April 6, 2015 WACO, Texas - The second-ranked Baylor men's tennis team will host Seminole State College at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Hurd Tennis Center.
The Bears, who are in the midst of a five-match homestand, are 16-3 overall and 9-1 in home matches. BU picked up a pair of 7-0 home victories over Incarnate Word and UT Arlington during its last action on March 29.
BU is led by third-ranked Julian Lenz, who is 10-2 on the season. Baylor has four other ranked players in singles with Tony Lupieri, Max Tchoutakian, Mate Zsiga and Felipe Rios listed at Nos. 30, 47, 97 and 125 respectively in the latest ITA rankings. The Bears are led in doubles with Lupieri joining Felipe Rios to be ranked No. 35, while Lenz and Diego Galeano are at No. 48 and Lupieri and Zsiga are listed as the country's 51st-best duo.
Zsiga, a senior, currently has 99 career singles victories and needs one more to become the ninth player in program history with 100.
Seminole State is 13-7 on the year and has won seven of its last eight matches. SCC is ranked No. 7 in the latest NJCAA/ITA Jr. College rankings.
The Bears hold a 1-0 advantage in the series, after taking a 7-0 win against the Trojans at home in 2011.
Live scoring, live video and a live blog will be available to follow the match on BaylorBears.com
Following the match versus the Trojans, Baylor will welcome No. 1 Oklahoma to the Hurd Tennis Center Friday at 6 p.m.
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