By: Jeff Weseloh, Director of Athletics Media Relations
Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University men's tennis team fell in a non-conference match-up against #20 Drury 2-7 on Tuesday evening.
The Bearcats recieved a doubles victory from the doubles team of
Domingos Carissimo and
Omar El Kheshen, while Carissimo picked up the lone singles victory for the Bearcats.
SBU will return to action on Friday, April 12 when they travel to St. Charles, Missouri to take on Lindenwood.
#20 Drury, #39 Southwest Baptist 2
Singles
1. #35
Domingos Carissimo (SBU) def. #32 Andy Blair (DU) 3-6, 6-2, 7-6
2. Roman Gonda (DU) def.
Omar El Kheshen (SBU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Lukas Kriem (DU) def.
Daniel Cardona (SBU) 7-5, 6-0
4. Sergio Manzanas (DU) def.
Alex Belote (SBU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Jorge Nadal (DU) def.
Guido Margiotta (SBU) 6-1, 6-7, 12-10
6. Dmitri Lebedyev (DU) def.
Jordan Ward (SBU) 7-6, 6-1
Doubles
1. Carissimo/El Kheshen (SBU) def. #19 Gonda/Kriem (DU) 8-5
2. Manzanas/Blair (DU) def. Margiotta/Cardona (SBU) 8-5
3. Nadal/Lebedyev (DU) def. Ward/Belote (SBU) 8-3