WACO, Texas – No. 18 Arizona made history after defeating No. 10 Baylor 5-2 on Friday, Feb. 10, for the first time in program history. The Wildcats put on an outstanding performance against the Bears, taking home the doubles point and four singles wins.
The Cats were off to a great start Friday evening at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center where Herman Hoeyeraal and Gustaf Strom caught a huge break on court three to put their match at 5-1 before eventually finishing 6-1 against Christopher Frantzen and Juan Pablo Grassi. Securing the doubles point for Arizona was Colton Smith and Jared Horwood who defeated Ethan Muza and Luc Koenig 6-3. The pair seems to be unstoppable at two doubles, assisting in the doubles point capture against San Diego and clinching the point against Pepperdine.
Arizona carried their stellar performance over into singles play with all six Cats winning their first sets. Strom and #120 Jay Friend won their matches in straight sets. The Swede finished first, defeating Zsombor Velcz 6-1, 6-2 at three singles. Next was the freshman winning 6-2, 6-4 against Muza at six singles.
#98 Hoeyeraal clinched the historic victory for Arizona in his first match back with the team since representing his home country at the Davis Cup. The Norwegian split sets with Koenig 6-2, 4-6 then finished him off 6-1 at four singles. Extending Arizona’s lead was #78 Smith who defeated Marko Miladinovic 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
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— Arizona Men’s Tennis (@ArizonaMTennis) February 11, 2023
Men’s Tennis is now 6-1 after handing Baylor their third loss in a row. The team heads to Austin, Texas for another ranked match against #7 Texas on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 12 p.m. MST. Follow along @ArizonaMTennis on Twitter and @ArizonaTennis on Instagram to get a glimpse of the action.
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