The 10th-ranked Baylor Men’s Tennis team (5-4) fell 5-2 against No. 18 Arizona (6-1) at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center.
The Wildcats earned the doubles point with Court 3’s Gustaf Strom and Herman Hoeyeraal finishing 6-1 against Christopher Frantzen and Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi before Colton Smith and Jared Horwood beat Luc Koenig and Ethan Muza, 6-3 on Court 2.
Gustaf Strom excelled past Zsombor Velcz, 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 3 position for Arizona’s second point.
Jay Friend—ranked 120th nationally—added to the Wildcats’ lead by toppling Muza, 6-2, 6-4 on Court 6.
On Court 4, 98th-ranked Hoeyeraal clinched the match with a three-set finish over Koenig, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.