(SPRINGFIELD, Ill., April 6) – The McKendree University tennis teams continued Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) play on Saturday with matches against the Prairie Stars from Illinois-Springfield. The men were defeated 6-1 while the women fell 7-0.
 
Men's Results:
Singles:
No. 1: Clarke def. Alwyn Mushonga (Mutare, Zimbabwe/Mutare Boys High School) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 2: Burgess Hayes def. Johnny Hu (Antwerpen, Mol, Belgium/Campus Het Spoor) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 3: Martinez def. Nicholas De Guzman (Courtice, ON/Holy Trinity) 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-1
No. 4: Chan def. Ethan McCafferty (Auckland, New Zealand/Westlake Boys High School) 7-5, 6-0
No. 5: Toro def. Kayser Khan (London, England/Southfields Academy) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6: Lapsley def. Vishnu Prasad () 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
 
Doubles:
No. 1: Clarke/Martinez def. Mushonga/De Guzman 7-5
No. 2: Hu/ Kyle Aubrey (Christchurch, New Zealand/Christchurch Boys High School) def. Burgess Hayes/Lapsley 7-6 (7-4)
No. 3: McCafferty/Khan def. Chan/Toro 7-5
 
Women's Results:
Singles:
No. 1: Long def. Steffany Bermudez (Miramar, FL/Jose Pio Tamayo High School) 7-6 (6-5)
No. 2: Mokhasi def. Nicole Uzcategui (Doral, Fl./) 6-4, 6-1
No. 3: Flight def. Jessica Molinari (Waterloo, Ill./Waterloo) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5: Thornhill def. Alex Tinnin (Festus, MO/Festus) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles:
No. 1: Mokhasi/Long def. Bermudez/Uzcategui 7-6
No. 2: Reynolds/Flight def. Molinari/Hailey Waguespack (Jupiter, Fl./) 6-0
No. 3: UIS win by default
 
The Bearcats will be back at the court as on April 10 as they host William Woods in their final home matches of the season.