INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – California had already beaten Baylor, 4-2, this season, indoors, but the Golden Bears couldn't duplicate that feat on Saturday outdoors at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. This time No. 6/11 Baylor blanked No. 10/13 Cal, 4-0, in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Collegiate Tennis Challenge presented by Oracle.
 
Cal beat the BU Bears in the ITA National Men's Team Indoor Championship in February.
 
This time, Baylor won the doubles point after Max Tchoutakian and Constantin Frantzen knocked off Cal freshman Bjorn Hoffmann and junior J.T. Nishimura, 6-2, on court three and then Juan Benitez and Will Little upset Cal's top-ranked seniors Florian Lakat and Filip Bergevi, 6-4, on court one.
 
In singles, Cal's 14th-ranked Lakat lost to the 15th-ranked Benitez, 6-3, 6-3, on court one to give Baylor a 2-0 lead, then the 81st-ranked Schretter beat the 109th-ranked Bergevi, 6-4, 6-1, on court three to make the score 3-0. Baylor ended the match when Constantin Frantzen topped Cal freshman Dominic Barretto, 7-6(2), 6-4, on court six.
 
On Sunday, Cal plays Oklahoma at 2 p.m. to close out its run in Indian Wells.
 
BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Tennis Challenge Presented by Oracle
 
Semifinal Round
 
No. 6/11 Baylor (15-3) defeated No. 10/13 California (10-5), 4-0
March 18, 2017, in Indian Wells, Calif.
Indian Wells Tennis Garden
 
Doubles
1. Juan Benitez/Will Little (Baylor) def. No. 1 Filip Bergevi/Florian Lakat (Cal), 6-4*
2. No. 54 Andre Goransson/Billy Griffith (Cal) vs. Johannes Schretter/Jimmy Bendeck (Baylor), Unfinished
3. Max Tchoutakian/Constantin Frantzen (Baylor) def. Bjorn Hoffmann/J.T. Nishimura (Cal), 6-2
 
Baylor won the doubles point
 
Order of Finish: 3, 1*
 
*Clinched the doubles point
 
Singles
1. No. 15 Juan Benitez (Baylor) def. No. 14 Florian Lakat (Cal), 6-3, 6-3
2. No. 30 Andre Goransson (Cal) vs. No. 35 Max Tchoutakian (Baylor), Unfinished
3. No. 81 Johannes Schretter (Baylor) def. No. 109 Filip Bergevi (Cal), 6-4, 6-1
4. No. 53 Billy Griffith (Cal) vs. Will Little (Baylor), Unifinished
5. Bjorn Hoffmann (Cal) vs. Jimmy Bendeck (Baylor), Unfinished
6. Constantin Frantzen (Baylor) def. Dominic Barretto (Cal), 7-6(2), 6-4
 
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 6^

^Clinched the overall match