TULSA, Okla. ? Senior South Alabama men’s tennis player Jack Baker moved one step closer to advancing to the Main Draw of the 2007 Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Tennis Championship with another straight set victory in the Qualifying Draw on Tuesday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

For the second day in a row, Baker outlasted his opponent, defeating N.C. State’s Jay Weinacker 7-6, 7-3 in the tie breaker, in the first set.  Just like the opening round, Baker then followed the performance up with a 6-3 win in the second set.  The Jag senior will now take on Cosmin Cotet of TCU on Wednesday at 9 a.m.

Also moving closer to the advancing to the Main Draw on Tuesday for the Jags was the doubles team of Marek Sramek and Baker.  The Jag duo opened play in the draw with a 9-8 (2) victory over Oklahoma State’s team of Nathan Byrnes and Ivan Puchkarov.  Sramek and Baker then remained perfect with a 9-8 win over Peter Zimmer and Bruno Alcala (Arizona) later in the afternoon.  The Jags defeated their Wildcat counterparts 7-0 in the tie breaker.  Sramek and Baker will now play at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday in hopes of advancing to the Main Draw of the doubles bracket.

Complete tournament results can be accessed at www.itatennis.com.