Sept. 29, 2001
Waco, Texas - Reiner Neurohr and Markus Hornung advanced to the doubles finals of the Baylor Intergollegiates and will play the tournament's #3 seed Texas' Jean Simon and Jose Zarhi for the championship on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 12:30 p.m.
Neurohr, a sophomore, and Hornung, a freshman, both natives of Germany, defeated Tulsa's Ryan Livesay and Dustin Taylor, 8-6, to advance to the finals. In quarterfinal action they defeated Johann Van Der Westhuizen and Michael Tarkowski of UL-Lafayette, 8-5.
"I was pleased with doubles. The second match was better in the semifinals. They hung in there and they didn't break us once," said Baylor head coach Matt Knoll.
After winning the first set 6-2, freshman Benjamin Becker dropped the next two sets 6-4, 6-4 and lost in the semifinals to the tourney's #5 seed Andy Leber of UT-Arlington. In the gold consolation bracket, sophomore Matias Marin won his quarterfinal match over Tulsa's Dustin Taylor, 6-1, 6-1. SMU's Johan Brunstrom defeated Marin in the consolation semifinals, 0-6, 7-6, 6-4.
"In singles we saw a common thread. In both matches we won the first set then lost the match. They thought it would be easy but you can't let off the accelerator," added Knoll.
"We haven't won a tournament in doubles or singles since I've been here. It would be nice to see them win one. We have had some great players over the years," commented Knoll.
Day 3- Baylor Intercollegiates
Baylor results:
Men's Singles Gold
Semifinals
5 Andy Leber (UTA) def. Benjamin Becker (BU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Men's Gold Doubles Quarterfinals
Hornung-Neuhror (BU) def. Michael Tarkowski-Johann Van Der Westhuizen (UL-Lafayette) 8-5
Men's Gold Doubles Semifinals
Hornung-Neuhror (BU) def. Ryan Livesay-Dustin Taylor (Tulsa) 8-6
Men's Gold Singles Consolations Quarterfinals
Matias Marin (BU) def. Dustin Taylor (Tulsa) 6-1, 6-1
Men's Gold Singles Consolations Semifinals
Johan Brunstrom (SMU) def. Matias Marin (BU) 0-6, 7-6, 6-4
The men's doubles gold championship match between Neurohr-Hornung and Simon-Zarhi will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday while the singles championships featuring TCU's Toni Gordon and UTA's Andy Leber will begin at 1:00 p.m.
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