No. 3 Baylor MT Readies for Tulsa, No. 7 Virginia

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BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – February 10, 2022





No. 3 Baylor MT Readies for Tulsa, No. 7 Virginia
Bears set for 2 p.m. starts on Friday, Saturday at Hawkins Indoor
For more information contact: Madelon Allen, 254-252-7168, Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu<mailto:Madelon_Allen at Baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas – The No. 3 Baylor men’s tennis team is set for back-to-back 2 p.m. matches in the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center against Tulsa on Friday and No. 7 Virginia on Saturday.

The Bears (9-0) are coming off a 6-1 win over conference foe Texas, previously ranked No. 9, on Monday, Feb. 7.

BU has allowed only one point to be scored by their opponent in just three matches this season.

Baylor has recorded six sweeps so far this season, bringing the total under Michael Woodson to 23.

The series between the Bears and the Golden Hurricane is led by BU at 11-3, winning the last four out of five. The teams have not faced one another since 2019.

Tulsa (4-2) has not played a road match thus far, going 3-1 at home and 1-1 at neutral sites. The Hurricane fell to California, 4-3, and to No. 4 TCU at 4-0, but earned their first ranked win of the season over then-No. 18 Pepperdine at 4-3. Tulsa is receiving votes in the ITA’s latest coaches poll.

Virginia leads the series 9-5 over Baylor, with two of the last three matchups being wins for the Bears. The two have not met since 2015.

The No. 7-ranked Cavaliers (5-1) come to Waco after falling 4-0 to then-No. 5 Ohio State on Sunday, their first loss of the season. UVA had only dropped one point to an opponent before the loss to the Buckeyes, winning 6-1 over Harvard in January. They swept Georgia Tech and Ball State in their ITA Kickoff Weekend matches. Virginia is also headed to the ITA Indoor Championships in Seattle, Washington, which will take place from Feb. 18-21. Draws have not yet been set.

Headed into the weekend, BU has eight players who have not lost a singles match so far this season, with Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi leading the pack at 8-0. Three of his wins were on court four, three on court six and two on court five. Both Finn Bass and Adrian Boitan have seven wins, Bass playing on courts three, four and five, while all of Boitans have come on court one.

Also undefeated are Matias Soto with five wins, Marko Miladinović with four, Jacob Brumm and Ethan Muza with two, while No. 39 Tadeas Paroulek won his first singles match on court six. No. 123 Sven Lah has four wins and one loss while Cole Gromley has three wins and one loss.

On the doubles side, Lah and Bass are 6-1 in dual matches, while Grassi Mazzuchi and Soto are 6-0 and Boitan and Paroulek are 4-0.

Both matches will be live streamed on PlaySight and can be viewed here<https://baylorbea.rs/2DjXAHl>, while live scoring will be available here<https://baylorbea.rs/2MgHRf0> all weekend.

Full recaps and final stats will be uploaded to BaylorBears.com after the conclusion of play.

Fans will receive free pizza at both matches, while there will be a free t-shirt giveaway at Saturday’s match with the Cavaliers.

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



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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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