(BELLEVILLE, Ill., Feb. 16)- The McKendree University men's tennis team swept Missouri Baptist University, 9-0, on Satrurday evening to open its season.

The Bearcats improved to 1-0 with the win, and will travel to Carbondale, Ill., on Saturday, Feb. 23 to face Southern Illinois University-Carbondale at 1 p.m.

Match-by-Match Results:

Singles:
1. Gabor Toth (McK) def. Drew Morris (MBU) 6-04, 6-4
2. Luciano Misitrano (McK) def. Mike Rubinelli (MBU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)
3. Barnabas Toth (McK) def. Connor Stevenson (MBU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Fabio Tsuchiya (McK) def. David Morris (MBU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Mortiz Kandt (McK) def. Ian Furey (MBU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Jake Halde (McK) def. Cole Stevenson (MBU) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles:
1. Gabor Toth (Cegleo, Hungary/Kossuth Lajos)/Luciano Misitrano (Buenos Aires, Argentina/ORT) (McK) def. Mike Rubinelli/Drew Morris (MBU) 8-2
2. Barnabas Toth (Cegleo, Hungary/Kossuth Lajos)/Fabio Tsuchiya (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Ateneu) (McK) def.Connor Stevenson/David MOrris (MBU) 8-6
3. Moritz Kandt/Feylin Janssen (McK) def. Cole Stevenson/Kirk Tass (MBU) 8-1