(LEBANON, Ill., Oct. 7) – The McKendree University men's tennis team defeated Truman State University by a score of 9-0 on Saturday afternoon.
The Bearcats move to 1-0 overall on the season, and 1-0 in Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) play. McKendree swept Truman State in all matches, including two exhibition matchups.
Singles
#1
Johnny Hu (Antwerpen, Mol/Campus Het Spoor) defeated Paul Province 6-7 (8-6), 6-0, (10-7)
#2
Nicholas De Guzman (Courtice, ON/Holy Trinity) defeated Griffin Turnage 6-1, 6-3
#3
Ognjen Jevtic (Vukovar, Croatia) defeated Arpit Sahoo 6-0, 6-0
#4
Alberto Soriano Montalban (Toledo, Spain/colegio mayol) defeated Nick Thiele 6-4, 6-0
#5
Kayser Khan (London, England/Southfields Academy) defeated Alex Jarvis 6-0, 6-3
#6
Ratik Khanna (Jalandhar, India/MGN High School) defeated Matt Thiele 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
#1 Hu/De Guzman defeated Province/Sahoo 8-6
#2 Jevtic/Khan defeated Tumage/N. Thiele 8-3
#3 Soriano Montalban/Lockwood defeated M. Thiele/Grant Burton 8-1
Exhibition
#7
Joseph Jones (Swansea, Ill./Belleville East High School) defeated Alec Jarvis 8-3
#8
Evan Lockwood (Maitland, FL/Winter Park) defeated Grant Burton 8-0
The Bearcats are back in action at the McKendree University tennis courts against Emporia State University on October 14
th at 11 a.m.