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2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster

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  • Senior
    Class
  • Ptuj, Slovenia
    Hometown
  • 5'10
    Height
  • 168
    Weight
  • Gimnazija Ptuj
    High School
Paige Apkarian
Paige Apkarian
Sven Lah
Sven Lah
Senior
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Ptuj, Slovenia
Hometown

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Biography

Career
Singles:
105-48 // 88-33 Dual // 8-8 Big 12
Doubles: 130-47 // 87-31 Dual // 11-3 Big 12
    Highest Singles Rankings: 19th (2/18/20)
    Highest Doubles Rankings: 1st (04/09/2019)

Awards/Honors
• 2021 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection (fall)
• 2021 ITA All-American (doubles)

• 2021 All-Big 12 First Team (doubles)
• 2021 Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team – No. 4 singles
• 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• 2020 ITA Scholar-Athlete
• 2019 ITA All-American (doubles)
2019 All-Big 12 Doubles (first team)
2019 Big 12 All-Tournament Team (singles)
• 2019 ITA Scholar-Athlete
• 2019 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
• 2019 Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb. 26)
• 2018 ITA All-American National Champion (doubles)
• 2018 ITA Scholar-Athlete
• 2018 All-Big 12 Doubles (first team)
• 2018 Big 12 All-Tournament Team (doubles)
• 2017-18 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Five-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection

 

2021-22 (Fifth-Year Senior):
Singles Record:
 22-10 // 16-8 Dual
Doubles Record: 25-11 // 17-7 Dual
    Highest Singles Ranking: 42nd (2/24)
    Highest Doubles Ranking: 12th (2/9)
SPRING: Went 2-0 in both doubles and singles against Creighton and Nebraska, playing No. 1 doubles with Finn Bass and playing in the No. 2 and 3 spot in singles (1/19-20) ... Defeated Dario Kmet of ACU on court two in singles, winning 6-2, 6-3 and then took Daniel Morozov/Tyler Stewart 6-4 with Bass (1/24) ... Won his 100th doubles match in the 6-1 win over Caden Moortgat/Simon Arca Costas of Boise State with Bass (1/24) ... Won against Quiros of William & Mary on court three in the ITA Kickoff first match, also winning with Bass in doubles (1/30) ... In the championship of Kickoff Weekend, he went unfinished in a third set against Hannestead of Miami on court three and unfinished in doubles (1/31) ... Fell against Idaho State in doubles, 7-6 (7-4) (2/6) ... Went unfinished against Incarnate Word and won 6-0 in doubles (2/6) ... Fell in singles to Ciamarra on court three and went unfinished against No. 13 Harper/Ciamarra of No. 9 Texas (2/7) ... Ranked No. 12 doubles and No. 123 singles on 2/9 by the ITA ... Went unfinished in doubles against Tulsa but defeated Stefan Hampe 7-5, 6-2 on court three (2/11) ... Against No. 7 Virginia they went unfinished in doubles but he defeated No. 29 Ryan Goetz 7-5, 0-6, 6-1 in a tremendous comeback on court three (2/12) ... Fell in doubles against No. 15 Ole Miss in the first round of the ITA Indoor Championships but defeated J. Hallquist Lithen 6-2, 6-4 on court three to clinch the match (2/18) ... In the quarterfinals against No. 10 Kentucky, they went unfinished in doubles (2/19) ... Went unfinished against No. 13 Mitsui/Hudd in the semifinals against No. 2 Tennessee (2/20) ... Ranked No. 42 in singles and No. 19 doubles on 2/24 ... Against No. 20 Oklahoma they defeated Martinez/Hotard 6-4 on court one and then defeated Alex Martinez on court two 7-6(6), 6-3 (2/27) ... With the two wins over Oklahoma he joined the 200 Club at Baylor for a combined 200 wins across doubles and singles, only the seventh Bear to do so ... Ranked 42nd by the ITA for singles and 19th in doubles on 3/2 ... Fell 7-6(11-9) in doubles to No. 40 Horve/Heck of Illinois with Bass before going unfinished on court two (3/5) ... Ranked 41st in singles and 18th in doubles by the ITA on 3/9 ... Against Arizona State he bested Max McKennon on court three in three sets after falling to No. 59 McKennon/Salle on court one (3/9) ... Won 6-4 over Ziverts/Hoeyeraal on court one before besting No. 36 Colton Smith in three sets plus a tiebreaker at 7-5, 0-6, 7-6(6) against No. 18 Arizona, giving the Wildcats their first home loss since 2019 (3/11) ... Won in doubles over No. 10 Ehrenschneider/Fenty of No. 12 Michigan before falling to Maloney on court three (3/20) ... Ranked 31st by the ITA for singles and 30th in doubles with Bass on 3/23 ... 
FALL: In singles play, he went 6-2 ... Became the ITA Texas Regionals singles runner-up in College Station after going 5-1 in the tournament ... He defeated one Texas A&M Corpus Christi players, two players from Texas A&M and two Horned Frogs ... He was the No. 7 seed in the tournament and defeated the No. 2 and No. 3 seed en route to the finals ... At the ITA Fall National Championships, he defeated a player from Columbia 6-1, 6-0 in the Round of 32, but fell in the round of 16 ... Was ranked No. 48 for the final ITA rankings in December (12/8) ... In doubles play, he and Finn Bass went 6-3 in the fall, 1-2 in the ITA Fall National Championships ... He and Bass were ranked No. 27 in the ITA Preseason Doubles Rankings (9/7) ... At the ITA All-Americans tournament (10/2) he and Bass defeated the No. 18 team of Maldoner/Vidal (ODU) 7-5, 6-1 in R32, then went 6-3, 6-2 against Cernoch and Kiger (UNC) in the R16 to advance to the quarters where they fell to Ohio State's Cash and Vocel ... At the ITA Texas Regionals (10/13), he and Bass finished in the quarterfinals after defeating a TAMU-CC squad as well as a Texas Tech duo, defeating both at 8-2; they fell 7-8 (3-0) to Schachter and Abbratt (Texas A&M) ... With Bass at the ITA Fall National Championships (11/4), they defeated Alabama and Wake Forest duos to advance to the quarters where they fell to Vocel and Cash ... Ranked the No. 18 doubles pair by the ITA (12/8).

