Bahamian Dylan Walker who hails from Eleuthera and
attends Missouri Baptist University was instrumental on his college win
in the conference Finals. Dylan and teammates now
head to the Nationals in Alabama which will be a first in the history of
Missouri Baptist University Tennis.Sophomore Dylan had two major comeback wins over Baker. In the first match
Walker
dropped the first set 4-6before coming back to roll 6-0, 6-2
. Picking up his second victory of the day,
Walker
won
6-2, 4-6, 6-4 . The Bahamian native trailed 2-4 in the third set before
coming back to win the final four games. Dylan's coach said that
'Dylan played like a boss". Further details on the conference win is attached along with Dylan (second from the right front row kneeling)and teammates at Missouri.
Before this season, Missouri Baptist had only one conference
tournament win in program history. They advanced to the NAIA national
tournament for the first time in program history. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is an athletic association that organizes
college and
university-level
athletic programs among small to mid-size institutions, primarily
across the United States but also outside the US. As of October 2015,
the NAIA reports having 248 member institutions. Dylan and team are
headed to the Nationalswhich is scheduled for
May 17-21 in Mobile, Alabama.
