Oct. 21, 2014 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - After four straight wins, the Baylor men's tennis doubles pairing of
Tony Lupieri and
Felipe Rios dropped a 1-6, 7-5, 10-7 decision in the doubles draw final at the USTA/ITA Regional Championships on Tuesday at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center.
Lupieri and Rios were unable to get past TCU's Trevor Johnson and Cameron Norrie as they looked to claim an automatic spot in the USTA/ITA Indoor Intercollegiate Championships from Nov. 6-9 in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
HIGHLIGHTS
? It was the seventh-time since 2001 that a BU doubles pairing has played in the regional final.
? It was BU's first appearance in the doubles regional final since Roberto Maytin and John Peers made it in 2010.
? Baylor doubles teams are now 3-4 since 2001 in regional finals.
? Lupieri and Rios went 4-1 at the event, their first together as doubles partners.
TOP QUOTE #1
"The guys played hard. We didn't execute the way we did the previous two matches. It was a great match. I really feel good about the tournament they had as a doubles team. They showed that if you play with passion you can be competitive with anybody. They did a super job." - head coach Matt Knoll on the match
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor's next event will be Nov. 2 when past BU greats return to play this year's squad in the annual Alumni Match at the Hurd Tennis Center.
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