(LEBANON, Ill., Feb. 28)—The McKendree University men's tennis team kicked off its 2009 spring season with a decisive 8-1 victory Saturday against Missouri Baptist University at Kings Point Tennis Club in Belleville, Ill.

The Bearcats swept all six singles matches and took two of the three doubles contest in cruising to the victory.

McKendree will return to action March 7 with a tri-match in Springfield, Ill. The Bearcats will face host University of Illinois at Springfield at 10 a.m. before facing Lake Land College at 1:30 p.m.

McKENDREE UNIVERSITY MEN'S TENNIS RESULT

SATURDAY, FEB. 28 AT KINGS POINT TENNIS CLUB, BELLEVILLE, ILL.

McKendree University 8, Missouri Baptist University 1

Singles –

Evgeniy Nigmatyanov (McK) def. David Conley (MBU), 6-2, 6-2

Daniel Gonzalez (Lima, Peru/) (McK) def. Pershard Owens (MBU), 6-2, 6-1

Patrick Rose (McK) def. Nick Jannett (MBU), 6-3, 6-1

Paulo Goncalves (Betim, Brazil/Colegio Pitagoras) (McK) def. Francisco Cortez (MBU), 6-3, 6-1

Davi Venditto (Jundiai, Brazil/Divino Salvador) (McK) def. Steve Perrigord (MBU), 6-3, 6-2

Doug Mennerick (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) (McK) def. Andrew Maurer (MBU), 6-2, 6-1

Doubles –

Gonzalez/Rosa (McK) def. Conley/Owens (MBU), 8-6

Jannett/Perrigord (MBU) def. Venditto/Goncalves (McK), 8-3

Nigmaynanov/Mennerick (McK) def. Cortez/Fee (MBU), 8-2

-McK-