Friday, March 20
Tucson, Ariz.
4:00 PM
Baylor
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at
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Arizona
No. 8 MT Drops Conference Opener at No. 15 Arizona, 4-1
3/20/2026 7:19:00 PM | Men's Tennis
BU’s No. 14 Badenhorst earns ranked win over No. 3 Friend
TUCSON, Ariz. – No. 8 Baylor men's tennis couldn't find momentum in the desert, falling to No. 15 Arizona on Friday afternoon in Tucson in its conference opener, 4-1.
The Bears (12-7) dropped the doubles point and were unable to recover despite a dominant ranked singles win from Devin Badenhorst, who took down the No. 3 player in the nation Jay Friend, 6-3, 6-0, earning his second top-10 singles win of the dual season.
THE RUNDOWN
Starting in doubles, Arizona (15-3) took control early with wins on Courts One and Two. Jay Friend and Alexander Rozin defeated Luc Koenig and Connor Van Schalkwyk, 6-3, on Court Two before No. 16 duo of Filip Gustafsson and Glib Sekachov topped No. 69 Alexandru Chirita and Zsombor Velcz, 6-3, on Court One to secure the doubles point and a 1-0 lead.
In singles, No. 14 Badenhorst got Baylor on the board with a dominant 6-3, 6-0 upset over No. 3 Friend on Court One to even the match at 1-1. Arizona responded with victories on Courts Five, Four and Six, as Glib Sekachov defeated Koenig, 6-3, 6-1, No. 122 Zoran Ludoski topped No. 104 Chirita, 6-4, 6-1, and Alejandro Arcila secured the clinching point with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Louis Bowden. Velcz and Van Schalkwyk both had matches in progress when the dual was decided.
WHAT'S NEXT
No. 8 Baylor stays out west and travels to Tempe on Sunday to take on No. 25 Arizona State at 3 p.m. CT.
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The Bears (12-7) dropped the doubles point and were unable to recover despite a dominant ranked singles win from Devin Badenhorst, who took down the No. 3 player in the nation Jay Friend, 6-3, 6-0, earning his second top-10 singles win of the dual season.
THE RUNDOWN
Starting in doubles, Arizona (15-3) took control early with wins on Courts One and Two. Jay Friend and Alexander Rozin defeated Luc Koenig and Connor Van Schalkwyk, 6-3, on Court Two before No. 16 duo of Filip Gustafsson and Glib Sekachov topped No. 69 Alexandru Chirita and Zsombor Velcz, 6-3, on Court One to secure the doubles point and a 1-0 lead.
In singles, No. 14 Badenhorst got Baylor on the board with a dominant 6-3, 6-0 upset over No. 3 Friend on Court One to even the match at 1-1. Arizona responded with victories on Courts Five, Four and Six, as Glib Sekachov defeated Koenig, 6-3, 6-1, No. 122 Zoran Ludoski topped No. 104 Chirita, 6-4, 6-1, and Alejandro Arcila secured the clinching point with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Louis Bowden. Velcz and Van Schalkwyk both had matches in progress when the dual was decided.
WHAT'S NEXT
No. 8 Baylor stays out west and travels to Tempe on Sunday to take on No. 25 Arizona State at 3 p.m. CT.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Jay Friend / 0 (3/-) [AZ]
3
#2 Singles Match
123
45UF
Alexander Rozin / 0 (87/-) [AZ]
63UF
#3 Singles Match
1234
262UF
Filip Gustafsson / 0 (74/-) [AZ]
62UF
#4 Singles Match
12
41
Zoran Ludoski / 0 (122/-) [AZ]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
31
Glib Sekachov / 0 [AZ]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
12
Alejandro Arcila / 0 [AZ]
66
Order of Finish:
1,5,4,6
Players Mentioned
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