MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – When Baylor and Montgomery Bell Academy’s boys’ tennis teams played on April 21, the Red Raiders won all of the important points.
On Wednesday, with the stakes much higher, the Big Red claimed them.
MBA won the doubles point, then claimed the three singles victories needed to defeat Baylor 4-2 in the Division II-AA state championship match at the Adams Tennis Center. It was the program’s first championship since 2012, and it came a year after Baylor won its first title in 19 seasons.
“MBA had nothing to lose,” Baylor coach Ned Caswell said. “They came out and played great, kudos to them.”
Baylor won the regular-season match 4-2, in part because the Red Raiders claimed the doubles point with two victories out of the three contested matches.