March 29, 2015 Complete Results
THE RUNDOWN WACO, Texas - The second-ranked Baylor men's tennis team improved to 16-3 overall and 9-1 at home by shutting out Incarnate Word, 7-0, and No. 73 UT Arlington, 7-0, Sunday at the Hurd Tennis Center.
In the contest vs. Incarnate Word, Baylor swept the doubles point with the 51st-ranked Mate Zsiga and Tony Lupieri clinching the point for the Bears with a 6-2 win on court one.
In singles play, all six Bears took straight set victories.
Juan Benitez was the first Bear off court as he cruised past Andre Dempsey, 6-0, 6-0, at the bottom of the lineup. The 125th-ranked Felipe Rios was close behind Benitez, polishing off Brody Rodriguez, 6-0, 6-1, at the No. 5 spot.
To clinch the match, Diego Galeano took out Joey Vatanadilok, 6-1, 6-2, at the No. 3 position.
BU again swept the doubles point against UTA. Julian Lenz and Rios earned a 6-3 triumph on court two and the 51st-ranked pairing of Zsiga and Lupieri secured a 6-3 victory at the No. 1 spot.
In singles action, the Bears clinched all six contests in straight sets as well. Benitez was first to finish for BU for the second time on the day as he blasted past Pablo Colvee, 6-1, 6-1, on court six.
Galeano downed Carlos Arbiza, 6-1, 6-2, at the No. 4 spot to push the BU lead to 3-0.
The third-ranked Lenz closed out the match with 6-2, 6-1 triumph over Sebastian Erimicioiu.
NOTABLES
? The win against 70th-ranked UTA, raised BU's record to 14-3 vs ranked foes.
? Incarnate Word is now 5-14 on the year.
? Baylor is 3-0 against the Cardinals in the all-time series.
? UT Arlington fell to 10-6 on the year.
? Baylor is now 13-5 all-time against the Mavericks, but the Bears have won the last 12 in the series.
? Baylor improved to 17-1 in doubles points in 2015.
? Mate Zsiga has won five matches in a row.
TOP QUOTE #1
"It was great to win and play again. We lost in our last match out, so it was great to get everyone out of here on a winning note. It was fun to play and fun to win. We are now going to take a little break over Easter and let the guys take a step back. They will get a little rest and get their minds right to be ready to make a push through the toughest conference in America." - head coach Matt Knoll on today's matches
TOP QUOTE #2
"We wanted to get some guys in the lineup that haven't played. We are in a good spot where we have a lot of good players. When you have a lot of good players, matches like this are good, because it gives guys a chance to get out and get some experience. I thought our guys really, responded well today." - Knoll on having different players in the lineup
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will host Seminole College at 6 p.m. on April 7.
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