a 6-0 win over Nathan Schwartz and Pascal Lorieul. Ninth-ranked Sven Lah and Constantin Frantzen clinched the first point by beating Ata and Kyohei Yamanaka, 6-2, at No. 1.
Baylor won five first-set singles, with Lah seemingly on cruise control at No. 3 singles, getting out to a 6-0, 4-2 lead over Schwartz. But, Schwartz fought back with a couple service breaks and was down 1-3 in a second-set tiebreaker when the match ended.
"I wasn't disappointed to not finish, it was more disappointing how I was handling the second set," Lah said. "Even if I was up 6-0, 5-0, and didn't finish, it would have been much better than being in a tiebreaker. It's always hard to control the second set (when you win the first, 6-0). If you're Adrian (Boitan), then it's a little bit easier, but I'm not that consistent yet."
The 21st-ranked Boitan got clinching honors with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Yamanaka at No. 1 singles, but not before Spencer Furman and Charlie Broom beat him to the finish line. Furman was first off the court with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Guillermo Castaneda at No. 6, then Broom knocked off Borja Delgado, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 5.
"I feel like a broken record, but that's just what we do at 5 and 6 is Charlie and Spencer finish," Woodson said. "They're doing such a phenomenal job in those positions. And it's not easy, because you play a lot of guys that make it really hard, make a lot of balls. You typically have to generate a lot of your own pace down there. And they're doing a fantastic job of staying focused and winning quickly."
Advancing to Sunday's 2 p.m. second-round match, the Bears get a 37th-ranked Oregon team that pulled out a 4-3 win over No. 26 Alabama.
"They definitely look like a group of guys that are pulling hard for each other and working together," Woodson said. "I felt like that was the difference at the end of the match was that they seemed to band together a little better in the big moments and trusted their games and made it hard on Alabama. They're going to test us at every single spot, so we're going to have to be ready to go."
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas – No. 1-ranked and second-seeded Baylor men's tennis cruised past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 4-0, at the Hurd Tennis Center on Saturday to advance to the NCAA Second Round.
BU picked up its 30th win of the season for the first time since 2005, while also improving to 32-1 all-time in postseason play that's held in Waco.
No. 75 Matias Soto/Nick Stachowiak got it started with a blistering 6-0 victory on court two over Pascal Lorieul/Nathan Schwartz, and No. 9 Constantin Frantzen/Sven Lah followed suit with a 6-2 win at the top spot to seal the opening tally for the Bears.
Moving into singles, it was more quick work as Spencer Furman put another point on the board at the No. 6 spot, winning 6-1, 6-1 over Guillermo Castaneda. Charlie Broom then picked up his 100th-career singles victory on court five, 6-2, 6-3, over Borja Delgado to inch BU closer.
No. 21 Adrian Boitan was the clincher, collecting a 6-3, 6-1 win on court one against Kyohei Yamanaka.
Two other Bears were leading by a set when play was halted in Lah and Stachowiak, while No. 11 Soto had split his first two frames.
Baylor advances to face No. 37 Oregon in Sunday's NCAA Second Round at 2 p.m. CT at the Hurd Tennis Center.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor won its 30th match for the first time in a single-season since 2005.
• BU improved to 60-21 all-time in NCAA Championship play and 32-1 when hosting in Waco.
• The Bears are 34-4 all-time in 4-0 postseason matches.
• BU picked up its 17th sweep of the season and 13th at home.
• Baylor improved to 8-2 all-time as the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Championship.
• The Bears are now 26-8 in the doubles point this year and own a remarkable 25-1 record in matches when winning the opening tally.
• Baylor boasts a combined 145-30 (.829) mark in singles action this spring and a collective 66-23 (.742) record in doubles.
• Charlie Broom earned his 100th-career singles victory with a straight-set victory over Borja Delgado.
• Spencer Furman won his 10th singles match in a row.
STAT OF THE MATCH
100 – Charlie Broom earned his 100th-career singles victory with a straight-set victory over Borja Delgado.
TOP QUOTES
Head coach Michael Woodson
On today's match…
"It's always good to advance in the NCAA tournament. Everybody in this tournament is worthy of being there and Corpus had a phenomenal year. There are guys on their lineup that haven't lost all season, so credit to Coach Moore and his staff both on the men's and women's side. They do a great job. It was a tough test today, and extremely windy which is right up their alley being right up the coast, so I knew we would get the best version of them. It made it really hard on us at several position, and I thought that was really good for us moving forward in the tournament to get that experience, to be uncomfortable and pushed in some spots. Always good to get through, I know there are guys on this team that haven't won in the NCAA tournament before, so it's good to get the jitters out."
