Baylor MT’s Broom Highlights Big 12 Postseason Awards

Tue May 11 14:00:52 CDT 2021

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 11, 2021

MT’s Broom Highlights Big 12 Postseason Awards
Broom named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year as Bears garner 10 conference honors
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

IRVING, Texas – Baylor men’s tennis brought home 10 Big 12 postseason awards amongst seven different players, as announced by the conference office Tuesday afternoon.

Fifth-year senior Charlie Broom was unanimously named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, while third-year sophomore Adrian Boitan and fourth-year junior Matias Soto earned unanimous All-Big 12 Singles First Team recognition.

Broom joined fellow graduate transfer senior Nick Stachowiak on the All-Big 12 Singles Second Team. Meanwhile, fifth-year senior Constantin Frantzen and fourth-year junior Sven Lah garnered a spot on the All-Big 12 Doubles First Team, and Soto and Stachowiak were picked to the All-Big 12 Doubles Second Team.

Additionally, three Bears were crowned individual champions in Boitan (No. 1 singles), Broom (No. 5 singles) and Spencer Furman (No. 6 singles). Boitan is Baylor’s seventh honoree at the top spot, while Broom and Furman are the ninth honorees at their respective positions.

With the selections of Boitan, Soto, Broom and Stachowiak, Baylor has had at least one player named to the All-Big 12 Singles Team in each of the 24 years that the league has made selections. There were no All-Big 12 awards last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bears have also had a doubles team earn all-conference honors in 21 of 24 seasons.

In his first season at Baylor, Broom leads the team with 25 singles victories on the year, including a 22-3 record in dual matches. Playing predominantly at the No. 5 singles spot, Broom has tallied an impressive 18-2 mark. During the conference season, Broom went 4-1 against Big 12 opponents and was 2-0 at the Big 12 Championship.

Broom is the seventh Bear to be named Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and first since 2015. His second-team singles honor is his fourth-career all-conference singles award, as he was named an All-Ivy League first-teamer three times during his career at Dartmouth.

Earning his second-career All-Big 12 honor and first first-team recognition, Boitan is currently ranked No. 21 nationally and owns a 17-5 singles record on the year. He has gone 16-4 at the No. 1 position and went 4-1 in conference play. Boitan was named the Big 12 Championship Most Outstanding Performer for the second-consecutive season after going 2-0 in the tournament and clinching Baylor’s title-winning victory over Texas.

Soto picked up his second-straight first-team singles honor with an 18-4 record in 2020-21. He is currently ranked at No. 11 in singles and has previously reached a career-best No. 8 this season. Soto is tied with Boitan for the team lead with nine ranked singles wins this year.

Soto also earned his first-career doubles accolade alongside Stachowiak, who earned his third-career all-conference honor after previously being an All-ACC pick in 2018 and 2019 at Duke. The pair have gone 12-1 together on the doubles court this season, with a 9-1 dual-match record and a 3-0 mark in Big 12 action. The duo is currently ranked the No. 75 team in the nation.

In singles, Stachowiak has racked up a 19-7 singles record, including a 12-5 mark in the spring. He surpassed the 200-career win mark between singles and doubles on April 3 at Oklahoma. He is tied with Broom for the team lead with 43 total victories on the season.

Frantzen earned his first-career Big 12 honor, while Lah was named to the doubles team for the third season in a row. The No. 9-ranked tandem is 12-7 this year, including a 3-1 mark in Big 12 play and 6-2 tally against ranked foes.

One of two undefeated players in conference action, Furman went 5-0 at the No. 6 singles spot to earn individual champion status. After grad-transferring from Duke, he has gone 23-3 in singles and carries an 11-match win streak into the NCAA Round of 16.

No. 1-ranked and second-seeded Baylor (31-4) will face No. 14-ranked and 15th-seeded Ole Miss (14-10) in the NCAA Round of 16 on Monday, May 17, in Orlando, Fla., at Noon CT. The Bears are making their 19th Sweet 16 appearance in program history.

For the latest news on the Baylor men’s tennis team all season long, follow their official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorMTennis.

MEN’S TENNIS ALL-BIG 12 AWARDS
Newcomer of the Year: Charlie Broom*

All-Big 12 First Team – Singles:
Adrian Boitan, So.*
Matias Soto, Jr.*

All-Big 12 First Team – Doubles:
Constantin Frantzen / Sven Lah

All-Big 12 Second Team – Singles:
Charlie Broom, Sr.
Nick Stachowiak, Sr.

All-Big 12 Second Team – Doubles:
Matias Soto / Nick Stachowiak

Big 12 Individual Champions:
No. 1 Singles: Adrian Boitan (4-1)
No. 5 Singles: Charlie Broom (4-1)
No. 6 Singles: Spencer Furman (5-0)

*Unanimous Selection
Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes.

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Max Calderone | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, EQ)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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