The No. 4 Baylor Men’s Tennis team (15-1) added a 4-1 win over No. 58 Illinois (3-7) at the Atkins Tennis Center to their record.
No. 2 Matias Soto and Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi—No. 24 in the country—bested Olivier Stuart and Siphosothando Montsi, 6-2, but Illinois responded with a 6-2 win on court 3 by Alex Brown and Gabrielius Guzauskas over Ethan Muza and Tadeas Paroulek.
Illinois clinched the doubles point as 40th-ranked Lucas Horve and Hunter Heck defeated No. 1 Finn Bass and Sven Lah—ranked 19th nationally—7-6(11-9).
Mazzuchi earned the Bears first point with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Guzauskas at the No.