Thursday, April 16
Orlando, Fla.
9 a.m.
Baylor
vs
Utah
No. 3 Seed MT to Start Postseason Play Against Sixth Seeded Utah at the Big 12 Championshp
4/15/2026 12:33:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Bears versus Utes in the quarterfinals of Big 12 Championship
ORLANDO, Fla. – No. 11 Baylor men's tennis face unranked Utah in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament at 9 a.m. CT on Thursday, April 16, at the USTA National Campus. The Bears sit at the three seed for the tournament, with the Utes land at seed six and will be the first match of the day for the tournament.
Baylor (21-8, 6-2) enters the tournament following their double header match against TCU and UTRGV, which resulted in a loss against TCU but a dominating win against UTRGV to wrap up the regular season. Against Utah, the Bears have beat the Utes in the last four matchups, most recently 4-1 at the Hurd Tennis Center.
Utah (7-15, 2-6) is coming into the tournament on a two-game win streak following its matches against Idaho and BYU. The Utes defeated their in-state rival, BYU, for their last regular season match in a close 4-3 decision. Their roster holds no nationally ranked players.
BU still shows a competitive roster, with three highly ranked players. Devin Badenhorst sits in the top 10 at No. 8, followed by No. 44 Zsombor Velcz and No. 50 Connor Van Schalkwyk.
Fans can watch the matches on ESPN+ linked here. More information about matches and brackets can be found on the Big 12 website linked here.
- BaylorBears.com -
Baylor (21-8, 6-2) enters the tournament following their double header match against TCU and UTRGV, which resulted in a loss against TCU but a dominating win against UTRGV to wrap up the regular season. Against Utah, the Bears have beat the Utes in the last four matchups, most recently 4-1 at the Hurd Tennis Center.
Utah (7-15, 2-6) is coming into the tournament on a two-game win streak following its matches against Idaho and BYU. The Utes defeated their in-state rival, BYU, for their last regular season match in a close 4-3 decision. Their roster holds no nationally ranked players.
BU still shows a competitive roster, with three highly ranked players. Devin Badenhorst sits in the top 10 at No. 8, followed by No. 44 Zsombor Velcz and No. 50 Connor Van Schalkwyk.
Fans can watch the matches on ESPN+ linked here. More information about matches and brackets can be found on the Big 12 website linked here.
- BaylorBears.com -
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