Baylor Men's Tennis' Badenhorst Sweeps ITF M15 Hillcrest

[Hutton, Josie]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – July 8, 2024

Baylor MTEN’s Badenhorst Sweeps ITF M15 Hillcrest
Rising sophomore earns first pro singles title
For more information contact: Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, josie_hutton at baylor.edu<mailto:josie_hutton at baylor.edu>



HILLCREST, South Africa – Baylor men’s tennis rising sophomore Devin Badenhorst is having a career offseason, taking over the competition at the ITF M15 Hillcrest and winning the singles and doubles titles. This marks Badenhorst’s first pro singles title in his career.



As a result of the Pretoria, South Africa, native’s success, he earned his highest career professional singles ranking at No. 684.



In the singles final, Badenhorst defeated top-seeded and 387th-ranked Kris Van Wyk in straight sets, 7-6(6), 6-4, to claim his title.



In doubles, Badenhorst teamed up with Baylor teammate Luc Koenig. The pair took down the No. 1 seed doubles team, Alec Beckley and Alexander Donski, in the first round, 3-6, 7-5, 10-7. In the finals, Badenhorst and Koenig swept their No. 2 seed opponents Ishaque Eqbal and Aryan Shah, 6-3, 7-6(3).



In his freshman season, Badenhorst was named the ITA Texas Region Player to Watch after he earned a 14-6 singles record and 13-9 doubles record. He began his time at Baylor in January and rode a hot streak of eight singles matches won to start the spring season. The sophomore defeated rival TCU’s Sebastian Gorzny (#30) in straight sets to earn his highest-ranked singles victory (3/10). Overall, Badenhorst tallied three ranked wins in singles in his first year.



Badenhorst led the Bears to their 26th consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament and an 18-12 overall record this past season.



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