No. 7 MT Tallies 7-0 Home Win over Purdue

Saturday, March 2

Waco, Texas

6:00 p.m. CT

Baylor

Purdue

No. 7 MT Tallies 7-0 Home Win over Purdue

3/2/2019 9:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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Baylor sweeps its sixth opponent at home this season

THE RUNDOWN
WACO, Texas – No. 7 Baylor men's tennis (12-2) won a tightly contested doubles point and then dominated singles play to record a 7-0 sweep over Purdue (4-5) Saturday night at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.

Baylor improved to 24-1 in its last 25 home matches and is 8-0 this season in Waco. With the win, Baylor now leads Purdue 8-0 in the all-time series.

In doubles play, the top two courts found themselves in 3-0 and 4-0 deficits while Constantin Frantzen and Adrian Boitan rolled to a 6-1 win over Santiago Galan and Andre Suzanne at the No. 3 spot.

Then, both remaining matches forced a tiebreaker, and the duo of Will Little and Matias Soto prevailed in a 7-6(4) victory over Maksymilian Raupuk and Athell Bennett on court two to secure the opening point.

Baylor then started rolling off points in singles action. First, Kyrylo Tsygura breezed to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Andre Suzanne on court six. Then, Jimmy Bendeck won his 70^th career singles match with a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Santiago Galan at the No. 5 spot for the 3-0 Baylor lead.

For the second-straight night, No. 117 Sven Lah clinched the match and took a 6-4, 6-1 decision over Maksymilian Raupuk at the No. 4 spot.

Playing the rest of the matches out, Boitan clinched a 6-1, 6-1 win against Dominik Sochureck on court three.

Soto earned his 30^th career singles win with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Athell Bennett at the No. 1 spot, and then No. 34 Will Little made it a 7-0 sweep with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Mateo Julio on court two.

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HIGHLIGHTS
• Baylor improved to 8-0 all-time against Purdue.
• Baylor swept its sixth opponent of the season and sixth opponent at home.
• Baylor is now 24-1 in its last 25 home matches dating back to 2017.
• Baylor is now 11-3 in the doubles point and 11-0 when winning the opening point this season.
• Baylor improves to 8-0 in the doubles point at home.
• Baylor is now 45-2 in doubles and singles points at home, including four straight shutouts.
• No. 117 Sven Lah improved to 12-1 in singles action.
• Jimmy Bendeck won his 70^th career singles match, improving to 70-39.
• Matias Soto won his 30^th career singles match, improving to 30-14.
• Will Little won his 60^th career doubles match, improving to 60-36.
• Adrian Boitan and Constantin Frantzen won their second straight doubles match together.

STAT OF THE MATCH
6 – the number of shutouts the Bears have won overall and at home this season.

TOP QUOTE
Head coach Brian Boland
On the win…
"We started slow tonight, but credit goes to Purdue who came out in doubles with a ton of energy and played extremely well. We battled back, won the doubles point and never let up the remainder of the match. I love this team, and they continue to show signs of getting better each day."

WHAT'S NEXT
Seventh-ranked Baylor closes out its three-match homestand with a Thursday night dual against Arkansas. First serve is set for 6 p.m. at the Hurd Tennis Center.