Sept. 19, 2014 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN HOUSTON - Baylor men's tennis junior
Felipe Rios won his opening round match of the Rice Fall Invitational against Sam Meessen of Nicholls State, 7-6(5), 1-6, 10-1, on Friday.
Due to rain in the area, the match was forced indoors to the George R. Brown Tennis Center. The move of venues allowed for only one round o fsingles matches to be played. Rios now advances to the round of 32 and will face off against Tony Russell of SMU on Saturday.
Senior Tony Lupieri received a bye in the first round and will face off against Daniel Echeverry of UTA in round 2 on Saturday.
HIGHLIGHTS
• The win was the first of Rios' college career.
TOP QUOTE
"I think Felipe had a typical "first" college match. Lots of ups and downs, but I'm proud of how he handled some adversity. It was probably the fastest court he has ever played on and coming back to beat someone 10-1, after losing a set 6-1 was impressive. I'm looking forward to a lot of matches being played tomorrow." - Baylor men's tennis assistant coach Dominik Mueller
WHAT'S NEXT
Lupieri and Rios will continue play on Saturday at the Rice Fall Invitational with up to three singles matches scheduled to be played. In doubles, the two BU players have a first round bye and will not compete on Saturday. Meanwhile, Julian Lenz will start his fall campaign as No. 1 in the nation tomorrow at the Napa Valley Challenger in Napa, Calif.
