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No. 12 Men's Tennis Suffers Loss to No. 5 Baylor in Waco
February 22, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Things didn't go well for UCLA from the start, as it was Baylor who was able to take a 1-0 lead in the match after the Bears captured two matches in doubles play. Baylor took wins at court Nos. 2 and 3, while court No. 1 was suspended.
Straight-set victories by the Bears at court Nos. 4 and 6 quickly put the Bears up 3-0. Baylor eventually got the clinching win at the No. 1 spot, where No. 10 Julian Lenz won the battle top 10 opponents by upsetting second-ranked Mackenzie McDonald, 6-4, 6-2 to give the Bears a 4-0 win.
For their part, the Bruins were leading at two of the three suspended matches, with Dennis Mkrtchian and Martin Redlicki up at court Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.
UCLA will look to get back in the win column next week when it hosts Stanford on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
#5 Baylor 4, #12 UCLA 0
Feb 22, 2015 at Waco, Texas (Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center)
| Doubles |
| 1. #40 Zsiga/Lupieri (BU) vs. #6 McDonald/Redlicki (UCLA) 5-4, unfinished |
| 2. Lenz/Diego Galeano (BU) def. Sell/Di Giulio (UCLA) 6-0 |
| 3. Schneider/Rios (BU) def. Austin Rapp/Mkrtchian (UCLA) 6-3 |
Baylor Wins Doubles Point
| Singles |
| 1. #10 Julian Lenz (BU) def. #2 Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 2. #27 Tony Lupieri (BU) vs. #44 Dennis Mkrtchian (UCLA) 6-7(4), 3-4, unfinished |
| 3. #67 Max Tchoutakian (BU) vs. Martin Redlicki (UCLA) 3-6, 6-3, 1-2, unfinished |
| 4. Vince Schneider (BU) def. Karue Sell (UCLA) 6-4, 6-1 |
| 5. Mate Zsiga (BU) vs. Austin Rapp (UCLA) 7-6(8), 5-1, unfinished |
| 6. Felipe Rios (BU) def. Joseph Di Giulio (UCLA) 6-1, 6-4 |
| Match Notes |
| UCLA 6-5; National ranking #12 |
| Baylor 8-2; National ranking #5 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (4,6,1) |
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