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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – </span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">November
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor MT Pair in Doubles Quarterfinals at ITA Fall Championships<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears Finn Bass and Sven Lah continue play in San Diego<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, </span><a href="mailto:Madelon_Allen@Baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Madelon_Allen@Baylor.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> <b> </b><br>
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. –</span></b><span style="background:white"> Baylor men’s tennis duo Sven Lah and Finn Bass advance to the quarterfinals at the ITA National Fall Championships in doubles after day two of play.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The Bears faced Jakob Schnaitter and Siddhant Banthia at the Barnes Tennis Center, and came away with a win over the Wake Forest pair, 6-2, 6-2.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">The BU duo is now 7-1 through this point in the fall season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Lah and Bass are slated to face Ohio State’s Matej Vocel and Robert Cash in the quarterfinals. The Bears will face the No. 1 seeded Buckeyes at 12
p.m. CT on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">In singles play, Lah went up against Stanford’s Arthur Fery, the No. 2 seed. The BU senior held his own, taking Fery to three sets, but ultimately
falling 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Lah is now 6-2 this fall, having faced multiple top-seeded opponents and taking down two of them at the ITA Texas Regionals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Live streaming is available via
</span><a href="https://web.track.tennis/events/watch?key=399.vk5Rs5nRINI#/"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Track Tennis</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">,
while </span><a href="https://scores.tennisticker.de/usa/ita/sb.html?tournid=5083"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Tennis Ticker</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">
is providing live results. Draws can be found on the </span><a href="https://colleges.wearecollegetennis.com/Competitions/ITA/Tournaments/overview/3C0D3BF7-1EA0-4314-9798-02FE691DD86E"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">ITA’s
website</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">. Full results and a recap of the tournament will be posted to BaylorBears.com after the conclusion of play each day.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor men’s tennis, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorMTennis.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">TENNIS RESULTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">ITA Fall National Championships<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">San Diego, Calif. – Barnes Tennis Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">SINGLES COMPETITION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Round of 32 – 11/4/21<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Round of 16 – 11/5/21<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">2* Arthur Fery (Stanford) def. Sven Lah (BU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">DOUBLES COMPETITION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Round of 32 – 11/4/21<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sven Lah/Finn Bass (BU) def. Filip Planinsek/Juan Martin (Bama) 6-2, 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Round of 16 – 11/5/21<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sven Lah/Finn Bass (BU) vs. Jakob Schnaitter/Siddhant Banthia (Wake Forest)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Quarterfinals – 11/6/21<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Sven Lah/Finn Bass (BU) vs. 1* Matej Vocel/Robert Cash (Ohio State) – 2 p.m. CT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">__________________________________</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#385623">Madelon Allen</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#385623"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Associate
Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, A&T)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">C: 254-252-7168<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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