(BELLEVILLE, Ill., March 4)- The McKendree University men's tennis team cruised to a 9-0 victory over University of Illinois at Springfield on Sunday.

The Bearcats improved to 2-2 overall and will travel to Elsah, Ill., on Wednesday, March 7th to face Principia College at 4 p.m.

McKendree University 9, Ill.-Springfield 0
Mar 5, 2012 at Belleville, Ill. (Kings Point)

Doubles competition

1. Barnabas Toth (Cegleo, Hungary/Kossuth Lajos)/Fabio Tsuchiva (McK) def. Matt McGowan/Ben Main (UIS) 8-4
2. Alexandre Schuck (Saint Ismier, France/Lycee Du Gresivaudan De Meylan)/Luciano Misitrano (Buenos Aires, Argentina/ORT) (McK) def. Sharma Kumar/Hayden Esker (UIS) 8-5
3. David Venditto/Paulo Goncalves (Betim, Brazil/Colegio Pitagoras) (McK) def. Nick Decker/Scott Mauer (UIS) 8-2

Singles competition

1. Barnabas Toth (Cegleo, Hungary/Kossuth Lajos) (McK) def. Matt McGowan (UIS) 6-1, 6-1
2. Alexandre Schuck (Saint Ismier, France/Lycee Du Gresivaudan De Meylan) (McK) def. Sharma Kumar (UIS) 7-5, 6-3
3. Fabio Tsuchiva (McK) def. Ben Main (UIS) 6-3, 7-6
4. Luciano Misitrano (Buenos Aires, Argentina/ORT) (McK) def. Hayden Esker (UIS) 6-1, 6-1
5. David Venditto (McK) def. Scott Mauer (UIS) 6-2, 6-1
6. Paulo Goncalves (Betim, Brazil/Colegio Pitagoras) (McK) def. Nick Decker (UIS) 6-1, 6-2