(LEBANON, Ill., April 4)—The McKendree University men's tennis team snapped a two-match losing streak with a 5-4 victory Saturday in Belleville against William Jewell College.

The Bearcats and Cardinals split their six singles matches, but McKendree came up with a pair of victories in doubles competition to pull out the win. The Bearcats improve to 6-3 on the year and will meet Lewis and Clark Community College Wednesday at 3 p.m. in an exhibition contest.

McKENDREE UNIVERSITY MEN'S TENNIS RESULT

SATURDAY, APRIL 4 AT BELLEVILLE, ILL.

McKendree University 5, William Jewell College 4

Singles –

Evgeniy Nigmatyanov (McK) def. Cody Pflugradt (WJC) 6-4, 6-1

Kyle Taylor (WJC) def. Paulo Goncalves (Betim, Brazil/Colegio Pitagoras) (McK) 6-1, 5-7, 7-5

Danny Gonzalez (McK) def. Kyle Lehenbauer (WJC) 6-1, 6-1

Cole Stretch (WJC) def. Patrick Rosa (Caylas Du Sul, Brazil/) (McK) 6-1, 6-1

Michael Holmes (WJC) def. Doug Mennerick (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) (McK) 6-3, 6-2

Davi Venditto (Jundiai, Brazil/Divino Salvador) (McK) def. Chris Dailey (WJC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

Doubles –

Pflugradt/Taylor (WJC) def. Venditto/Goncalves (McK) 8-1

Nigmatyanov/Mennerick (McK) def. Holmes/Lehenbauer (WJC) 8-4

Rosa/Gonzalez (McK) def. Stretch/Szybowicz (WJC) 8-4

-McK-