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Men's Tennis 3/22/2012 12:00:00 AM

March 22, 2012

WACO, Texas - Baylor men's tennis team hosts matches at its Hurd Tennis Center for the first time since March 6 when Prairie View A&M and Abilene Christian visit the campus.

Baylor will play its second double-header of the season with Saturday. March 24 matches against Prairie View A&M at 1 p.m. and Abilene Christian at 6 p.m.

The Bears, currently ranked No. 35, are coming off an upset victory over seventh-ranked Kentucky. Baylor snapped the Wildcats' 14-match home win streak with the 4-3 victory on Monday in Lexington, Ky.

Baylor is led on the season by 28th-ranked freshman Mate Zsiga's 27-4 season mark; he is 13-1 in dual match play and is coming off an upset of fifth-ranked Eric Quigley of Kentucky. Zsiga has won a team-best eight straight matches. Junior Roberto Maytin, BU's other ranked singles player at No. 82, owns the team's second-best singles record at 18-12. Maytin and freshman Marko Krickovic are ranked No. 46 in doubles with a 5-2 record, but haven't played dual match competition together yet. In addition, Maytin and Zsiga are rated No. 78 with an 11-5 record.

Baylor leads the series with Prairie View A&M, 3-0. The Panthers are 4-11 on the season after their most-recent loss at SMU, 6-0 (doubles were not played). Abilene Christian sports a 13-6 overall record and has two common opponents with the Bears. ACU lost at Kentucky 7-0 and lost to St. Edward's 5-4. Baylor downed the Wildcats 4-3 and defeated St. Edward's 6-1. ACU is led by Hans Hach's 16-2 record, all at the No. 1 position. The Bears lead the series 7-3 vs. ACU and are 2-0 under Baylor head coach Matt Knoll.

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Players Mentioned

Marko Krickovic

Marko Krickovic

6' 0"
Freshman
Mate Zsiga

Mate Zsiga

6' 2"
Freshman
Roberto Maytin

Roberto Maytin

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Marko Krickovic

Marko Krickovic

6' 0"
Freshman
Mate Zsiga

Mate Zsiga

6' 2"
Freshman
Roberto Maytin

Roberto Maytin

6' 0"
Freshman