Men's Tennis Upsets Missouri-St. Louis, 5-4, Advances To GLVC Tournament Semifinals

(ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 18)- The No. 8 regionally ranked McKendree University men's tennis team edged No. 5 regionally ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis, 5-4, on Friday in the opening round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference men's tennis tournament to advance to the championship semifinals.

The Bearcats improved to 19-4 and will play No. 2 regionally ranked University of Indianapolis on Saturday, April 19 at Dwight Davis Tennis Center in St. Louis, Mo., at 9 a.m.

McKendree picked up an early 2-1 lead following the doubles matches, and freshman Martin Martins (Porto Alegre, Brazil/Colégio Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho) tied the match, 4-4, with a win at No. 6 singles, 7-5, 6-3, with No. 1 singles yet to finish. Senior Luciano Misitrano (Buenos Aires, Argentina/ORT) outlasted Nils Mueggenburg, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, at No. 1 singles to clinch the 5-4 victory.

Match-By-Match Results
McKendree University 5, University of Missouri-St. Louis 4
Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament (Dwight Davis Tennis Center)
April 18, 2014 - St. Louis, Mo.

Doubles

1 - Luciano Misitrano / Justin Leskera (MCK) defeated Nils Mueggenburg/Tim Gorter (UMSL) 8-4

2 - Aleix Alvarez / Martin Martins (MCK) defeated Tim McLarty/Dario Vidaurre (UMSL) 8-3

3 - Gabriel Oliveira/Irving Corrales (UMSL) defeated Maximilian Ilic / Blake Kebblewhite (MCK) 8-5

Singles

1 - Luciano Misitrano (MCK) defeated Nils Mueggenburg (UMSL) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4

2 - Harry Heyburn (UMSL) defeated Aleix Alvarez (MCK) 0-6, 6-0, 6-2

3 - Tim McLarty (UMSL) defeated Maximilian Ilic (MCK) 6-1, 7-6

4 - Blake Kebblewhite (MCK) Dario Vidaurre UMSL) 6-3, 7-5

5 - Gariel Oliveira (UMSL) defeated Cameron Randall (MCK) 6-0, 6-3
6 - Martin Martins (MCK) defeated Irving Corrales (UMSL) 7-5, 6-3

-McK-

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