(LEBANON, Ill., April 17) – The McKendree University men's tennis team picked up two Great Lakes Valley Conference wins over the weekend, defeating Saint Joseph's College 9-0 and Bellarmine University 8-1.
 
The Bearcats are 11-9 overall on the season, with a record of 3-3 against fellow GLVC teams. McKendree moves on to the 2017 GLVC Men's Tennis Championship, where the team will take on Drury University, the No. 1 seed out of the West Division. The tournament begins April 21^st at 12 p.m. at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis, Mo.
 
McKendree University 9, Saint Joseph's (IN) 0
Apr 14, 2017 at O'Fallon, Ill. (St. Clair Tennis Club) 

Singles competition

1. Maico Egbers (Breda, Netherlands/Graaf Engelbrecht School) (MCKMT) def. Nicolas Palacio (SJC) 6-3, 6-2

2. Ben Muller (Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand/Whangarei) (MCKMT) def. Llya Kalabuukhau (SJC) 7-5, 6-1

3. Abel Moreno (Madrid, Spain/Ortega y Gasset) (MCKMT) def. Derek Wappel (SJC) 6-1, 6-0

4. Johnny Hu (Antwerpen, Mol/Campus Het Spoor) (MCKMT) def. Joe Comerford (SJC) 6-3, 6-0

5. Ognjen Jevtic (Vukovar, Croatia) (MCKMT) def. Juan Montenegro (SJC) 6-0, 6-0

6. Alberto Montalban (Toledo, Spain/colegio mayol) (MCKMT) def. No player (SJC), by default

Doubles competition

1. Muller/Moreno (MCKMT) def. Nicolas Palacio/Joe Comerford (SJC) 8-3

2. Hu/ Egbers (MCKMT) def. Derek Wappel/Llya Kalabuukhau (SJC) 8-1

3. Jevtic/McCafferty (MCKMT) def. No player/No player (SJC), by default

 
McKendree University 8, Bellarmine 1
Apr 15, 2017 at Bellarmine University (Eddie Weber Tennis Complex) 

Singles competition
1. Egbers (MCKMT) def. Jose Legarreta (BU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Muller (MCKMT) def. Zachary Kuo (BU) 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 12-10
3. Moreno (MCKMT) def. Lauren de Boeck (BU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Hu (MCKMT) def. Vladimir Danicic (BU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Jevtic (MCKMT) def. L.J. Allara (BU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Montalban (MCKMT) def. Andrew Jones (BU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Muller/Abel Moreno (Madrid, Spain/Ortega y Gasset) (MCKMT) def. Jose Legarreta/Zachary Kuo (BU) 9-8 (7-5)
2. Egbers/Johnny Hu (Antwerpen, Mol/Campus Het Spoor) (MCKMT) def. Lauren de Boeck/Andrew Jones (BU) 8-5
3. Alex Swords/L.J. Allara (BU) def. Jevtic/McCafferty (MCKMT) 8-3
Match Notes
McKendree University 11-9, 3-3 GLVC
Bellarmine 7-15, 2-4 GLVC