Arkadelphia, Ark. - The Southwest Baptist University men's tennis team finished up the first weekend of play defeating Delta State on Saturday, 7-2, before dropping the contest against Oklahoma Christian on Sunday, 3-6.

The doubles teams of Carissimo/Margiotta and Kinal/Cardona both picked up victories over Delta State and Oklahoma Christian. Domingos Carissimo had a strong singles performance against the #2 NAIA player in the nation, defeating him 6-1, 7-6 (4), while Jorge Margiotta, Kristof Kinal, Jorge Palacios, and Daniel Cardona all picked up singles victories against Delta State.

The Bearcats will be back in action on Tuesday, February 21 when they travel to Bentonville, Arkansas to take on Arkansas-Fort Smith. Play begins at 11:30 a.m.

#16 SBU 7, Delta State 2

Singles:

1. Florian Mondoloni (DSU) def. #24 Domingos Carissimo (SBU) 6-3, 7-5
2. #34 Jorge Margiotta (SBU) def. Guillaume Lacour (DSU) 6-1, 7-5
3. Kristof Kinal (SBU) def. Tobias Ravsch (DSU) 7-6, 7-6
4. Jorge Palacios (SBU) def. Clement Depreoow (DSU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Daniel Cardona (SBU) def. Cristian Serrono (DSU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Sebastian Rajaonary (DSU) def. Tyler Welch (SBU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-8

Doubles:

1. #10 Carissimo/Margiotta (SBU) def. Mondoloni/Lacour (DSU) 8-6
2. Cardona/Kinal (SBU) def. Ravsch/Depreoow (DSU) 8-5
3. Palacios/Welch (SBU) def. Serrono/Gleeson (DSU) 8-6


Oklahoma Christian 6, #16 SBU 3

Singles:

1. #24 Domingos Carissimo (SBU) def. #2-NAIA Bruno Tiberti (OCU) 6-1, 7-6 (4)
2. Jamie Canamares Rios (OCU) def. #34 Jorge Margiotta (SBU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
3. #10-NAIA Martin Poboril (OCU) def. Kristof Kinal (SBU) 6-3, 6-2
4. #18-NAIA Renardy Guelfi (OCU) def. Jorge Palacios (SBU) 6-4, 6-0
5. #27-NAIA Pier Pieracianni (OCU) def. Daniel Cardona (SBU) 6-1, 6-2
6. #43-NAIA Julio Pulido (OCU) def. Tyler Welch (SBU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles:

1. #10 Carissimo/Margiotta (SBU) def. #4-NAIA Tiberti/Poboril (OCU) 8-4
2. Kinal/Cardona (SBU) def. Pieracianni/Guelfi (OCU) 9-7
3. Pulido/Roessle (OCU) def. Palacios/Welch (SBU) 8-3