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Felipe Rios

Rios Takes First Match at All-American Championships

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Men's Tennis 9/29/2014 12:00:00 AM
Sept. 29, 2014

Complete Results

THE RUNDOWN
TULSA, Okla. -
Baylor men's tennis junior Felipe Rios debuted at the Saint Francis Health System ITA All-American Championships with a three-set victory on Monday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

Rios, playing in the first round of the 128-man qualifying draw, took down 68th-ranked Elliott Orkin of Florida in come-from-behind fashion, 1-6, 6-2, 6-0.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Rios improves to 3-0 in singles action in 2014.
• Rios is one-third of the way to earning 1 of 16 spots into the main draw.

TOP QUOTE #1
"I think Felipe was really strong mentally, bouncing back in such a fashion today. We made some tactical adjustments after the first set and he executed them really well. He displayed his capacity of being coachable." - Baylor assistant coach Dominik Mueller

WHAT'S NEXT
Rios will now face Arnau Dachs of TCU at 10 a.m. on Tuesday in the second round of the qualifying draw. Baylor's Julian Lenz and Diego Galeano are set to open the event on Thursday in the main draw.

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Players Mentioned

Felipe Rios

Felipe Rios

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Diego Galeano

Diego Galeano

5' 11"
Sophomore
Julian Lenz

Julian Lenz

6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Felipe Rios

Felipe Rios

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Diego Galeano

Diego Galeano

5' 11"
Sophomore
Julian Lenz

Julian Lenz

6' 2"
Freshman