(BELLEVILLE, Ill., Feb. 18)- The McKendree University men's tennis team won its first match of the season on Friday night over Missouri Baptist University, 7-2.

The Bearcats will return to the courts in Orlando, Fla., on March 13 to face Saint Ambrose University.

McKendree University 7 - Missouri Baptist 2
 
Doubles:
 
1. Drew Monnis & Mike Rubinelli (MBU) def. Luciano Misitrano (Buenos Aires, Argentina/ORT) & Alex Schuck (McK), 8-6
2. Barnabas Toth (Cegleo, Hungary/Kossuth Lajos) & Paulo Goncalves (Betim, Brazil/Colegio Pitagoras) (McK) def. Connen Stevenson & Cole Stevenson (MBU), 8-2
3. Davi Venditto (Jundiai, Brazil/Divino Salvador) & Doug Mennerick (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) (McK) def. Kirk Tass & Nathan Stochowski (MBU), 8-2
 
Singles:
 
1. Barnabas Toth (Cegleo, Hungary/Kossuth Lajos) (McK) def. Drew Monnis (MBU), 6-3 7-5
2. Luciano Misitrano (Buenos Aires, Argentina/ORT) (McK) def. Mike Rubinelli (MBU), 6-3 6-3
3. Alex Schuck (McK) def. Connen Stevenson (MBU), 6-0, 6-1
4. Ian Furcy (MBU) def. Paulo Goncalves (Betim, Brazil/Colegio Pitagoras) (McK), 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
5. Doug Mennerick (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) (McK) def. Zach Schopp (MBU), 6-2, 6-1
6. Davi Venditto (Jundiai, Brazil/Divino Salvador) (McK) def. Nathan Stochowski (MBU), 6-0, 6-0