(LEBANON, Ill., April 8) – The McKendree University men's tennis team defeated the University of Illinois – Springfield 5-1 on Friday, but fell to the University of Southern Indiana on Saturday afternoon by a score of 5-4.
The Bearcats move to 4-9 overall on the season and 4-5 in Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) play.
McKendree swept doubles play against the University of Illinois - Springfield on Friday with close matches at No. 1 and No. 3. Seniors Maico Egbers and Ben Muller each won their doubles and singles matches to help secure the 5-1 victory for McKendree.
The Bearcats took four singles matches against the University of Illinois - Springfield, including Egbers at No. 1, Muller at No. 2, sophomore Johnny Hu at No. 4, and junior Ogjen Jevtic at No. 5.