No. 8 Baylor MT Drops Conference Opener at No. 15 Arizona, 4-1

[Hutton, Josie]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – March 20, 2026

No. 8 Baylor MT Drops Conference Opener at No. 15 Arizona, 4-1
BU’s No. 14 Badenhorst earns ranked win over No. 3 Friend
For more information contact: Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, josie_hutton at baylor.edu<mailto:josie_hutton at baylor.edu>



TUCSON, Ariz. – No. 8 Baylor men’s tennis couldn’t find momentum in the desert, falling to No. 15 Arizona on Friday afternoon in Tucson in its conference opener, 4-1.



The Bears (12-7, 0-1 Big 12) dropped the doubles point and were unable to recover despite a dominant ranked singles win from Devin Badenhorst, who took down the No. 3 player in the nation Jay Friend, 6-3, 6-0, earning his second top-10 singles win of the dual season.



THE RUNDOWN

Starting in doubles, Arizona (15-3, 1-0 Big 12) took control early with wins on Courts One and Two. Jay Friend and Alexander Rozin defeated Luc Koenig and Connor Van Schalkwyk, 6-3, on Court Two before No. 16 duo of Filip Gustafsson and Glib Sekachov topped No. 69 Alexandru Chirita and Zsombor Velcz, 6-3, on Court One to secure the doubles point and a 1-0 lead.



In singles, No. 14 Badenhorst got Baylor on the board with a dominant 6-3, 6-0 upset over No. 3 Friend on Court One to even the match at 1-1. Arizona responded with victories on Courts Five, Four and Six, as Glib Sekachov defeated Koenig, 6-3, 6-1, No. 122 Zoran Ludoski topped No. 104 Chirita, 6-4, 6-1, and Alejandro Arcila secured the clinching point with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Louis Bowden. Velcz and Van Schalkwyk both had matches in progress when the dual was decided.



WHAT’S NEXT

No. 8 Baylor stays out west and travels to Tempe on Sunday to take on No. 25 Arizona State at 3 p.m. CT.



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Josie Hutton | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (MBB, FB, MTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: (254) 709-7720
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