No. 12 MT Falls to No. 9 Columbia in ITA Indoors Finale

Sunday, February 16

Madison, Wis.

6:30 p.m. CT

Baylor

Columbia

No. 12 MT Falls to No. 9 Columbia in ITA Indoors Finale

2/16/2020 10:29:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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Bears drop the doubles point for the first time this season.

THE RUNDOWN
MADISON, Wis. – No. 12 and eighth-seeded Baylor men's tennis (8-3) closed out play at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships with a 4-2 setback to No. 12 seed and ninth-ranked Columbia (5-2) on Sunday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison, Wis.

BU moves to 25-27 all-time in the national event and finishes 1-2 on the weekend.

Baylor fell behind early in doubles when sophomores Finn Bass and Adrian Boitan dropped a 6-2 decision at the No. 3 spot. 17^th-ranked Constantin Frantzen and Sven Lah evened it up with a 6-2 upset over No. 5 Jackie Tang and Jack Lin at the top of the lineup, improving to 11-0 in spring play.

BU dropped the doubles point for the first time this season when 23^rd-ranked Ryan Dickerson and Matias Soto fell 6-4 at the No. 2 spot, moving to 6-1 in spring play.

No. 25 Lah opened up singles play with a quick 6-2, 6-2 victory over No. 109 Tang at the No. 2 spot for the 1-1 tie. It was Lah's fourth win over a ranked opponent this season.

Then, Adam Ambrozy took down freshman Alex Garcia, 6-3, 6-4, on court four to give the lead back to Columbia. The Lions pushed the score to 3-1 when Austen Huang upset No. 82 Frantzen on court six, 7-5, 7-5.

BU claimed its second point when Bass earned his first ranked win of his career after he took down No. 99 Alex Kotzen, 7-6(2), 6-4, at the No. 5 spot. Columbia ended up closing out the match when No. 20 Lin took a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 67 Soto at the No. 1 spot.

NOTABLES
• Baylor dropped to 10-1 in the doubles point and is 0-1 when losing the doubles point this season.
• Sven Lah and Constantin Frantzen improved to 11-0 in spring doubles play.
• Finn Bass defeated his first ranked opponent of his career, improving to 7-2 in singles play.
• Lah and Frantzen collected their highest-ranked doubles victory of the spring season and improved to 4-1 against ranked opponents.
• Lah improved to 10-0 in spring singles action.
• Baylor is now 25-27 all-time at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
• Baylor is now 2-3 all-time against Columbia.
• Baylor is now 0-2 in neutral site matches this season.

STAT OF THE MATCH
3 – the number of ranked wins for the Bears against Columbia.

TOP QUOTE
Head coach Brian Boland
On the match…
"Congratulations to Columbia on the win. Despite some results, it was a great weekend for our guys. I could not be more pleased with the opportunity these matches provided us. We are in a great spot, and we are right where we need to be early in the regular season. We are really looking forward to what is ahead."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Bears head home to host Omaha and Grand Canyon in a Saturday doubleheader at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center. The matches are slated for 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. starts.