Sept. 2, 2004

WACO, Texas - Baylor's men's tennis team, 2004 NCAA champions, will be honored at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 10, 2004. The event will feature a short speaking program and will last from 5:00 to 6:15 p.m. The event is open to the public and admission is free, light refreshments will be served. Head coach Matt Knoll and assistant coach Rob Cheyne's 2004 team brought Baylor its first NCAA team championship. The squad posted a 32-2 record en route to the NCAA crown. In addition, Benedikt Dorsch was named the tournament's most outstanding player and Benjamin Becker claimed the NCAA singles title. The Bears ended the season with five players listed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) final rankings: Dorsch ranked No. 1, Becker checked in at No. 9, Matias Marin was No. 80, Matija Zgaga was listed at No. 108 and Ivor Lovrak ranked No. 125. Dorsch and Zgaga were the team's highest-ranked doubles tandem, finishing at No. 8. Six players return off last season's championship squad including Dorsch, Becker, Zgaga and Lovrak. Other returnees include Jason Gould, Barry McLaren (redshirt) and Jon Reckewey. Lineup for the 2004 NCAA Championships:
Singles
No. 1 - Benedikt Dorsch
No. 2 - Benjamin Becker
No. 3 - Matias Marin
No. 4 - Matija Zgaga
No. 5 - Reiner Neurohr
No. 6 - Ivor Lovrak
Doubles
No. 1 - Dorsch/Zgaga
No. 2 - Becker/Marin
No. 3 - Lovrak/Neurohr