O'FALLON, Ill. - McKendree University men's tennis extended its win streak to eight with a 5-2 win against the University of Illinois Springfield and a 6-1 win over Lewis University. The Bearcats are 14-1 overall on the season and 2-0 in conference play as they prepare for their final regular season matches in the next two weeks.  

McKendree 5, Illinois Springfield 2 
The Bearcats swept doubles against UIS as all three Bearcat duos won with scores of 6-3: fifth-year senior Leonardo Schmitz Frederico and sophomore Bendix Schröder in the No.1 match, junior Seb Holden and sophomore Luka Kalenic in the No.2 match, and fifth-year senior Lorenzo del Biondo with sixth-year senior Vishnu Prasad in the No.6 match.  

In singles, No.19-ranked Frederico defeated UIS's Burton 6-0, 6-4 in the No.1 match. At the No.4 spot, Prasad took a 6-3, 6-3 win over En Tan while Kalenic, in the No.5 match, secured a 6-3, 6-4 win against Rojas. Rounding out the singles matches for the day was del Biondo, taking a 7-5, 7-5 victory against Lapsley.  

McKendree 6, Lewis 1 
On Saturday, McKendree faced Lewis and posted two doubles wins along with five singles wins. Frederico and Schröder won 6-1 at No.1 in addition to a 6-3 win from Prasad and del Biondo in match No.3.  

In singles, Frederico tallied a 6-2, 6-0 win against Parzajuk in the No.1 spot. Prasad posted a 6-1, 6-1 win against Wierzbicki in the No.3 match while Kalenic won 6-1, 7-6 against Leal at the No.4 match. The No.5 match belonged to del Biondo with a 7-5, 6-0 victory against Muleiwa and the Bearcat wins were complete in the No.6 match as Giacomo Valerga defeated Carbajal 4-6, 6-4, 10-5.  

Up Next 
McKendree plays four more regular season matches this year, starting with the University of Indianapolis on Friday, April 19 at 2 pm. On Monday, the Bearcats face WashU in St. Louis at 4 pm, then close out their conference schedule at Missouri-St. Louis on Friday, April 26 and Maryville on Saturday, April 27.