March 2, 2005

GAINSEVILLE, Fla. - Top-ranked Baylor men's tennis earned its 10th win of the season Wednesday, in a decisive 5-2 decision over No. 7 Florida in Gainesville, Fla. The win is the 34th-straight for Baylor as the Bears improve to 10-0 in 2005. Florida falls to 5-4, having lost four of the last five.

Benjamin Becker and Jon Reckewey took the first doubles match of the day for the Bears with an 8-3 win over Jordan Dolberg and Ryan Sherry in the third court. The 44th-ranked Baylor duo of Benedikt Dorsch and Matija Zgaga clinched the doubles point with an 8-3 win over Hamid Mirzadeh and Greg Oullette, giving Baylor a 1-0 lead.

The Bears came out strong in singles action, taking the first-two singles points from the Gators. No. 19 Lars Poerschke defeated No. 29 Oullette 6-1, 6-3 in the third court. Michal Kokta then cushioned Baylor's lead with a 7-5, 6-2 win over No. 69 Chris Brandi.

After the Bears dropped the singles point on the second court, Vladimir Portnov secured the win for Baylor with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Sherry in the sixth court.

Baylor returns home for two matches this weekend. The Bears host Virginia Commonwealth on Friday at 3 p.m. Baylor takes the court again on Saturday against No. 2 Virginia at 1 p.m.

Doubles
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
1. #44 Dorsch/Zgaga(BU) def. Mirzadeh/Oullette(UF) 8-3
2. #43 Poerschke/Kokta(BU) def. Brandi/Obradovic(UF) 9-8(3)
3. Becker/Reckewey(BU) def. Dolberg/Sherry(UF) 8-3

Singles
Order of Finish: 3, 5, 2, 6, 4, 1
1. #9 Benedikt Dorsch(BU) def. Hamid Mirzadeh(UF) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
2. #59 Vladimir Obradovic(UF) def. #44 Benjamin Becker(BU) 7-5, 6-2
3. #19 Lars Poerschke(BU) def. #29 Greg Oullette(UF) 6-1, 6-3
4. Nestor Briceno(UF) def. #93 Matija Zgaga(BU) 6-4, 7-6(2)
5. Michal Kokta(BU) def. #69 Chris Brandi(UF) 7-5, 6-2
6. Vladimir Portnov(BU) def. Ryan Sherry(UF) 6-4, 6-2