The Baylor Bears men's tennis team represents Baylor University in NCAA Division I college tennis. The team is part of the Big 12 Conference and plays home matches at the Hurd Tennis Center. The Bears are currently led by interim head coach Michael Woodson.

History Men's tennis debuted at Baylor University in 1970, but the program did not see continued success until the arrival of Matt Knoll in 1997. After a 13–12 campaign in his inaugural year, Coach Knoll led the team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1998. In 2000, the team won its first conference championship. The program defining moment was reached in 2004 when the Bears won their first NCAA championship.

The team has made the NCAA tournament each season since 1998. The Bears have been regular season conference champions 13 times and have gone on to also win the conference tournament in eight of those years.

After Knoll's resignation at the conclusion of the 2017-2018 season, Brian Boland was named director of tennis and head men's tennis coach on May 25, 2018. In July 2020, Boland resigned following an investigation by university officials into inappropriate text messages he had sent to a student who had hoped to join Baylor's women's team.

Stadium

Baylor tennis plays their home matches at the Hurd Tennis Center, named after the Hurd family. Opened in 2000, the facility contains 12 outdoor courts, and a clubhouse with offices. The listed capacity of the center is 3,000, including amphitheater seating. There is chair-back seating along the baselines for 1,200. Also, a LED scoreboard has been built in the middle of the front six courts, allowing an easier time for fans to keep track of several matches at once. The Bears also play at the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center, completed in 2013. The $7 million building includes six courts and more than 34,000 square-feet of space.

The Hurd Tennis Center has hosted numerous postseason events since its construction, most notably the 2015 NCAA Championships. It has also hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament and the Big 12 Championships.

Year-by-year results (since 1997)

Season Overall record Conference record Conference standing Postseason Final nat'l rank Notes 1997 13–12 3–6 8th None NR Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinalists 1998 15–9 7–2 T-2nd NCAA First Round #26 Big 12 Tournament Semifinalists 1999 25–4 7–1 2nd NCAA Elite Eight #10 Big 12 Tournament Runner-Up 2000 23–6 8–0 1st NCAA Round of 16 #7 Big 12 Tournament Runner-Up 2001 12–12 6–2 2nd NCAA First Round #30 Big 12 Tournament Semifinalists 2002 27–2 7–0 1st NCAA Round of 16 #7 Big 12 Tournament Champions 2003 28–2 7–0 1st NCAA Elite Eight #4 Big 12 Tournament Champions 2004 32–2 7–0 1st NCAA National Champions #1 Big 12 Tournament Champions 2005 33–1 7–0 1st NCAA National Runner-Up #2 Big 12 Tournament Champions 2006 25–7 6–1 1st NCAA Final Four #4 Big 12 Tournament Runner-Up 2007 28–4 6–0 1st NCAA Final Four #4 Big 12 Tournament Champions 2008 25–9 5–1 1st NCAA Elite Eight #8 Big 12 Tournament Champions 2009 26–6 6–0 1st NCAA Elite Eight #7 Big 12 Tournament Champions 2010 24–7 4–2 3rd NCAA Elite Eight #7 Big 12 Tournament Semifinalists 2011 22–5 6–0 1st NCAA Round of 16 #6 Big 12 Tournament Champions 2012 19–12 3–2 3rd NCAA Round of 16 #18 Big 12 Tournament Runner-Up 2013 22–6 5–0 1st NCAA Round of 16 #13 Big 12 Tournament Runner-Up 2014 26–6 4–1 1st NCAA Elite Eight #6 Big 12 Tournament Champions 2015 25-6 4–1 1st NCAA Final Four #3 Big 12 Tournament Runner-Up 2016 16-14 1-4 5th NCAA Second Round #32 Big 12 Tournament Semifinalists 2017 23-8 2-3 3rd NCAA Round of 16 #9 Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinalists 2018 21-10 1-4 5th NCAA Second Round #17 Big 12 Tournament Runner-Up TOTALS 510-150 112-30

Former players Benjamin Becker Benedikt Dorsch Matias Marin John Peers

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