Baylor MT’s Velcz Makes Collegiate Team Debut

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 3, 2022

Baylor MT’s Velcz Makes Collegiate Team Debut
Bears go 3-2 in Monday tournament play
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle, 940-564-0351, Colin_Pirtle1 at Baylor.edu


TULSA, Okla. – Baylor men’s tennis hit the courts on Monday for the first day of the qualifier draws in the ITA All-American Championships. Freshman Zsombor Velcz competed in his first collegiate team tournament, racking up doubles win No. 1 in his young career.



THE RUNDOWN

Seniors Finn Bass and Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi both recorded wins in the singles draw Monday, with Bass defeating Pabolo Alemany from Memphis, 7-5, 7-5, and Grassi Mazzuchi topping Auburn’s Jan Galka, 6-3, 6-3. Velcz’s singles play began with a 6-1, 6-1 loss to Pedro Rodenas from Duke in round one.



The doubles pairing of Velcz and Tadeas Paroulek got their start in the tournament with a 6-4, 7-6(8) win over Gonzaga’s Matthew Hollingworth and Sasha Trkulja. Shortly after, the duo fell to No. 1 seeded Tanapatt Nirundorn and Togan Tokac from North Carolina State, 7-5, 1-6, 1-0(4).



Marko Miladinović, Ethan Muza and Justin Braverman competed in the singles pre-qualifying draw on Saturday and Sunday, putting up a combined 4-3 record between the main bracket and consolation match.



Miladinović won in both the round of 256 and 128, but fell to Younes Lalami, 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 64. Braverman moved out of the first round, beating Carles Anton, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, before losing to Chase Ferguson, 6-4, 6-2, in round two.



After a 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-2 loss in the first round of singles action Saturday, Muza found success in his consolation match Sunday evening, defeating Anton, 6-2, 6-0.



WHAT’S NEXT

The Bears return to action on Tuesday morning with Bass and Grassi Mazzuchi in the second and third round of singles play. Velcz returns to singles and takes part in a qualifier consolation match against Klopper from Vanderbilt at 12:30 p.m.



All event information, including up-to-date draw and results, can be found on the ITA website<https://www.wearecollegetennis.com/events/ita-all-american-championships/>. For Baylor-specific scoring information, visit the Bear Scoreboard<https://baylorbears.com/news/2022/10/1/mens-tennis-ita-all-american-championships-bear-central.aspx>.





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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (T&F, XC, MTEN, interim WBB)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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