Men’s Tennis: No. 7 Virginia falls 4-2 at No. 3 Baylor

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The No. 7 Virginia men’s tennis team (5-2) suffered a 4-2 loss against No. 3 Baylor (11-0) on Saturday at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.

Baylor took the doubles point and won on singles courts five and six to jump out to a 3-0 lead. Sophomore Jeffrey von der Schulenburg got the Cavaliers on the scoreboard with a 6-3, 6-3 win against Marko Miladinović on court four. Sophomore Chris Rodesch won 7-6 (5), 6-3 against Matias Soto on court two to make it 3-2.

Senior Ryan Goetz battled Sven Lah on court three. Goetz was edged 7-5 in his first set but came fighting back with a 6-0 victory in the second set to force a third. Lah won 6-1 the final set to clinch the match.

Sophomore Iñaki Montes was up 5-2 in a tiebreaker to decide his second set against Adrian Boitan on court one when play was halted. Montes had won his first set 6-4.

“I was proud of the way our team competed today,” UVA coach Andres Pedroso said. “The Bears were just a little better today. They’re a great team and there’s a very good chance we will see them again down the road. We look forward to that opportunity but now we are totally focused on tomorrow’s match versus TCU.”

#3 Baylor 4, #7 Virginia 2

Singles competition

1. Adrian Boitan (BU) vs. #30 Inaki Montes (VA) 4-6, 6-6, unfinished
2. #17 Chris Rodesch (VA) def. Matias Soto (BU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
3. #123 Sven Lah (BU) def. #29 Ryan Goetz (VA) 7-5, 0-6, 6-1
4. #82 J vd Schulenburg (VA) def. Marko Miladinovic (BU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Finn Bass (BU) def. Jackson Allen (VA) 6-3, 7-5
6. Juampi Mazzuchi (BU) def. Alexander Kiefer (VA) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Finn Bass/Sven Lah (BU) vs. Inaki Montes/Ryan Goetz (VA) 5-4, unfinished
2. Juampi Mazzuchi/Matias Soto (BU) def. #22 Chris Rodesch/William Woodall (VA) 7-5
3. Adrian Boitan/Tadeas Paroulek (BU) def. J vd Schulenburg/Jackson Allen (VA) 6-4

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,5,4,2,3)

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