(BELLEVILLE, Ill., March 4)- The McKendree University women's tennis team lost its second-straight match on Sunday after dropping a 7-2 decision to University of Illinois at Springfield.

The Bearcats fall to 1-2 overall and will travel to St. Louis, Mo., to face University of Missouri-St. Louis on March 17th.

University of Illinois-Springfield 7, McKendree 2
March 4, 2012 at Belleville, Ill. (Kings Point)

Singles Competition
1. Nathalia Oliveira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Bahiense) (MCK) def. Druvinka Moraes (UIS) 6-3, 6-1
2. Jane Brown (UIS) def. Mary Geiger (Fairmont City, Ill./Althoff Catholic) (MCK) 6-1, 6-1
3. Erika Smith-Thomas (Florissant, Mo./Hazelwood Central) (MCK) def. Janasha Prabhu (UIS) 6-2, 6-2
4. Cassidy Burkardt (UIS) def. Alexandria Peach (Wood River, Ill./Roxana) (MCK) 7-6, 7-6
5. No player (UIS) def. No player (MCK), by default
6. No player (UIS) def. No player (MCK), by default

Doubles Competition
1. Druvinka Moraes/Jane Brown (UIS) def. Nathalia Oliveira (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Bahiense)/Mary Geiger (Fairmont City, Ill./Althoff Catholic) (MCK) 8-0
2. Megan Zumhahlen/Brooke Tweedy (UIS) def. Alexandria Peach (Wood River, Ill./Roxana)/Erika Smith-Thomas (Florissant, Mo./Hazelwood Central) (MCK) 8-0
3. Janasha Prabhu/Cassidy Burkardt (UIS) def. No player/No player (MCK), by default