No. 16 Baylor MT Sweeps in Doubleheader Against Lamar

[Hutton, Josie]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 17, 2026

No. 16 Baylor MT Sweeps in Doubleheader Against Lamar
Bears won on all courts on the day
For more information contact: Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, josie_hutton at baylor.edu<mailto:josie_hutton at baylor.edu>



WACO, Texas – No. 16 Baylor men’s tennis swept Lamar 4-0 and 7-0 on Saturday at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center in a doubleheader.



The Bears (2-1) did not drop a single match against the Cardinals (0-4) and won their first matches of the season.



THE RUNDOWN

MATCH ONE

In doubles, the duo of Alexandru Chirita and Zsombor Velcz flew through their match, claiming Court Two on a 6-1 decision. On Court Three, the pair of newcomers, freshman Blake Anderson and transfer Connor Van Schalkwyk, earned their second victory in dual matches with a 6-2 victory to clinch the doubles point for BU.



In singles, Van Schalkwyk made speedy work on Court Two, winning 6-0, 6-2. On Court Three, Chirita earned his first singles win of the season, picking up a 6-2, 6-0 victory. Clinching the match for the Bears, Luc Koenig earned a 6-2, 6-3 victory. The Bears defeated the Cardinals 4-0 to earn their first win of the season.



MATCH TWO

On Court Two, the duo of Van Schalkwyk and Drew Hedgecoe teamed for the first time and were able to pick up the 6-3 decision. On Court Three, Badenhorst teamed with Arman Zamani to pick up the doubles point for BU with a 6-3 win.



Freshman Anderson had an impressive collegiate debut in singles, earning a 6-0, 6-1 victory on Court Six. Van Schalkwyk continued his dominant streak on the day, picking up a 6-0, 6-1 on Court Two to extend the Bears’ lead.



Badenhorst clinched the match with his 6-4, 6-1 victory on Court One. After dropping his first set, Chirita came back and won his match on Court Three 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. Making his collegiate dual match debut, Hedgecoe grabbed the 6-2, 6-4 victory on Court Five. Closing out the match, Louis narrowly dropped the first set 7-6 (6) but was able to claim the second set 6-4 to force a third set. In the third set 10-point tiebreaker, Louis won the match 6-7 (6), 6-4, 1-0 (10-4) and claimed the Bears’ second sweep of the day.



FROM HEAD COACH MICHAEL WOODSON

On today’s doubleheader…

“It was good to get back home and compete. It was fun to see all the guys get an opportunity to play. I thought Lamar has a really talented group and that competes well. They've played some big matches already this year, so we knew we were gonna have our hands full, and I thought they brought a good level. So it was really good for our guys. I think, going through the first match we had a little bit of lack of communication in doubles, that I didn't love seeing, but I thought, in singles, we were really focused and competitive, and outside of the lights going off in the middle of the match, I thought we did a really good job of burying them.”



On match against Wisconsin…

 “They're a really good team, any power four school is going to have a great team, especially these days. They just had a really good road win at SMU today and we have a ton of respect for what they're doing and how strong their team is this year. So I know we're going to have to make sure we're ready to bring our best, but excited to play at home against a school like Wisconsin and open for a great crowd and excited to see what these guys can do.”



WHAT’S NEXT

The Bears continue their home slate, hosting Wisconsin on Mon. Jan. 19 at noon at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.



To stay up to date, follow the team on Facebook, X and Instagram: @BaylorMTennis



RESULTS

MATCH ONE

Doubles

Devin Badenhorst/Luc Koenig (BU) vs Leon Nickel/Maxwell Lindstedt (LAM) 5-4 UF

Alexandru Chirita/Zsombor Velcz (BU) def. Fabian Anthin/Vicente Monge (LAM) 6-1

Blake Anderson/Connor Van Schalkwyk (BU) def Guy Dagan/Rintaro Shukuda (LAM) 6-2

Order Of Finish: 2, 3



Singles

Zsombor Velcz (BU) vs. Leon Nickel (LAM) 6-2, 5-2 UF

Connor Van Schalkwyk (BU) def. Maxwell Lindstedt (LAM) 6-0, 6-2

Alexandru Chirita (BU) def. Rintaro Shukuda (LAM) 6-2, 6-0

Luc Koenig (BU) def. Lukas Hamacher (LAM) 6-2, 6-3

Louis Bowden (BU) vs. Louis Drapeau (LAM) 6-2, 4-0 UF

Stefano Chappuis (LAM) vs. Arman Zamani (BU) 6-3, 2-0 UF

Order Of Finish: 2, 3, 4



MATCH TWO

Doubles

Leon Nickel/Maxwell Lindstedt (LAM) vs Alexandru Chirita/Zsombor Velcz (BU) 5-4 UF

Drew Hedgecoe/Connor Van Schalkwyk (BU) def. Guy Dagan/Louis Drapeau (LAM) 6-3

Devin Badenhorst/Arman Zamani (BU) def. Axel Bergh/Vicente Monge (LAM) 6-3

Order Of Finish: 2, 3



Singles

Devin Badenhorst (BU) def. Leon Nickel (LAM) 6-4, 6-1

Connor Van Schalkwyk (BU) def. Rintaro Shukuda (LAM) 6-0, 6-1

Alexandru Chirita (BU) def. Maxwell Lindstedt (LAM) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2

Louis Bowden (BU) def. Lukas Hamacher (LAM) 6-7 (6), 6-4, 1-0 (10-4)

Drew Hedgecoe (BU) def. Louis Drapeau (LAM) 6-2, 6-4

Blake Anderson (BU) def. Guy Dagan (LAM) 6-0, 6-1

Order Of Finish: 6, 2, 1, 3, 5, 4



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Josie Hutton | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (MBB, FB, MTEN)

Department of Athletics | Baylor University

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