2020-21 (Fourth-Year Junior):
Singles Record:
14-13 // 12-10 Dual // 0-5 Big 12
Doubles Record: 20-13 // 13-10 Dual // 3-1 Big 12
    Highest Singles Ranking: 43rd (1/13)
    Highest Doubles Ranking: 5th (6/2)
2021 Big 12 Regular Season Champion, Big 12 Tournament Champion and member of 2021 NCAA Finalist Baylor team … Helped the Bears earn their first No. 1 overall ranking since 2005 … Named an ITA All-American in doubles after being seeded at the NCAA Doubles Championship … Reached semifinals of NCAA Doubles Championship alongside Constantin Frantzen … Selected to All-Big 12 First Team in doubles with partner Constantin Frantzen … Named to Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team at No. 4 singles position … Ranked as high as No. 5 in doubles and No. 43 in singles rankings … Posted a 6-7 record against nationally ranked opponents in singles and 9-5 mark against ranked foes in doubles … Went 2-0 at No. 1 singles, 1-2 at No. 4 singles, but made biggest impact with 9-8 mark at No. 3 singles position … Appeared exclusively at the No. 1 doubles position, going 13-10 on the spring season, mostly with Constantin Frantzen … Also went 0-1 with Charlie Broom … Went 2-1 alongside Nick Stachowiak in fall doubles tournament … Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.

