(LEBANON, Ill., March 6) – The McKendree University tennis teams fell to the University of Missouri – St. Louis on Saturday afternoon. The men's tennis team fell by a score of 6-3, and the women's team was defeated 9-0. The women also competed on Sunday, defeating Lewis & Clark Community College 5-4.
 
Men's Tennis
The Bearcats move to 3-6 overall on the year.
 
Missouri-St. Louis 6, McKendree University 3
Mar 03, 2018 at O'Fallon, Ill. (O'Fallon HS) 
Singles Competition
1. Ben-Hur Kasprzak (UMSL) def. Maico Egbers (MCKMT) 6-2, 6-3
2. Vitor Monteiro (UMSL) def. Ben Muller (MCKMT) 6-1, 6-3
3. Rob White (UMSL) def. Johnny Hu (MCKMT) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
4. Ognjen Jevtic (MCKMT) def. Karl Heinrichs (UMSL) 6-2, 6-4
5. Alberto Maza (UMSL) def. Nicholas De Guzman (MCKMT) 6-2, 6-1
6. Mackenzie Cox (UMSL) def. Ethan McCafferty (MCKMT) 7-5, 6-4
 
Doubles Competition
1. Egbers/Muller (MCKMT) def. Ben-Hur Kasprzak/Vitor Monteiro (UMSL) 8-1
2. Hu/ McCafferty (MCKMT) def. Kristoffer Lindal/Milan Kovacs (UMSL) 9-8
3. Rob White/Karl Heinrichs (UMSL) def. Jevtic/ De Guzman (MCKMT) 8-6
 
Women's Tennis
McKendree moves to 1-6 overall on the season.
 
Missouri-St. Louis 9, McKendree University 0
Mar 03, 2018 at O'Fallon, Ill. (O'Fallon HS) 
Singles Competition
1. Kristine Lindal (UMSL) def. Vivian Amaro (MCKWT) 6-1, 6-2
2. Salome Bleuler (UMSL) def. Tori Lindsay (MCKWT) 6-2, 6-0
3. Marina Prediger (UMSL) def. Jessica Molinari (MCKWT) 6-0, 6-0
4. Annie Hays (UMSL) def. Sahar Guermah (MCKWT) 6-0, 6-1
5. Jennifer Hauer (UMSL) def. Alexandra Tinnin (MCKWT) 6-2, 6-2
6. Leticia Lunge (UMSL) def. Megan Molinari (MCKWT) 6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles Competition
1. Kristine Lindal/Salome Bleuler (UMSL) def. Amaro/ Guermah (MCKWT) 8-3
2. Marina Prediger/Leticia Lunge (UMSL) def. Lindsay/J. Molinari (MCKWT) 8-1
3. Annie Hays/Janet Auclair (UMSL) def. Tinnin/M. Molinari (MCKWT) 8-0
 
McKendree University 5, Lewis & Clark CC 4
Mar 04, 2018 at O'Fallon, Ill.
Singles Competition
1. Marta Caballero (LCCC) def. Amaro (MCKWT) 1-6, 6-2, 10-8
2. J. Molinari (MCKWT) def. Anna Holland (LCCC) 6-0, 6-3
3. Guermah (MCKWT) def. Ashton Tewell (LCCC) 6-1, 7-5
4. Noni Updyke (LCCC) def. Tinnin (MCKWT) 6-4, 6-1
5. Laura Moore (LCCC) def. M. Molinari (MCKWT) 6-3, 6-4
6. Jenna Brown (LCCC) def. No player (MCKWT), by default
 
Doubles Competition
1. Amaro/Guermah (MCKWT) def. Marta Caballero/Noni Updyke (LCCC) 8-6
2. Lindsay/J. Molinari (MCKWT) def. Laura Ashton/Ashton Tewell (LCCC) 8-0
3. Tinnin/M. Molinari (MCKWT) def. Jenna Brown/Bailey Jarman (LCCC) 8-5

The McKendree tennis teams are back in action on March 20 against Newman University at 1 p.m. at the Highland High School Tennis Courts.