Sunday, March 29
Waco, Texas
12 p.m.
Baylor
4
vs
2
UCF
No. 8 MT Goes Undefeated against No. 12 UCF and Creighton in Doubleheader
3/29/2026 9:25:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Bears earn fifth top-15 win of the season
WACO, Texas – No. 8 Baylor men's tennis went undefeated on the day, taking down No. 12 UCF, 4-2, and Creighton, 7-0 Sunday afternoon at the Hurd Tennis Center in a double header.
The Bears secured the doubles point and picked up singles wins from Devin Badenhorst, Zsombor Velcz and Louis Bowden to clinch the victory over the Knights. Baylor won three of the first four completed singles matches to take control of the dual and get its third conference win.
Baylor kept the momentum going in the next match and beat Creighton in a 7-0 decision to bring their record to 16-7. The Bears were undefeated across the board, taking the Blue Jays in straight sets in singles.
THE RUNDOWN
VERSUS UCF
Starting in doubles, No. 69 Alexandru Chirita and Zsombor Velcz put Baylor on the board with a 6-2 win over Paul Colin and Yassine Dlimi on Court One. Devin Badenhorst and Calvin Baierl followed with a 6-2 victory against Luca Hotze and Nicolas Oliveira on Court Three to secure the doubles point for the Bears. The match on Court Two went unfinished with Baylor holding the early 1-0 lead.
In singles, UCF responded with wins on Courts Four and Five as Pedro Rodrigues defeated Alexandru Chirita and Paul Colin topped Luc Koenig to go up 2-1. Louis Bowden tied the match for Baylor with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Nicolas Oliveira on Court Six.
No. 39 Zsombor Velcz followed with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 83 Wissam Abderrahman on Court Two to push the Bears ahead 3-2. No. 14 Badenhorst extended Baylor's lead with a three-set 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over No. 71 Yassine Dlimi on Court One to secure the 4-2 result.
VERSUS CREIGHTON
In doubles, the Bears dominated the Blue Jays quickly winning two matches to get the first point on the board. Van Schalkwyk and Arman Zamani picked up a win against their opponents 6-2 and was followed by Badenhorst and Calvin Baierl winning 6-3. The 1-0 early lead gave the Bears momentum heading into singles.
Baylor kept it up during singles, winning each singles match in two sets. Velcz won the Bears their second point by defeating his opponent 6-1, 6-1. He was closely followed by Koeing on Court 2 dominating with a 6-2, 6-3 final score. Calvin Baierl grabbed the fourth point for the Bears in a decisive 6-1, 6-2 final score.
The Bears didn't stop there; Bowden wasn't far behind, dominating Jack McMahone 6-3, 6-1 with Drew Hedgecoe winning his court 6-2, 6-4. Chirita finished the night for the Bears, winning his court 7-6(8), 6-2 and giving the Bears their seventh point against the Blue Jays.
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH MICHAEL WOODSON
On the doubles point versus UCF:
"We came out with good, I would say pretty good energy and executed really well. We came out with good gameplans and executed, and then kind of stayed on top of the guys there. Anytime you can get a quick doubles point in the Big 23, it helps."
On closing matches:
"I thought we did a good job of closing out a couble matches, we had leads, and then, you know obviously, Dev and Con (Conner Van Schalkwyk) being able to play next to eachother, and kind of keep the momentum building, keep the pressure off of each other was super important for us in trying to close it out."
On the match versus Creighton:
"I mean, it's always nice to get everybody involved in the match. It's sometimes rare. We get into a rhythm and the same lineup plays. And so for us to get all the guys involved and get those live reps is huge. And I thought the guys did a good job. I mean, it's hard to step in to this environment, especially against maybe a little bit of an underdog date. They'll play free and they're excited and so it can be tough for our guys. So I thought overall we did it with good night."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor stays at the Hurd on Thursday to take on the Utah Utes at 6 p.m. CT.
- BaylorBears.com -
The Bears secured the doubles point and picked up singles wins from Devin Badenhorst, Zsombor Velcz and Louis Bowden to clinch the victory over the Knights. Baylor won three of the first four completed singles matches to take control of the dual and get its third conference win.
Baylor kept the momentum going in the next match and beat Creighton in a 7-0 decision to bring their record to 16-7. The Bears were undefeated across the board, taking the Blue Jays in straight sets in singles.
THE RUNDOWN
VERSUS UCF
Starting in doubles, No. 69 Alexandru Chirita and Zsombor Velcz put Baylor on the board with a 6-2 win over Paul Colin and Yassine Dlimi on Court One. Devin Badenhorst and Calvin Baierl followed with a 6-2 victory against Luca Hotze and Nicolas Oliveira on Court Three to secure the doubles point for the Bears. The match on Court Two went unfinished with Baylor holding the early 1-0 lead.
In singles, UCF responded with wins on Courts Four and Five as Pedro Rodrigues defeated Alexandru Chirita and Paul Colin topped Luc Koenig to go up 2-1. Louis Bowden tied the match for Baylor with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Nicolas Oliveira on Court Six.
No. 39 Zsombor Velcz followed with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 83 Wissam Abderrahman on Court Two to push the Bears ahead 3-2. No. 14 Badenhorst extended Baylor's lead with a three-set 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win over No. 71 Yassine Dlimi on Court One to secure the 4-2 result.
VERSUS CREIGHTON
In doubles, the Bears dominated the Blue Jays quickly winning two matches to get the first point on the board. Van Schalkwyk and Arman Zamani picked up a win against their opponents 6-2 and was followed by Badenhorst and Calvin Baierl winning 6-3. The 1-0 early lead gave the Bears momentum heading into singles.
Baylor kept it up during singles, winning each singles match in two sets. Velcz won the Bears their second point by defeating his opponent 6-1, 6-1. He was closely followed by Koeing on Court 2 dominating with a 6-2, 6-3 final score. Calvin Baierl grabbed the fourth point for the Bears in a decisive 6-1, 6-2 final score.
The Bears didn't stop there; Bowden wasn't far behind, dominating Jack McMahone 6-3, 6-1 with Drew Hedgecoe winning his court 6-2, 6-4. Chirita finished the night for the Bears, winning his court 7-6(8), 6-2 and giving the Bears their seventh point against the Blue Jays.
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH MICHAEL WOODSON
On the doubles point versus UCF:
"We came out with good, I would say pretty good energy and executed really well. We came out with good gameplans and executed, and then kind of stayed on top of the guys there. Anytime you can get a quick doubles point in the Big 23, it helps."
On closing matches:
"I thought we did a good job of closing out a couble matches, we had leads, and then, you know obviously, Dev and Con (Conner Van Schalkwyk) being able to play next to eachother, and kind of keep the momentum building, keep the pressure off of each other was super important for us in trying to close it out."
On the match versus Creighton:
"I mean, it's always nice to get everybody involved in the match. It's sometimes rare. We get into a rhythm and the same lineup plays. And so for us to get all the guys involved and get those live reps is huge. And I thought the guys did a good job. I mean, it's hard to step in to this environment, especially against maybe a little bit of an underdog date. They'll play free and they're excited and so it can be tough for our guys. So I thought overall we did it with good night."
WHAT'S NEXT
Baylor stays at the Hurd on Thursday to take on the Utah Utes at 6 p.m. CT.
- BaylorBears.com -
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