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01-10-2009, 12:06 AM
Baylorbears.com link (http://baylorbears.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/010609aaa.html)
Jan. 6, 2009

WACO, Texas - Baylor's men's tennis team opened the 2009 campaign ranked No. 7 in the initial Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings. Four players, Jordan Rux, Denes Lukacs, Attila Bucko and Dominik Mueller, are listed among the nation's top 75 in singles.

The Bears return five players off last season's 25-9 squad including ITA All-American Denes Lukacs, a junior. Sophomore Jordan Rux, after an outstanding fall season, leads the Bears with a ranking of No. 13, the highest of his career. Lukacs follows at No. 21 while junior Attila Bucko is No. 40 and junior Dominik Mueller ranks No. 72.

In the upcoming season, head coach Matt Knoll's squad will play matches against seven of the other nine teams ranked among the top 10: Ohio State, Texas, UCLA, Virginia, Southern California, Mississippi and Florida. In addition, 18 of Baylor's 21 matches are against ranked opponents.

ITA Team Rankings - Top 10
1. Ohio State (17)
2. Texas (4)
3. Georgia (10)
4. UCLA (2)
5. Virginia
6. Southern California
7. Baylor
8. Tennessee
9. Mississippi
10. Florida

For a full list of rankings, please visit: www.itatennis.com.


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The Bears open the season Jan. 16-18 when selected players will compete in the Sherwood Invitational in Los Angeles, Calif. The squad's first dual match will be Jan. 22 when the Bears travel to SMU for a 2 p.m. match.