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Men's Tennis 3/17/2012 12:00:00 AM

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TENNESSEE
(9-9) Rank: #24
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Complete Results

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BAYLOR
(9-7) Rank: #39
Singles
Result
#33 Zsiga d. #51 Libietis 6-2, 7-6(5)
Reese d. #82 Maytin 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Fickey d. Verzaal 6-3, 6-0
Galeano d. Chaplin 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Jones d. Grangeiro 6-3, 7-6(5)
Bley d. Nagovnak 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
Result
#7 Libietis/Reese d. Maytin/Grangeiro 8-6
Chaplin/Jones d. Zsiga/Bley 9-7
Swatrz/Fickey d. Krickovic/Verzaal 8-5

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March 17, 2012

WACO, Texas - Baylor's men's tennis team, playing its eighth road match of the season, dropped a close one to the Tennessee Vols in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday at Barksdale Stadium.

The 24th-ranked Tennessee squad downed 39th-ranked Baylor, 4-3. With the loss, Baylor falls to 9-7 on the season while Tennessee moves to 9-9.

"Tennessee did a super job today," said head coach Matt Knoll. "Their guys were tough and resilient. We are getting some wonderful experience and look forward to a big challenge against Kentucky on Monday."

Tennessee earned the first point of the match with a hard-fought sweep of all three doubles matches. The seventh-ranked tandem of Mikelis Libietis and Hunter Reese out-dueled No. 78 Roberto Maytin and Kike Grangeiro, 8-6, on court 1. Jarryd Chaplin and Edward Jones downed Mate Zsiga and Julian Bley, 9-7, at No. 2 doubles , while Bryan Swartz and Bryan Fickey defeated Marko Krickovic and Robert Verzaal, 8-5, on court 3.

In singles, the Volunteers went up 2-0 when Fickey downed Verzaal in straight sets on court 3, 6-3, 6-0. Baylor got on the scoreboard when the 33rd-ranked Zsiga won his seventh straight match with a straight sets win over No. 51 Libietis. Zsiga, now 26-4 on the season and 12-1 in dual match action, took the first set 6-2 and claimed the match with a 7-6(5) tiebreak in the second. Tennessee inched closer to the win when Edward Jones, playing at No. 5, downed Grangeiro, 6-3, 7-6(5). Bley, playing at No. 6, earned Baylor's second point with a win over Peter Nagovnak, 6-3, 6-4. With the win, Bley extended his win streak to five matches. Tennessee clinched the match when the unranked Reese downed 82nd-ranked Maytin on court 2 in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2. Baylor added its final point when Diego Galeano defeated Chaplin. Galeano dropped the first set, 5-7, but bounced back to take the next two, 6-4, 6-4.

The Bears remain on the road as they travel to Lexington, Ky., to take on the 4th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats on Monday, March 19 at 11 a.m. (CT) at the Boone Tennis Center.

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Players Mentioned

Diego Galeano

Diego Galeano

5' 11"
Freshman
Kike Grangeiro

Kike Grangeiro

6' 0"
Senior
Marko Krickovic

Marko Krickovic

6' 0"
Freshman
Mate Zsiga

Mate Zsiga

6' 2"
Freshman
Robert Verzaal

Robert Verzaal

6' 1"
Freshman
Roberto Maytin

Roberto Maytin

6' 0"
Freshman
Julian Bley

Julian Bley

6' 3"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Diego Galeano

Diego Galeano

5' 11"
Freshman
Kike Grangeiro

Kike Grangeiro

6' 0"
Senior
Marko Krickovic

Marko Krickovic

6' 0"
Freshman
Mate Zsiga

Mate Zsiga

6' 2"
Freshman
Robert Verzaal

Robert Verzaal

6' 1"
Freshman
Roberto Maytin

Roberto Maytin

6' 0"
Freshman
Julian Bley

Julian Bley

6' 3"
Freshman
HS