FULTON, Mo. – The men's tennis team swung into their 2026-27 season with a day at the William Woods Hidden Duals at the Suzanne Neal Memorial Tennis Complex in Fulton, Missouri, winning 4-3.
Doubles finished 2-2 against the Owls, while the singles favored the Bearcats, winning 11-4 on that side of the competition. Redshirt sophomore Bastian Post (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) clinched the victory for McKendree with a 6-1, 6-1 win just 30 seconds after senior Stepan Mach (Frýdlant, Czech Republic) won his set.
FULL RESULTS
Doubles
• McKendree University 2, William Woods University 2
#1 | Paolini/Srsen(McK) vs. Horton/Hajek (WWU) | W 6-3
#2 | Ercolani/Diedrichs (McK) vs. Songalia/Matta (WWU) | L 4-6
#3 | Mach/Aulov (McK) vs. Guadagni/Diaz (WWU) | W 6-4
#4 | Pötgens/Van Duysen (McK) vs. Berkol/Revell | L 2-6
Singles
• McKendree University 11, William Woods University 4
#1 | Paolini (McK) vs. Horton (WWU) | W 6-2, 6-4
#2 | Mach (McK) vs. Guandani (WWU) | W 7-5, 5-7, 6-1
#3 | Srsen (McK) vs. Diaz (WWU) | L 4-6, 1-6
#4 | Aulov (McK) vs. Geukemeijer (WWU) | L 3-6, 5-7
#5 | Diedrichs (McK) vs. Sawatzki (WWU) | L 6-3, 1-6, 8-10
#6 | Post (McK) vs. Songalia (WWU) | W 6-1, 6-1
#7 | Ercolani (McK) vs. Berkol (WWU) | W 6-4, 4-6, 10-4
#8 | Van Duysen (McK) vs. Henrique (WWU) | W 6-4, 6-4
#9 | Pötgens (McK) vs. Bauch (WWU) | L 1-6, 3-6
#10 | Aalpol (McK) vs. Hayashi (WWU) | W 6-3, 6-4
#11 | Doležal (McK) vs. Foulon (WWU) | W 6-2, 6-1
#12 | Suthar (McK) vs. Wright (WWU) | W 6-1, 6-3
#13 | Vega (McK) vs. Kutasi (WWU) | W 6-3, 6-4
#14 | Soriano Lopez (McK) vs. Aranguren (WWU) | W 7-5, 6-2
#15 | Phillips (McK) vs. Fonseca (WWU) | W 6-1, 6-3
UP NEXT
McKendree men's tennis, along with the women's team, will next play at the Washburn Invite on September 18th and 19th at the Kossover Tennis Courts in Topeka, Kansas.
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