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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><a name="OLE_LINK1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 12, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></h1>
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<h1 align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Baylor MT to Host ITA Texas Regional Championship<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Hurd opens for the first time in the 2022-23 season</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Colin Pirtle, 940-564-0351, Colin_Pirtle1@Baylor.edu
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WACO, Texas –
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Baylor men’s tennis opens the courts of the Hurd Tennis Center for the first time this academic year for the ITA Division I Texas Regional Championships, held this Thursday
though Tuesday. The Bears return to Waco after Finn Bass and Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi finished as finalists in the All-Americans consolation doubles draw in Tulsa on Sunday.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">“It’s always an honor to host the Texas Regionals,” said head coach Michael Woodson. “With Texas being one of the strongest regions,
we will have such a high-quality event, both in the qualifying and main draw. It is going to be a week full of great tennis here, and to be able to do it at the premier tennis facility in the country is very special.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Play opens on Thursday morning with the opening rounds of the qualifying draw. Two Bears, Christopher Frantzen and Justin Braverman,
will have their first serves at approximately 9 a.m., followed by either the second round or consolation play in the afternoon.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The main draw commences on Friday morning with the first two rounds of doubles play, followed by the first round of singles in the
afternoon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Play continues daily until Tuesday morning, when the Texas Region will crown a new champion for the 2022-23 season.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">“We are excited for our guys to test themselves against Texas’ bests here in the coming days, and we look forward to some beautiful
weather and great tennis,” said Woodson.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All event information, including an up-to-date draw and results, can be found on the
</span></span><a href="https://colleges.wearecollegetennis.com/Competitions/BaylorUniversityM/Tournaments/overview/47720AC2-36A2-41AF-BAD1-84C09770C109?xd_co_f=ZTBlYWZmYjAtMWE5Mi00MGI2LWI2NjctODRiNjFiY2FjYTJi"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ITA
website</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">. Live scoring and live streams will also be available
</span></span><a href="https://baylorbears.com/news/2022/10/12/mens-tennis-ita-texas-regional-tournament-central.aspx"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">online</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="text-align:left"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To stay up to date throughout the year on all things Baylor men’s tennis, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorMTennis.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">www.BaylorBears.com</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">_________________________________________</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#073D1E">Colin Pirtle</span></b><span style="color:#073D1E"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Associate Director of Athletics Communications (T&F, XC, MTEN, interim WBB) </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">C: 940-564-0351</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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