(LEBANON, Ill., Feb. 28) – The McKendree University men's tennis team fell to Chicago State 6-3 on Saturday, and defeated William Jewell by a score of 5-2 on Sunday afternoon.
With the win and the loss the Bearcats move to 6-4 overall on the season. Next up, McKendree takes on Hillsdale College on Friday at home at the St. Clair Tennis Club beginning at 4:30 p.m. The Bearcats then hit the road to the University of Missouri – St. Louis for a matchup on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Feb 25, 2017 at St. Clair Tennis Club (O'Fallon, Ill.)
Chicago State 6, McKendree University 3
| Singles competition |
| 1. Nouza, Jiri (CSUM) def. Maico Egbers (Breda, Netherlands/Graaf Engelbrecht School) (MCKMT) 7-5, 6-4 |
| 2. Savard, Felix (CSUM) def. Ben Muller (Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand/Whangarei) (MCKMT) 6-0, 6-3 |
| 3. Martinez, Gonzalo (CSUM) def. Johnny Hu (Antwerpen, Mol/Campus Het Spoor) (MCKMT) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 4. Abel Moreno (Madrid, Spain/Ortega y Gasset) (MCKMT) def. Wattley, Rohan (CSUM) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 5. Gonzalez, Christian (CSUM) def. Nicholas De Guzman (Courtice, ON/Holy Trinity) (MCKMT) 6-3, 7-5 |
| 6. Ognjen Jevtic (Vukovar, Croatia) (MCKMT) def. Wurzelbacher, Cody (CSUM) 6-0, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Nouza, Jiri/Savard, Felix (CSUM) def. Muller/Moreno (MCKMT) 8-6 |
| 2. Gonzalez, Christian/Martinez, Gonzalo (CSUM) def. Hu/McCafferty (MCKMT) 8-4 |
| 3. Egbers/Jevtic (MCKMT) def. Wattley, Rohan/Wurzelbacher, Cody (CSUM) 8-3 |
Sunday, Feb 26, 2017 at St. Clair Tennis Club (O'Fallon, Ill.)
McKendree University 5, William Jewell College 2
| Singles competition |
| 1. Maico Egbers (Breda, Netherlands/Graaf Engelbrecht School) (MCKMT) def. Amery Clews (WJCMT) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) |
| 2. Ben Muller (Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand/Whangarei) (MCKMT) def. Marc Gartner (WJCMT) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 3. Johnny Hu (Antwerpen, Mol/Campus Het Spoor) (MCKMT) def. Timo Kiesslich (WJCMT) 7-5, 6-2 |
| 4. Abel Moreno (Madrid, Spain/Ortega y Gasset) (MCKMT) def. Bjorn Myers (WJCMT) 7-5, 6-4 |
| 5. Nicholas De Guzman (Courtice, ON/Holy Trinity) (MCKMT) vs. Caul Pearson (WJCMT) unfinished |
| 6. Ognjen Jevtic (Vukovar, Croatia) (MCKMT) vs. Brian Wohlers (WJCMT) unfinished |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Amery Clews/Marc Gartner (WJCMT) def. Muller/ Moreno (MCKMT) 9-7 |
| 2. Timo Kiesslich/Bjorn Myers (WJCMT) def. Hu/ McCafferty (MCKMT) 8-4 |
| 3. Egbers/Jevtic (MCKMT) def. Caul Pearson/Hayden Fulk (WJCMT) 8-6 |
