WACO, Texas — Blue Raiders Karim Al-Amin and Ondrej Horak began their run at the NCAA Individual Championships tonight in Waco, Texas, looking to make their mark among the top doubles team in Division I tennis on a national stage.
Al-Amin and Horak battled their way through the first set, trading points with No. 2 overall seed Marko Miladinovic and Oskar Brostrom Poulsen from host Baylor in the early going, controlling a 5-4 lead with a chance to clinch the match's decisive opening set. The Bears' duo climbed their way back into the lead, rattling off three straight points to claim a crucial point in the first set 7-5.