2019-20 (Junior):
Singles Record:
25-5 // 14-1 Dual
Doubles Record: 20-4 // 13-1 Dual
    Highest Singles Ranking: 19th (11/13)
    Highest Doubles Ranking: 9th (2/18)
Compiled 25-5 singles and 20-4 doubles marks during junior campaign…Ranked as high as No. 9 in doubles and No. 19 in ITA singles rankings…Went 14-1 in singles and 13-1 in the dual season for a combined 27-2 record…Went 2-1 at the No. 1 singles spot, 10-0 at the No. 2 spot and 2-0 at the No. 3 spot…Went 4-4 against ranked foes…Recorded first ranked win of the season against No. 109 Jackie Tang of Columbia at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships…Dropped three-set decision against No. 85 Aleks Kovacevic of Illinois…Opened season with 12-0 singles mark…Posted 28-4 mark in sets…Partnered with Constantin Frantzen at the No. 1 doubles spot all spring season, compiling a 13-1 record and 4-1 mark against ranked foes…Started with 13-0 record, falling in last completed match at Illinois…Posted season-opening win over No. 50 Blake Bayldon and Simon Arca Costas…Recorded 6-0 shutout over No. 57 Sam Feit and Matthew Hollingworth of Gonzaga at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend…Recorded highest-ranked win of the season with 6-2 victory against No. 5 Jackie Tang and Jack Lin of Columbia at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships...Went a team-best 11-4 in singles action and compiled 7-3 doubles mark during fall season…Went 2-3 against ranked singles players and 1-1 against ranked doubles pairs…Finished a career-high No. 19 in the final fall singles rankings…Won the ITA Texas Regional Championships singles draw after going 6-0 in the tournament and defeated No. 45 Valentin Vacherot of Texas A&M, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, in the finals…Defeated three Aggies on the way to the title…Earned automatic bid to the ITA Fall National Championships, finishing in the round of 16…Opened season with 2-0 showing at the Audi Napa Valley Tennis Classic…Went 1-1 at the Oracle ITA Masters…Paired with Constantin Frantzen for a majority of his doubles matches, compiling a 5-2 mark together… Advanced to the ITA Texas Regional semifinals with Frantzen before falling to eventual champion and 17th-ranked Yuya Ito and Christian Sigsgaard of Texas…Closed out fall play with two wins at the ITA Fall National Championships, topping LSU’s Daniel Moreno and Joey Thomas in straight sets…Finished No. 20 with Frantzen in the final fall doubles rankings…Also competed with Ryan Dickerson at the ITA All-American Championships…Went 2-1 with Dickerson and was ranked No. 37 in final rankings…Advanced to the third round of the ITA All-American qualifying draw, downing tandems from Arkansas and LSU in the tournament...Earned fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition...Earned third career ITA Scholar-Athlete award.

2018-19 (Sophomore):
Singles Record: 29-9 // 22-4 Dual // 3-2 Big 12
Doubles Record: 30-9 // 17-7 Dual // 4-1 Big 12
    Highest Singles Ranking: 76th (5/1)
    Highest Doubles Ranking: 1st (5/1)
Earned first career ITA All-America honors in doubles, going a team-best 30-9…With partner Jimmy Bendeck, compiled a 28-7 record and became the first duo in program history to be ranked No. 1 in the ITA doubles rankings during the regular season…Finished season ranked No. 2 after advancing to the NCAA Doubles quarterfinals…Earned All-Big 12 doubles first team honors after going 4-1 with Bendeck in league play…Duo posted the second-most wins as a doubles team in program history with 28 victories…Lah and Bendeck went 15-4 against ranked foes, playing primarily at the No. 1 spot…Recorded last win in the NCAA Doubles Championship Round of 16 against Auburn’s Brandon Laubser and Tad Maclean, winning 7-6(5), 6-1…Also played a few matches with Roy Smith and Matias Soto…Finished at No. 81 in the ITA singles rankings…Ranked as high as No. 76 in the regular season…Led the team in singles wins with a 29-9 record, going 22-4 in dual-match play…Played primarily at the No. 5 spot, going 12-3…Had three wins against ranked foes…Opened season on an eight-match winning streak…Finished season by winning six of his last seven completed matches…Named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team after going 2-0 in singles action at the Big 12 Championship…Defeated Texas’ Colin Markes, 6-4, 7-6(3) in the title match to help BU win its ninth postseason title…Named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 26 after going 2-0 against Tulsa…Finished fall season at No. 5 in the ITA doubles rankings after capturing the program’s first ITA All-American doubles championship title…Went 11-1 with teammate Jimmy Bendeck, including 8-0 at the ITA All-American Championships to win the fall national title…Went a perfect 5-0 against ranked opponents…In the championship final, came back and defeated Ohio State’s Kyle Seelig and Alex Kobelt in three sets, 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 1-0(4)…Became only the second Big 12 team to capture the doubles title and first since 2003…Highest ranked win came against No. 13 Alex Bakshi and Jake Van Emburgh of Oklahoma in the round of 32, 7-6(1), 6-2…Went 3-0 in the qualifying draw to earn spot in main draw…Went 3-0 at the ITA Regionals and booked spot in semifinals with 8-5 victory over Texas’ Yuya Ito and Colin Markes…Pulled out prior to semifinal match due to injury…Also went 4-1 in mixed doubles with Washington State’s Michaela Bayerlova at the Oracle ITA Masters, advancing to the championship final…In singles, went 7-5 overall and 2-4 against ranked foes…Defeated highest ranked opponent in his career with 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 triumph over 16th-ranked Alex Bakshi of Oklahoma…Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team…Earned Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Baylor Dean’s List both semesters...Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honor for the second consecutive season.

