Tulsa’s No. 27 Men’s Tennis Team Defeats No. 30 Baylor, 4-3, Thursday Night

Thursday, March 24

Waco, TX

6:00 p.m.

Tulsa

Baylor University

Tulsa’s No. 27 Men’s Tennis Team Defeats No. 30 Baylor, 4-3, Thursday Night

3/24/2016 10:04:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Drake Allen

WACO, Texas – The University of Tulsa men's tennis team defeated No. 30 Baylor in a 4-3 decision Thursday afternoon at the Hurd Tennis Center. The No. 27 Golden Hurricane improved to 9-8 overall, while Baylor falls to 11-8 overall.

In doubles play, Dylan McCloskey and Dominic Bechard (No. 2) of Tulsa defeated Tommy Podvinski and Maxime Tchoutakian, 6-4, to take a 1-0 double point lead. Julian Lez and Will Little (No. 1) of Baylor defeated Matthew Kirby and Okkie Kellerman in a 7-6 decision tying the doubles score at 1-1. Majed Kilani and Carlos Bautista (No. 3) defeated Felipe Rios and Tyler Stayer in a tight 7-6 decision to give TU a 1-0 match lead going into singles play.

TU's Francois Kellerman (No. 6) defeated Tyler Stayer, 6-4, 6-1, to begin singles play extending the Tulsa match lead to 2-0. Baylor battled back as Jimmy Bendeck (No. 2) defeated Dylan McCloskey, 7-6, 6-0, before No. 66 Maxime Tchoutakian (No. 3) defeated Juan Miatas Gonzalez, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, to tie the match score at 2-2. Majed Kilani (No. 4) defeated Tommy Podvinski, 6-4, 5-7, 6-0, to give Tulsa a late 3-2 match lead. Baylor's No. 20 Julian Lez (No. 1) defeated No. 53 Or-Ram Harel in a 6-4, 1-6, 7-6, decision to tie the match score at 3-3. Carlos Bautista (No. 5) defeated Felipe Rios, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4, to clinch the Tulsa match victory over the No. 30 Baylor Bears. The Hurricane defeated No. 42 Dartmouth, 4-3, earlier this week, and today's win over the Bears marks the second time this season it has defeated a ranked opponent in back-to-back matches.

The Hurricane is back in action on Saturday, March 26, when it travels to Austin, Texas, to take on No. 19 Texas at the Westwood Country Club.

Tulsa 4, Baylor 3
SINGLES
1. #20 Julian Lez (Baylor) defeated #53 Or-Ram Harel (Tulsa), 6-4, 1-6, 7-6
2. Jimmy Bendeck (Baylor) def. Dylan McCloskey (Tulsa), 7-6, 6-0
3. #66 Maxime Tchoutakian (Baylor) defeated Juan Matias Gonzalez (Tulsa), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Majed Kilani (Tulsa) defeated Tommy Podvinski (Baylor), 6-4, 5-7, 6-0
5. Carlos Bautista (Tulsa) defeated Felipe Rios (Baylor), 4-6, 7-6, 6-4
6. Francois Kellerman (Tulsa) def. Tyler Stayer (Baylor), 6-4, 6-1
Order of singles finish: 6, 2, 3, 4, 1, 5

DOUBLES
1. Lenz/Little (Baylor) defeated Kirby/O.Kellerman (Tulsa), 7-6
2. McCloskey/Bechard (Tulsa) defeated Podvinski/Tchoutakian (Baylor), 6-4
3. Kilani/Bautista (Tulsa) defeated Rios/Stayer (Baylor), 7-6
Order of doubles finish: 2, 1, 3

Records: Tulsa 9-8, Baylor 11-8

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The University of Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center is host site for the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Tennis Championships, May 19-30