No. 1 Baylor Men's Tennis Faces No. 14 Ole Miss in NCAA Round of 16

[Calderone, Max]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 16, 2021

No. 1 MT Faces No. 14 Ole Miss in NCAA Round of 16
No. 2-seeded Bears and No. 15-seeded Rebels tangle with NCAA quarterfinals trip on the line
For more information contact: Max Calderone, 254-265-1639, Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu<mailto:Max_Calderone at Baylor.edu>

ORLANDO, Fla. – The No. 1-ranked and second-seeded Baylor men’s tennis team faces 14th-ranked and 15th-seeded Ole Miss on Monday at Noon CT in the NCAA Round of 16 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.

The Bears (31-4) advanced to the Sweet 16 following a pair of 4-0 sweeps in the first and second rounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and No. 37 Oregon, respectively. Meanwhile, the Rebels (13-10) defeated Belmont and Tulane with two sweeps in the Oxford Regional.

This marks Baylor’s 19th appearance in the Round of 16 in program history and also the 17th time in the last 19 postseasons that the Bears have advanced past the second round. It’s the third time in the last four postseasons that BU will compete for a spot in the NCAA quarterfinals.

Baylor is 61-21 all-time in NCAA Championship play and 13-5 all-time in the Round of 16. As the No. 2 seed, BU is 9-2 in the NCAA Championship.

Ole Miss holds a 5-3 advantage in the all-time series against Baylor, including 4-3 wins in each of the last two meetings coming in 2016 and 2018. The two sides have never met in the postseason.

BU enters the Round of 16 on a five-match winning streak, which included the 2021 Big 12 Tournament Championship in Waco on April 25-26. The Bears have won 15 of their last 16 matches, dating back to March 11.

Baylor boasts a 15-4 record against ranked opponents this season and is a combined 8-4 against teams remaining in the NCAA tournament field.

BU is 27-8 in the doubles point this season and is 26-1 in matches when winning the opening tally. Currently, the Bears are a combined 148-30 (.831) in singles play and 68-23 (.747) in doubles dual matches.

Ryan Dickerson leads the team with a 12-match singles winning streak, while Spencer Furman carries an 11-match singles winning streak. Adrian Boitan has won 11 of his last 12 matches at No. 1 singles, including each of the last three clinching points for the Bears. In doubles, Matias Soto and Nick Stachowiak lead the team with a six-match win streak.

Live stats will be provided here<http://scores.tennisticker.de/usa/ustanc/conf/league/sb.html?tournid=778&clubid=552-670&cn1=Baylor&cn2=Ole%20Miss&ci1=552&ci2=670&lid=82>, while live video coverage will be available via the TennisONE app and website<https://www.tennis.one/> with select matches being broadcast on the Tennis Channel over the course of the championship’s remaining rounds.

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

NCAA TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
(USTA National Campus, Orlando, Fla.)

Round of 16:
Monday, May 17:
No. 2 seed Baylor (31-4) vs. No. 15 seed Ole Miss, Noon CT

Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 20:
Baylor/Ole Miss winner vs. TCU/Ohio State winner, TBD

-BaylorBears.com-


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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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