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<h1 align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 4, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">No. 19 Baylor MT Falls in Second Round of NCAA Tournament to Texas A&M<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Bears nearly comeback over Aggies but fall 4-3<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">For more information contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720,
</span><a href="mailto:josie_hutton@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">josie_hutton@baylor.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">COLLEGE STATION, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"> In the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament, the No. 19 Baylor men’s tennis
team nearly completed a comeback but couldn’t hold on to end its season at the Mitchell D. Case Tennis Center on Sunday and losing to No. 18 Texas A&M 4-3.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">After dropping the doubles point, the Bears won singles matches on Court Three, Four and Five but with the match coming down to Court One, they couldn’t claim the last point
to end its 2024-25 season with a record of 23-11. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">THE RUNDOWN<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">In doubles, the fast-paced duo of Alexandru Chirita and Zsombor Velcz put the Bears ahead on Court Three with an early 3-0 lead. On Courts One and Two, BU fell at the midway
point by three games. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">With a 4-0 lead, the Aggies began fighting back against Chirita and Velcz, gaining at 4-3. On Court Two, Devin Badenhorst and Luc Koenig also began the climb back from a 3-0
deficit, putting themselves at 4-2.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The 27<sup>th</sup>-ranked pair of Oskar Brostrøm Poulsen and Marko Miladinovic fell to the No. 4 top nationally ranked Aggie duo of Papamalamis and Tokac 6-1 on Court One.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">On Court Three, the Aggies took advantage of serving and tied the match at 4-4 but the Bears responded taking back the lead at 5-4. On Court Two, the South African duo kept
chipping away at 5-3, but the Bears couldn’t hold, falling 6-3 for the Aggies to take the doubles point.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Moving to singles, Texas A&M took the lead on all courts, but Brostrøm Poulsen on Court Three was the first break, going up 2-1. Koenig was right behind him, earning a break
on Court Five 2-1. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Velcz on Court Two earned a big break in straight points to put him in striking distance with 3-2 deficit. Next to him on Court Four, Chirita took a 4-3 lead after breaking
his Aggie opponent. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Koenig continued his climb, going up 4-1 on his lead in the first set. Meanwhile on Court One, 33<sup>rd</sup>-ranked Badenhorst was in a back-and-forth battle with No. 31
Papamalamis, going down 3-2 at the midway point in the first set. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Miladinovic, 6-2, and Brostrøm Poulsen, 6-3, both dropped the first sets to the Aggies. Chirita on Court Four forced a tiebreaker by holding his serve, while Velcz tied his
match 5-5 by holding. In a grueling back and forth tie breaker, Chirita was able to pull out the win in the first set at 7-6(9). Koenig also won his first set 6-4 to help the Bears carry momentum in the second.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">While the others ended the first set, Brostrøm Poulsen made quick work and responded to his first set loss with a 4-0 lead in the second. Likewise, Miladinovic held a tied
3-3 second set. Badenhorst took a 3-0 lead in his second. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Brostrøm Poulsen would go on to absolutely dominate the second set, winning 3-6, 6-0 and force a third.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Miladinovic fell 6-2, 6-4 in the second for Texas A&M to take a 2-0 lead. Koenig minutes later took his match in straight sets on Five 6-4, 6-2 against Texas A&M’s Tokac to
make the score 2-1 overall. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">The final four courts remaining were One through Four, all within striking distance of their opponents and in tight contents. Chirita on Court Four was next match to wrap as
the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year earned his 17<sup>th</sup> win of the year 7-6(9), 6-4 and the Bears were tied back up with the Aggies.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">After Velcz held his serve to make the second set in his favor at 5-4, A&M’s 85<sup>th</sup> ranked Magadan rallied back and took the match 7-5, 7-5 to put A&M back up 3-2.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">From there, the senior of Brostrom Poulsen on Court Three showed true fight, breaking the serve and extending his lead 3-6, 6-0, 4-2. The Aggie held off four match points on
Three and extended the set. However, the Bear earned his final victory in his collegiate career in true grit fashion at 3-6, 6-0, 7-5. With the match tied at 3-3, it all came down to Court One in the third set.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Badenhorst, facing the pressure for the first time this season, couldn’t hold off the momentum from the Aggie environment and fell 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 to close out the 2024-25 season.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">BOX SCORE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">#18 Texas A&M 4, #19 Baylor 3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">DOUBLES<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">#4 Togan Tokac/Theo Papamalamis (A&M) def. #27 Oskar Brostrom Poulsen/Marko Miladinovic (BU) - 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Alan Magadan/Tiago Pires (A&M) def. #64 Devin Badenhorst/Luc Koening (BU) - 6-3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Giulio Perego/Ritesh Patil (A&M) vs. Zsombor Velcz/Alexandru Chirita (BU) - 4-5 - unfinished<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Order of Finish - 1,2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">SINGLES<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">#31 Theo Papamalamis (A&M) def. #33 Devin Badenhorst (BU) - 6-4, 4-6, 6-1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">#85 Alan Magadan (A&M) def. #112 Zsombor Velcz (BU) - 7-5, 7-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Oskar Brostrom Poulsen (BU) def. Tiago Pires (A&M) - 3-6, 6-0, 7-5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Alexandru Chirita (BU) def. Luke Casper (A&M) - 7-6(9), 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Luc Koenig (BU) def. Togan Tokac (A&M) - 6-4, 6-2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Damien Salvestre (A&M) def. Marko Miladinovic (BU) - 6-2, 6-4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Order of Finish - 6,5,4,2,3,1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">HEAR FROM HEAD COACH MICHAEL WOODSON<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">On winning the tough points but falling in the end…
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">“Yeah, no, for sure. I would have told you we won it at some of their toughest spots. The guy at five was undefeated in SEC play. The guy at three, probably second-best record,
I think. And, yeah, I mean, Alex beats everybody, so it doesn't surprise me at all that he won. So, I thought we really had an opportunity at the other spots. … But, you know, in these situations you gotta come out ready to go in doubles, and I thought we
were just not brave enough. You know, doubles is not a strength of theirs, and it is of ours. So, it's disappointing to kind of get down on one and two like we did, and that hurt us. You know, at the end of the day, when two great teams like this play against
each other, a lot of times that doubles point could make the difference. And we saw that.
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">We split two straight set singles matches. We split two, three set singles matches, and it comes down to the doubles. So credit to them. I mean, they played a heck of a lot
better than they did yesterday and I thought they used the conditions and the crowd to their advantage. And, yeah, they caught the breaks in big moments, and we didn't. But at the end of the day, I was proud of the guys and thought they fought hard and left
everything out there. I mean, yeah, wouldn't want to be working with anybody else.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">On the deciding match point coming down to Badenhorst on Court One…<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">“Yeah, he's never been in that position, actually. That's hard, and I know he feels the pressure. He's young, you know, he's young. Credit to the other guy, different style
of player, that guy's hoping you beat yourself. Versus Devin, who's an aggressive player. I think Dev was pretty fatigued by the end, from what it looked like, and probably emotionally and mentally as anything, just with everything that he's going through.
It takes a big toll on you, and he gave himself a chance, battled all the way through, but it just wasn't rough at the end.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">WHAT’S NEXT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Baylor is set to host the NCAA Team Championships final site from May 16-18.
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