Springfield, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University men's tennis team took down Emporia State in the first round of the MIAA Men's Tennis Championships on Friday afternoon, coming away with a 5-0 victory.

The Bearcats swept the doubles competition, with Kristof Kinal/Omar El Kheshen, Domingos Carissimo/Daniel Cardona, and Alex Belote/Guido Margiotta all claiming doubles victory. The Bearcats finished off the hornets with singles victories from Carissimo and El Kheshen.

SBU will move on to face #2 seeded Washburn in the semi-finals on Saturday. The Bearcats and Ichabods are set to begin play at 9:00 a.m. from the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Missouri.

#39 Southwest Baptist 5, Emporia State 0

Singles

1. #35 Domingos Carissimo (SBU) def. Keenan Smith (ESU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Kristof Kinal (SBU) vs. Andrew Davids (ESU) 5-5 DNF
3. Omar El Kheshen (SBU) def. Bryson Dabney (ESU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Daniel Cardona (SBU) vs. Mitch Kibbe (ESU) 6-3 DNF
5. Alex Belote (SBU) vs. Matt Edwards (ESU) DNP
6. Guido Margiotta (SBU) vs. Kenton Hallowell (ESU) DNP

Doubles

1. Kinal/El Kheshen def. (SBU) Smith/Dabney (ESU) 8-3
2. Carissimo/Cardona (SBU) def. Davids/Edwards (ESU) 8-5
3. Belote/Margiotta (SBU def. Kibbe/Hallowell (ESU) 8-3