Baylor MT Seeded Second in Big 12 Tournament

[Allen, Madelon]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 18, 2022





Baylor MT Seeded Second in Big 12 Tournament
Bears ready for action on Saturday in Fort Worth
contact: Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu<mailto:Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu>


IRVING, Texas – The Baylor men’s tennis team has been named the second seed in the 2022 Big 12 Championships, set for Apr. 22-24 at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center at TCU in Fort Worth.

The Bears (22-3, 4-1 Big 12) will wrap up the regular season with two non-conference midweek matches on Tuesday and Wednesday against Midwestern State and UT Tyler, respectively, before heading to Fort Worth. BU is 8-3 against nationally ranked opponents and 3-1 on neutral site courts this season.

TCU earned the top seed after winning the regular-season Big 12 title, with Baylor earning the second seed after finishing as runner-up for the regular-season. Texas grabbed the third seed while Texas Tech was named fourth. Rounding out the seeding were Oklahoma at fifth, and Oklahoma State in sixth.

With a first-round bye, BU will play its first match of the tournament in the semifinals on Saturday, against the winner of No. 3 Texas and No. 6 Oklahoma State. The match is set for 3 p.m. on the public courts. With a win, the Bears will advance to Sunday’s final, set to begin at 4 p.m.

The Red Raiders and Sooners start the action off on Friday at 3 p.m. CT on the Public Courts while the Longhorns and Cowboys square off simultaneously on the Varsity Courts. The Horned Frogs awaits the winner of the TTU/OU matchup for a 3 p.m. match on Saturday.

Baylor was the No. 2 seed in the 2021 Big 12 Championship before winning it all, downing top-seeded Texas, 4-0, to earn the title.

Baylor has had five 20-plus win seasons in the past six years, the lone outlier being the 13-win season for the Bears in the shortened 2020 season due to COVID-19. Second-year head coach Michael Woodson has amassed a 56-8 overall record and an 8-2 record in Big 12 play.

Fans will be able to stream the matches on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Live stats links will become available at a later date. The bracket for the men’s championships can be found here<https://baylorbears.com/documents/2022/4/18/2022_Championship_Bracket_Men.pdf>. Full recaps and final statistics will be posted to BaylorBears.com after the conclusion of play.

To stay up to date throughout the season on all things Baylor men’s tennis, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorMTennis.

2022 Big 12 Championship Schedule
Friday, April 22
Match 1: No. 4 Texas Tech vs. No. 5 Oklahoma – 3 p.m. – Public Courts
Match 2: No. 3 Texas vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State – 3 p.m. – Varsity Courts

Saturday, April 23
Match 3: No. 1 TCU vs. Match 1 Winner – 3 p.m. – Varsity Courts
Match 4: No. 2 Baylor vs. Match 2 Winner – 3 p.m. – Public Courts

Sunday, April 24
Match 5: Match 3 Winner vs. Match 4 Winner – 4 p.m. – Varsity Courts

- BaylorBears.com -


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Madelon Allen | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (VB, MTEN, A&T)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 254-252-7168

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