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Men's Tennis 3/14/2016 12:00:00 AM
March 14, 2016

Match 1 Results | Match 2 Results | Match 3 Results | Postgame

THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas --
On a windy day in Waco, the 18th-ranked Baylor men's tennis team recorded three victories over Prairie View A&M Monday at the Hurd Tennis Center.

Baylor moves to 11-4 on the year, 10-2 at home and has now won six straight matches.

In each match, Prairie View A&M did not field a No. 3 doubles team or a singles player at the No. 6 position. That meant BU only had to win one doubles match and then a pair of singles matches to clinch each contests.

MATCH ONE
The Bears clinched the doubles point as Julian Lenz and Jimmy Bendeck rolled to a 6-2 victory over Christian Waldron and Sergio Avella.

In singles, BU lost only nine games in route to winning all five matches in straight-sets. Jimmy Bendeck tallied a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Anirudh Yadov on court three to put BU up 3-0. The 56th-ranked Max Tchoutakian clinched the match for BU with a 6-1, 6-0 triumph over Waldron at the top of the lineup.

With the match in hand, Tyler Stayer picked up his first career singles win as a Bear with a 6-0, 6-2 victory vs. Ulrick Boyogueno at the No. 6 spot. Tommy Podvinski (6-1, 6-1) and Felipe Rios (6-4, 6-0) closed out the opening contest with straight-set wins on courts four and two, respectively, over Freddy Quintero and Avella.

MATCH TWO
In doubles, the 12th-ranked pairing of Lenz and Will Little bested Yadov and Boyogueno, 6-3, at the No. 1 spot

The Bears rolled to victories in the opening four singles matches as well. Podvinski opened with a 6-1, 6-0 triumph over Boyogueno on court four, followed by Little's 6-2, 6-0 victory over Yadov at the No. 3 spot.

The 17th-ranked Lenz clinched the match for the Bears with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Waldron. Tchoutakian, ranked No. 56, downed Avella, 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 1 and 2 spots, respectively.

Prairie View A&M picked up its lone point of the day as Sam May fell, 6-3, 6-3, to Quintero at the No. 5 position.

MATCH THREE
Baylor opened up the final match of the day with Tchoutakian and Little cruising past Waldron and Avella, 6-2, at the No. 1 doubles spot to take the opening point.

In singles, Bendeck produced a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Boyogueno on court three and Tyler Stayer won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5 singles to close out the contest.

NOTABLES
- Baylor is now 9-0 all-time against the Panthers under head coach Matt Knoll. - Baylor is now 9-1 after winning the doubles point. - Max Tchoutakian has now won six straight singles matches. - Jimmy Bendeck and Felipe Rios have each won five-straight singles matches.

TOP QUOTE #1
"I thought as a group they came out and just focused really well. Jimmy Bendeck was first off in [the final match]. I thought Tommy Podvinski had a big day today for him. Tyler Stayer did a great job, but again everybody came out, played hard, focused and got better which was what we were looking for. We've just got to keep working." - head coach Matt Knoll on today's wins

TOP QUOTE #2
"I think that if you've watched our team all season, you can see that the guys have gotten a lot better. We're going to continue to get better. We're getting ready for May. We're going to be a really good team by the end of the season. I think we've really come together as a group. The guys are embracing what we're trying to do, and we're really jacked up about playing these matches against these top teams." - head coach Matt Knoll on the constant improvement

WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor will head to Indian Wells, Calif. to participate in the BNP Paribas Collegiate Challenge by Oracle on March 19-21. The Bears will face three ranked opponents in No. 8 Illinois, No. 14 California and No. 15 USC.

Follow the official Twitter and Instagram accounts of the team: @BaylorMTennis for an inside look with results, photos and stories.

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Players Mentioned

Jimmy Bendeck

Jimmy Bendeck

6' 0"
Freshman
Sam May

Sam May

6' 3"
Junior
Tommy Podvinski

Tommy Podvinski

6' 1"
Freshman
Tyler Stayer

Tyler Stayer

6' 1"
Junior
Will Little

Will Little

5' 9"
Freshman
Max Tchoutakian

Max Tchoutakian

6' 0"
Sophomore
Felipe Rios

Felipe Rios

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Julian Lenz

Julian Lenz

6' 2"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jimmy Bendeck

Jimmy Bendeck

6' 0"
Freshman
Sam May

Sam May

6' 3"
Junior
Tommy Podvinski

Tommy Podvinski

6' 1"
Freshman
Tyler Stayer

Tyler Stayer

6' 1"
Junior
Will Little

Will Little

5' 9"
Freshman
Max Tchoutakian

Max Tchoutakian

6' 0"
Sophomore
Felipe Rios

Felipe Rios

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
Julian Lenz

Julian Lenz

6' 2"
Freshman