(LEBANON, Ill., April 5) – The McKendree University men's and women's tennis teams hosted Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) matches against the Screaming Eagles from the University of Southern Indiana on Friday afternoon. The men played on the campus of McKendree University while the women played in O'Fallon at the St. Clair Tennis Club.
On the men's side, the Bearcats were narrowly edged in a close match, 4-3. For the women, the Bearcats fell 4-0.
The men move to 2-9 overall and 0-3 in GLVC play and the women fall to 2-11 overall and 0-3 in conference play.
Men's Results:
Singles:
No. 1:
Alwyn Mushonga (Mutare, Zimbabwe/Mutare Boys High School) def. Collignon 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 2:
Johnny Hu (Antwerpen, Mol, Belgium/Campus Het Spoor) def. Karelin 4-6, 7-6, 6-1
No. 3: Kromer def.
Nicholas De Guzman (Courtice, ON/Holy Trinity) 6-1, 6-0
No. 4: Blandford def.
Ethan McCafferty (Auckland, New Zealand/Westlake Boys High School) 6-2, 6-0
No. 5: Linares def.
Kayser Khan (London, England/Southfields Academy) 6-4, 6-3
No. 6:
Vishnu Prasad () def. Falkenstein 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:
No. 1: Mushonga/ De Guzman def. Collignon/Linares 6-2
No. 2: Karelin/Kromer def. Hu/
Kyle Aubrey (Christchurch, New Zealand/Christchurch Boys High School) 7-6
No. 3: Blandford/Falkenstein def. McCafferty/Khan 6-3
Women's Results:
Singles:
No. 1:
Steffany Bermudez (Miramar, FL/Jose Pio Tamayo High School) vs. Hambrock 6-3, 2-1, Unfinished
No. 2:
Nicole Uzcategui (Doral, Fl./) vs. Thompson 6-6, Unfinished
No. 3:
Jessica Molinari (Waterloo, Ill./Waterloo) vs. Jamison 6-2, 1-1, Unfinished
No. 4: Anderson def.
Alex Tinnin (Festus, MO/Festus) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5: Skepnek def.
Megan Molinari (Waterloo, IL/Waterloo) 6-2, 6-0
No. 6: Braselton win by default
Doubles:
No. 1: Bermudez/Uzcategui vs. Hambrock/Jamison 5-4, Unfinished
No. 2: Thompson/Anderson def. J. Molinari/Tinnin 6-3
No. 3: Braselton/Skepnek win by default
The tennis teams will be right back on the court on Saturday, April 6 as they travel to Springfield, Ill for a GLVC match against Illinois-Springfield.
