Feb. 6, 2015 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN
TULSA, Okla. - The 10th-ranked Baylor men's tennis team (4-1) got its first road win of the season by defeating No. 40 Tulsa, 4-1, Friday, at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
Playing indoors, Baylor jumped out to an early lead by winning two of three doubles matches. Tulsa (7-3) nabbed the first match of the day as Julian Lenz and Diego Galeano fell 6-3 on court two.
The Bears responded at the No. 1 spot as Mate Zsiga and Tony Lupieri took down Carlos Bautista and Alejandro Espejo, 6-3.
On court three, Vince Schneider and Felipe Rios clinched the point for BU taking out Or Ram-Harel and Juan Matias Gonzalez, 7-5.
BU took control of the match early in singles. First, Max Tchoutakian coasted past Gonzalez at the No. 2 position, 6-4, 6-2. The fifth-ranked Lenz made quick work of Ram-Harel, 6-1, 6-3 at the top of the lineup to BU to a 3-0 lead.
The Golden Hurricane got its lone point of the night as Diego Galeano dropped a 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 decision to Matthew Kirby at the No. 4 spot.
To close out the match, Vince Schneider used a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win to get past Mitchell Pritchard on court five that clinched the match.
NOTABLES
? Baylor has now won four straight matches over Tulsa and is 8-2 all-time against the Golden Hurricane.
? The Bears have won all five doubles points in their matches this season.
? Lenz improved to 3-0 in singles dual-match action.
? Schneider is now 2-0 on the season in singles dual-match play.
? Lupieri and Zsiga are now 2-0 in doubles play.
TOP QUOTE:
"We are happy to come through tonight in our first road match of the season. We have a quick turn around before getting on the road to Chicago. We're looking forward to competing with the best teams in the country." - head coach Matt Knoll on the match
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will next play in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship on Feb. 13.
