No. 4 Baylor Men's Tennis Overpowers Oklahoma and UT Tyler

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – February 5, 2021

No. 4 MT Overpowers Oklahoma and UT Tyler
Bears come back against Sooners, show their strength against Patriots
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – No. 4 Baylor men’s tennis (8-1) cruised to a pair of victories Saturday at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center, defeating Oklahoma 4-1 and UT Tyler 7-0.

The Bears came back after dropping the doubles point to the Sooners (4-4) to clinch the match with four singles wins, then flexed their muscles against the Patriots (0-3) with a clean sweep.

BU has now won both ends of its last 39 doubleheaders.

Thirteen different Bears saw action on the day, with Constantin Frantzen totaling the most matches with three. Six Bears collected two victories in Finn Bass, Adrian Boitan, Ryan Dickerson, Frantzen, Alex Garcia and Nick Stachowiak.

MATCH ONE: Baylor 4, Oklahoma 1
The Sooners jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead, securing the doubles point after Nathan Han/Alex Martinez upset No. 10 Sven Lah/Constantin Frantzen, 6-2, and Jake Van Emburgh/Matt Rodriguez handed Charlie Broom/Matias Soto their first doubles loss of the season, 6-3.

Boitan and Stachowiak were able to give the Bears one doubles victory, a 6-4 win over Mason Beiler/Max Stewart on court two, before heading into singles.

BU really found its stride in the second half of the match, as No. 74 Stachowiak continued his confident play with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Mark Mandlik at the fourth spot, and No. 46 Boitan handled No. 69 Beiler in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2 on court two.

No. 43 Lah picked up his third singles win of the season, 6-4, 6-3 against Martinez in the third position, and No. 103 Broom earned the clinching point in a 7-5, 6-4 defeat of Justin Schlageter.

MATCH TWO: Baylor 7, UT Tyler 0
Baylor overmatched UT Tyler right from the jump, taking the doubles point with ease. Constantin Frantzen/Spencer Furman teamed up on court one and Finn Bass/Alex Garcia played at No. 2, and both secured 6-0 victories.

Ryan Dickerson/Joseph Chen partnered for the first time on court three, winning 6-3 to round out doubles action.

In singles, Garcia made quick work in the fifth spot, defeating Jorge Sala 6-0, 6-1, and Sebastian Nothhaft followed suit with a 6-1, 6-1 victory on six over Jonas Dixon.

Christopher Frantzen was the next to finish, clinching the match 6-2, 6-4 over Moritz Mayer in No. 4 singles, the highest positional win of his career.

As the teams played out the remaining singles, Bass took care of Jan Lucca Marquardt 6-4, 6-1, in his debut on the top court, Dickerson won 6-1, 6-1 over Egor Shestakov on court two and Constantin Frantzen battled to a 6-2, 6-4 win on four.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor has won three of its last five meetings with Oklahoma.
• BU snapped a three-match losing streak to UT Tyler. The two sides had not met since 1990.
• The Bears are 7-2 this season in the doubles point.
• Baylor is 6-1 in matches when winning the doubles point.
• BU is now a combined 41-5 in singles action this season and 20-6 in doubles matches.
• Baylor has won both ends of its last 39 doubleheaders.
• No. 46 Adrian Boitan collected his first ranked win of the season over OU’s No. 69 Mason Beiler. It’s Baylor’s third singles win over a ranked opponent this season.
• Finn Bass played his first-career match at No. 1 singles and earned a 6-4, 6-1 win.
• Christopher Frantzen collected his highest-positional win at No. 4 singles. He is 2-0 all-time in the fifth spot.
• Joseph Chen won in his collegiate doubles debut alongside Ryan Dickerson.

STAT OF THE MATCH
39 – Baylor has won both ends of its last 39 doubleheaders.

TOP QUOTES
Graduate transfer Nick Stachowiak
On playing with confidence…
“I’m playing with a lot of confidence. Coming from playing high in the lineup in the ACC to now a new conference playing lower, I feel like no matter who I’m playing I have a great chance to win. I’m going out there with a ton of confidence, playing how I want to play and it’s working out really well.”

Interim head coach Michael Woodson
On Stachowiak’s recent play…
“Credit to Nick, he’s really owning his game. He’s going out on the practice court each day and putting in the specific detail work that he needs, and we’re seeing that translate to the match court.”

On his excitement for Sunday’s match against Texas A&M…
“It’s going to be a lot of fun. I’m just excited for the guys to be able to have a chance to play for a spot in National Indoors. I know they’re going to be very excited just to have that opportunity to play another top-10 match. We’re really looking forward to it.”

WHAT’S NEXT
The Bears (8-1) travel north to Dallas on Sunday for a date with No. 9 Texas A&M (2-0) in the championship match of the Ann Arbor Regional, as part of ITA Kick-Off Weekend. The match will be played at the SMU Tennis Center at 3 p.m. CT. A trip to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship is on the line.

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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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-3073 | C: 254-265-1639

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