(LEBANON, Ill., April 10) – The McKendree University men's tennis team fell to No. 7 in the Midwest Region, Lewis University, by a score of 7-2 on Saturday, but defeated Lindenwood University – Belleville by a score of 5-4 on Sunday.
 
The Bearcats move to 9-9 on the season, with a record of 1-3 against Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) opponents.
 
Lewis 7, McKendree University 2
Apr 08, 2017 at Romeoville, Ill. (Jack Oremus Tennis Complex) 

Singles Competition
1. Mate Srdanovic (LEWISM) def. Maico Egbers (Breda, Netherlands/Graaf Engelbrecht School) (MCKMT) 6-2, 6-2
2. Alan Braschinsky (LEWISM) def. Ben Muller (Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand/Whangarei) (MCKMT) 6-4, 6-3
3. Abel Moreno (Madrid, Spain/Ortega y Gasset) (MCKMT) def. Andre Norasith (LEWISM) 6-0, 7-6
4. Brendan Peterson (LEWISM) def. Johnny Hu (Antwerpen, Mol/Campus Het Spoor) (MCKMT) 6-4, 7-5
5. Chandler Stimpert (LEWISM) def. Ognjen Jevtic (Vukovar, Croatia) (MCKMT) 6-2, 6-1
6. Alberto Montalbon (MCKMT) def. Benjamin Kasbeer (LEWISM) 7-5, 6-2
 
Doubles Competition
1. Mate Srdanovic/Alan Braschinsky (LEWISM) def. Abel Moreno (Madrid, Spain/Ortega y Gasset)/Ben Muller (Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand/Whangarei) (MCKMT) 8-4
2. Andre Norasith/Brendan Peterson (LEWISM) def. Ognjen Jevtic (Vukovar, Croatia)/Ethan McCafferty (Auckland, New Zealand/Westlake Boys High School) (MCKMT) 8-6
3. Anton Levitin/Chandler Stimpert (LEWISM) def. Maico Egbers (Breda, Netherlands/Graaf Engelbrecht School)/Johnny Hu (Antwerpen, Mol/Campus Het Spoor) (MCKMT) 8-6
 
McKendree University 5, Lindenwood U - Belleville 4
Apr 9, 2017 at O'Fallon, Ill. (St. Clair Tennis Club) 

Singles Competition
Gian Muscolino vs. Johnny Hu (Antwerpen, Mol/Campus Het Spoor) (7-5, 6-2)
Haracio Callirgos Cespedes vs. Ognjen Jevtic (Vukovar, Croatia) (6-2, 7-6)
Rory Cunliffe vs. Kayser Khan (6-4, 6-1)
Raul Soares Rodriguez vs. Dylan Faulkenberg (Troy, Ill./Triad) (6-2, 6-3)
Lucas Roman vs. Radik Khanna (6-1, 6-3)
Gustavo Furakawa vs. Evan Lockwood (Maitland, FL/Winter Park) (6-2, 6-0)

Doubles Competition
Rory Cunliffe/Basile de Raemy vs. Ben Muller (Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand/Whangarei)/Abel Mereno (8-3)
Gian Muscolino/Horacio Callirgos Cespedes vs. Johnny Hu (Antwerpen, Mol/Campus Het Spoor) (8-5)
Raul Soares Rodriguez/Gustavo Furakawa vs. Ognjen Jevtic/ Ethan Mcafferty (8-3)

The Bearcats are back in action on Friday, April 14^th at 2 p.m. at St. Clair Tennis Club for a match against St. Joseph's College, then again on Saturday, April 15^th at 2 p.m. for an away match at Bellarmine University.