Saturday, February 29
Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
6:00 p.m. CT
Baylor
at
Illinois
MT Set for Road Matchup at Illinois
2/28/2020 10:58:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Baylor will face Fighting Illini at 6 p.m. on Saturday
WACO, Texas – Baylor men's tennis (10-3) is back on the road to take on No. 45 Illinois (3-5) on Saturday at 6 p.m. CT at Atkins Tennis Center.
Baylor and Illinois are tied 6-6 in the all-time series with the Bears sweeping the last meeting in 2019. BU is 3-2 against the Fighting Illini in the last five matchups, and Saturday's match will be the first between these two programs in Champaign since Feb. 18, 2007. BU came home from that match with a 4-0 sweep against the 11th-ranked Fighting Illini.
BU is 1-1 in road contests this season and looks to win its second straight.
BU boasts four singles players and two doubles teams in the latest ITA rankings. No. 30 Sven Lah, No. 60 Matias Soto, No. 93 Constantin Frantzen and No. 122 Adrian Boitan were listed in singles while Lah and Frantzen were No. 9 and Soto and Ryan Dickerson came in at No. 23 in doubles.
BU is ranked No. 21 in the latest ITA rankings and No. 11 in the USTA poll.
BU is coming off a 2-0 weekend at home, sweeping both Omaha and Grand Canyon at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
Live scoring and live video will be provided by Illinois, and the links for Saturday's match can be found on the men's tennis schedule page at BaylorBears.com.
Fans can follow the action all season long with the team's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorMTennis.
Baylor and Illinois are tied 6-6 in the all-time series with the Bears sweeping the last meeting in 2019. BU is 3-2 against the Fighting Illini in the last five matchups, and Saturday's match will be the first between these two programs in Champaign since Feb. 18, 2007. BU came home from that match with a 4-0 sweep against the 11th-ranked Fighting Illini.
BU is 1-1 in road contests this season and looks to win its second straight.
BU boasts four singles players and two doubles teams in the latest ITA rankings. No. 30 Sven Lah, No. 60 Matias Soto, No. 93 Constantin Frantzen and No. 122 Adrian Boitan were listed in singles while Lah and Frantzen were No. 9 and Soto and Ryan Dickerson came in at No. 23 in doubles.
BU is ranked No. 21 in the latest ITA rankings and No. 11 in the USTA poll.
BU is coming off a 2-0 weekend at home, sweeping both Omaha and Grand Canyon at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
Live scoring and live video will be provided by Illinois, and the links for Saturday's match can be found on the men's tennis schedule page at BaylorBears.com.
Fans can follow the action all season long with the team's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts: @BaylorMTennis.
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