No. 5 Baylor tennis beats No. 11 Virginia again, moves to 9-2

The Bears got off to a fast start as junior Felipe Rios and sophomore Vince Schneider rolled over their opponents 6-1 on court three, but the No.

56 duo of seniors Tony Lupieri and Mate Zsiga fell 6-3 on court one to give Virginia the tie in doubles play.

Lenz and senior Diego Galeano had to fight off a late surge from Virginia’s Mitchell Frank and Collin Altamirano after leading 5-1, but the duo took the crucial 6-3 win on court two to give Baylor’s its 11th-straight doubles point.

In singles play, Zsiga did not mess around on court five.

The last time Baylor and Virginia met, Zsiga was the match clinching point.

Rios fought off the possibility of a third set and took the 6-1, 6-4 win on court six to push Baylor closer to the victory.

Frank outplayed Lupieri and took the 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 win on court two.

Lenz’s serves forced a couple of errors by Shane, and in the end, Shane’s forehand into the net sealed the match as Lenz took a big 6-4, 7-5 win over his second straight No.

Schneider was finished out his match after Baylor had already clinched the win, and the Mannheim, Germany native won 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 on court four to give the Bears a 5-2 win over the Cavaliers.