Oct. 20, 2014 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Baylor men's tennis doubles tandem of
Tony Lupieri and
Felipe Rios advanced to the USTA/ITA Regional Championships final with a 1-6, 6-2, 10-7 victory on Monday at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center.
Lupieri and Rios pulled off the three-set upset of TCU's fifth-ranked Nick Chapell and Will Stein in the semifinal round to set up a contest versus TCU's Trevor Johnson and Cameron Norrie on Tuesday in the regional final.
The winner of that match will earn an automatic spot in the USTA/ITA Indoor Intercollegiate Championships from Nov. 6-9 in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
In singles, the 112th-ranked Lupieri won his opening match of the day by downing 43rd-ranked Felipe Soares of Texas Tech, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, to reach the event's semifinal round.
Lupieri was unable to secure another upset and fell to Texas' fifth-ranked Soren Hess-Olesen in the semifinal round, 6-4, 6-4.
HIGHLIGHTS
? Lupieri improved to 7-2 in singles action on the fall season.
? Lupieri and Rios have won four-straight matches in doubles play.
TOP QUOTE #1
"We lost the first five games of that match in about three minutes. They just completely overwhelmed us. I thought the guys did a good job of digging in and getting into the match. Now the guys have a great opportunity to do something tomorrow. They are really getting the best out of each other. Today was a lot of fun - they were out there chest bumping each other and it was a great atmosphere." - head coach Matt Knoll on the doubles win
TOP QUOTE #2
"It was a great tournament for Tony in singles. I think people are going to see the level that he can play at this year. I think early this fall he has really stepped forward and we need him to step forward. It was step in the right direction for Tony." - Knoll on Lupieri
WHAT'S NEXT
On Tuesday, Tony Lupieri and Felipe Rios will face TCU's Trevor Johnson and Cameron Norrie in the USTA/ITA Regional Championships final at 11:30 a.m.
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