On what to expect from Oregon…
"I got to watch their match today. Even though they don't play in these types of conditions very often, I was really impressed at their fitness level. I thought they were the fitter team today [against Alabama]. I thought that they competed really well and together. Definitely a group of guys that are pulling hard for each other and working together, and I felt like that was the difference at the end of their match. They seemed to band together a little better in the big moments and trusted their games to make it hard on Alabama. They're going to test us at every single spot tomorrow, so we will need to be ready to go."
Fourth-year junior Sven Lah
On getting momentum…
"Yeah, tough conditions out there. I think me and Coni [Frantzen] struggled a little bit and picked it up towards the middle of the set. It's always good to win the doubles point, especially here at home [in] the first round [because] it's a little bit easier in singles."
Third-year sophomore Adrian Boitan
On advancing in the tournament…
"We definitely feel good. We had a great season and now we just want win the big 'ship. That's our goal."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (30-4) advances to face No. 37 Oregon (17-6) in Sunday's NCAA Second Round at 2 p.m. CT at the Hurd Tennis Center.
For the latest news on the Baylor men's tennis team all season long, follow their official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorMTennis.
Baylor Bear Insider
Sandwiched between a pair of classic 4-3 marathon matches, No. 1-ranked Baylor men's tennis looked like it was in more of a sprint.
Losing a combined 11 games in the three completed singles matches, the Bears (30-4) carved out a 4-0 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (19-5) in well under two hours in Saturday's first-round match in the NCAA Tournament at the Hurd Tennis Center.
"That was something the guys were talking about (Friday) was just to make sure that they do their best to play every single point hard, to leave it all out there," said Baylor head coach Michael Woodson, "because the faster we can get done, the more it will pay off in the long run in this tournament. To get done in an hour and 40 minutes or so, and clean, was nice."
The Islanders did manage to win a set in their 12th NCAA Tournament appearance, but 11th-ranked Matias Soto had already split sets when the match ended, bouncing back from a 6-3 loss to dominate Ryuya Ata, 6-2, in the second set at No. 2 singles.
"It was a tough test today, extremely windy, which is right up their alley being right off the coast," Woodson said. "I knew we were going to get the best version of them. They made a ton of balls and made it really hard on us at several positions. I thought that was really good for us moving forward in the tournament to get that kind of experience, to be uncomfortable and pushed at some spots."
Soto and Nick Stachowiak didn't even drop a game on the No. 2 doubles court, sweeping to a 6-0 win over Nathan Schwartz and Pascal Lorieul. Ninth-ranked Sven Lah and Constantin Frantzen clinched the first point by beating Ata and Kyohei Yamanaka, 6-2, at No. 1.
Baylor won five first-set singles, with Lah seemingly on cruise control at No. 3 singles, getting out to a 6-0, 4-2 lead over Schwartz. But, Schwartz fought back with a couple service breaks and was down 1-3 in a second-set tiebreaker when the match ended.
"I wasn't disappointed to not finish, it was more disappointing how I was handling the second set," Lah said. "Even if I was up 6-0, 5-0, and didn't finish, it would have been much better than being in a tiebreaker. It's always hard to control the second set (when you win the first, 6-0). If you're Adrian (Boitan), then it's a little bit easier, but I'm not that consistent yet."
The 21st-ranked Boitan got clinching honors with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Yamanaka at No. 1 singles, but not before Spencer Furman and Charlie Broom beat him to the finish line. Furman was first off the court with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Guillermo Castaneda at No. 6, then Broom knocked off Borja Delgado, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 5.
"I feel like a broken record, but that's just what we do at 5 and 6 is Charlie and Spencer finish," Woodson said. "They're doing such a phenomenal job in those positions. And it's not easy, because you play a lot of guys that make it really hard, make a lot of balls. You typically have to generate a lot of your own pace down there. And they're doing a fantastic job of staying focused and winning quickly."
Advancing to Sunday's 2 p.m. second-round match, the Bears get a 37th-ranked Oregon team that pulled out a 4-3 win over No. 26 Alabama.
"They definitely look like a group of guys that are pulling hard for each other and working together," Woodson said. "I felt like that was the difference at the end of the match was that they seemed to band together a little better in the big moments and trusted their games and made it hard on Alabama. They're going to test us at every single spot, so we're going to have to be ready to go."
THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas – No. 1-ranked and second-seeded Baylor men's tennis cruised past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 4-0, at the Hurd Tennis Center on Saturday to advance to the NCAA Second Round.
BU picked up its 30th win of the season for the first time since 2005, while also improving to 32-1 all-time in postseason play that's held in Waco.
No. 75 Matias Soto/Nick Stachowiak got it started with a blistering 6-0 victory on court two over Pascal Lorieul/Nathan Schwartz, and No. 9 Constantin Frantzen/Sven Lah followed suit with a 6-2 win at the top spot to seal the opening tally for the Bears.
Moving into singles, it was more quick work as Spencer Furman put another point on the board at the No. 6 spot, winning 6-1, 6-1 over Guillermo Castaneda. Charlie Broom then picked up his 100th-career singles victory on court five, 6-2, 6-3, over Borja Delgado to inch BU closer.
No. 21 Adrian Boitan was the clincher, collecting a 6-3, 6-1 win on court one against Kyohei Yamanaka.
Two other Bears were leading by a set when play was halted in Lah and Stachowiak, while No. 11 Soto had split his first two frames.
Baylor advances to face No. 37 Oregon in Sunday's NCAA Second Round at 2 p.m. CT at the Hurd Tennis Center.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor won its 30th match for the first time in a single-season since 2005.
• BU improved to 60-21 all-time in NCAA Championship play and 32-1 when hosting in Waco.
• The Bears are 34-4 all-time in 4-0 postseason matches.
• BU picked up its 17th sweep of the season and 13th at home.
• Baylor improved to 8-2 all-time as the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Championship.
• The Bears are now 26-8 in the doubles point this year and own a remarkable 25-1 record in matches when winning the opening tally.
• Baylor boasts a combined 145-30 (.829) mark in singles action this spring and a collective 66-23 (.742) record in doubles.
• Charlie Broom earned his 100th-career singles victory with a straight-set victory over Borja Delgado.
• Spencer Furman won his 10th singles match in a row.
STAT OF THE MATCH
100 – Charlie Broom earned his 100th-career singles victory with a straight-set victory over Borja Delgado.
TOP QUOTES
Head coach Michael Woodson
On today's match…
"It's always good to advance in the NCAA tournament. Everybody in this tournament is worthy of being there and Corpus had a phenomenal year. There are guys on their lineup that haven't lost all season, so credit to Coach Moore and his staff both on the men's and women's side. They do a great job. It was a tough test today, and extremely windy which is right up their alley being right up the coast, so I knew we would get the best version of them. It made it really hard on us at several position, and I thought that was really good for us moving forward in the tournament to get that experience, to be uncomfortable and pushed in some spots. Always good to get through, I know there are guys on this team that haven't won in the NCAA tournament before, so it's good to get the jitters out."
On what to expect from Oregon…
"I got to watch their match today. Even though they don't play in these types of conditions very often, I was really impressed at their fitness level. I thought they were the fitter team today [against Alabama]. I thought that they competed really well and together. Definitely a group of guys that are pulling hard for each other and working together, and I felt like that was the difference at the end of their match. They seemed to band together a little better in the big moments and trusted their games to make it hard on Alabama. They're going to test us at every single spot tomorrow, so we will need to be ready to go."
Fourth-year junior Sven Lah
On getting momentum…
"Yeah, tough conditions out there. I think me and Coni [Frantzen] struggled a little bit and picked it up towards the middle of the set. It's always good to win the doubles point, especially here at home [in] the first round [because] it's a little bit easier in singles."
Third-year sophomore Adrian Boitan
On advancing in the tournament…
"We definitely feel good. We had a great season and now we just want win the big 'ship. That's our goal."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor (30-4) advances to face No. 37 Oregon (17-6) in Sunday's NCAA Second Round at 2 p.m. CT at the Hurd Tennis Center.
For the latest news on the Baylor men's tennis team all season long, follow their official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorMTennis.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Kyohei Yamanaka / 0 [AMCC]
31
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Ryuya Ata / 0 [AMCC]
620
36UF
#3 Singles Match
123
Nathan Schwartz / 0 [AMCC]
060
66UF
#4 Singles Match
123
Pascal Lorieul / 0 [AMCC]
440
63UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Borja Delgado / 0 [AMCC]
23
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Guillermo Castaneda / 0 [AMCC]
11
66
Order of Finish:
6,5,1
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