2017-18 (Freshman): 
Singles Record: 15-11 // 14-6 Dual // 2-0 Big 12
Doubles Record: 20-3 // 18-2 Dual // 3-0 Big 12
    Highest Doubles Ranking: 40th (11/15)
Earned first career All-Big 12 honors as he was named to the doubles first team with teammate Roy Smith after completing a 20-3 record overall and went 17-2 with Smith…Posted perfect 9-0 doubles record at home…Went 3-0 in conference play with Smith, securing victories at No. 16 Oklahoma, at No. 14 Oklahoma State and against No. 15 Texas…Went 2-0 at the Big 12 Championship to earn all-tournament honors at No. 2 doubles…Posted first ranked victory with 6-3 win over No. 83 Alastair Gray and Trevor Johnson of TCU in the Big 12 Championship semifinals…Started out dual-match season on eight-match winning streak from Jan. 20 to March 6, falling 7-5 at UCF…Ended season with 6-4 loss to No. 5 Texas A&M’s Arthur Rinderknech and AJ Catanzariti on court two…Earned first career doubles ranking with Roy Smith after end of fall season at No. 40…In singles action, went 15-11 overall and 14-6 in dual-match play…Played primarily at the No. 3 through 5 spots…Went a perfect 4-0 at the No. 5 position…Went 4-3 against ranked foes…Achieved highest ranked singles win with 6-4, 6-2 triumph over No. 24 Lucas Poullain of Florida State to help BU secure a 4-1 victory on Jan. 28…Helped BU upset No. 7 TCU after he collected a win over No. 55 Alastair Gray on April 28…Started his Baylor career with a 1-5 singles record in fall play and went 1-1 against ranked opponents…Defeated No. 71 Jefta Kecic of North Florida in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1, in the consolation round of the ITA All-American Championships… Went 2-1 playing with fellow freshman Roy Smith in doubles play...Was the lone men’s tennis player on the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team…Earned spot on fall and spring edition of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll...Earned Baylor Dean's List recognition during spring semester...Earned first career ITA Scholar-Athlete Award...Helped team earn distinction for the 11th consecutive year.

Prep/Juniors: 
Ranked No. 74 in Juniors ITF…Ranked as high as 1121 on ATP Tour…Placed No.16 in the European Championship in Switzerland…Junior National Singles and Doubles champion in Slovenia.

Personal: 
Son of Aleksandra and Konrad Lah…Born in Ptuj, Slovenia…Has one older brother, Jan…Graduated from Gimnazija Ptuj…Majoring in finance.