Springfield, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University Bearcats had a tough battle against #20 Drury on Tuesday, but came up just short in the contest, losing 4-5.

The Bearcats had many solid individual performances, with victories over nationally ranked opponents. Domingos Carissimo took down the #34 ranked player in the nation, while Jorge Margiotta took down the #47 ranked player in the nation.

The Bearcats return to action on Friday, April 13 when the Bearcats host #26 Northwest Missouri. Play is set to begin at 3:00 p.m.

#20 Drury 5, #28 SBU 4

Singles:

1. #39 Domingos Carissimo (SBU) def. #34 Andy Blair (DU) 6-4, 7-5
2. Jorge Margiotta (SBU) def. #47 Roman Gonda (DU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Kristof Kinal (SBU) def. Lukas Kriem (DU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Sergio Manzanas (DU) def. Jorge Palacios (SBU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Nadal Volckaert (DU) def. Daniel Cardona (SBU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
6. Jandui Reyes (DU) def. Alex Belote (SBU) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles:

1. #22 Carissimo/Margiotta (SBU) def. Gonda/Kriem (DU) 9-7
2. #23 Blair/Manzanas (DU) def. Cardona/Kinal (SBU) 8-4
3. Volckaert/Reyes (DU) def. Palacios/Welch (SBU) 8-5