O'FALLON, Ill – McKendree Mens Tennis hosted two GLVC opponents over the weekend, going 1-1. The Bearcats are now 1-2 in the GLVC.
On Friday, the Bearcats hosted the Saints of Maryville University. McKendree won 4-3.
In doubles play, the Bearcats take the point. Junior due Benedix Schroeder and
Luka Kalenic take the No. 1 doubles 6-2, while sophomore duo
Stepan Mach and
Mathijs Aalpol win their No. 2 match 6-2.
In singles play, No. 1 match Mach defeats Hernandez Saracho in three sets. Junior
Aimar Oregui wins the No. 5 match over Prentits 6-4, 6-2. Clinching the match was sophomore
Giacomo Valerga, coming back from behind to win the No. 6 match in three sets.
For full match results, click
here.
On Saturday, the Bearcats celebrated the seniors
Seb Holden and
Eduardo Criscuolo, while hosting University of Missouri-St. Louis. The Bearcats fell to the Tritons 3-4.
The Tritions took the doubles point. In singles play, No. 1 match, Mach takes down Ley in 2 sets, while No. 2 match Schroeder defeats Ramnath in three sets. Rounding out the wins on the weekend was Valerga winning the No. 6 match in two sets.
For full match results, click
here.
Up next, The Bearcats will take on Division 3 Washington University on Monday, April 21
st before they play their final two GLVC conference matches next weekend. They will travel to Lewis on Friday April 25
th, and UIS on Saturday April 25
th.