Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University men's tennis team defeated their second straight ranked opponent on Friday afternoon, taking down #51 Nebraska-Kearney 6-3. With the victory, SBU moves to 5-3 (2-0 MIAA) on the season.

The Bearcats earned victories in #1 and #2 doubles with the doubles teams of Kristof Kinal/Omar El Kheshen and Daniel Cardona/Chris Blodig giving SBU a 2-1 lead heading into singles play. SBU closed out the victory with singles wins from Kinal, El Kheshen, Cardona, and Yannick Doering as the Bearcats claimed a 6-3 victory.

SBU will return to action on Sunday, March 23 when they travel to East Central University to open up a 7-game road trip. Play is set to begin at 12:00 p.m. from Ada, Oklahoma.

#35 Southwest Baptist 6, #51 Nebraska-Kearney 3

Singles

1. Kristof Kinal (SBU) def. Yeswanth Nadella (UNK) 6-2, 6-1
2. Omar El Kheshen (SBU) def. Neto Cacace (UNK) 6-0, 6-3
3. Mohab El Zanaty (UNK) def. Chris Blodig (SBU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Daniel Cardona (SBU) def. Justin Nguyen (UNK) 6-4, 6-4
5. Lucas Garces (UNK) def. Guido Margiotta (SBU) 1-6, 7-5, 10-2
6. Yannick Doering (SBU) def. Jack Nicholson (UNK) 4-6, 6-2, 10-5

Doubles

1. Kinal/El Kheshen (SBU) def. Nadella/Cacace (UNK) 8-5
2. Blodig/Cardona (SBU) def. Nguyen/Fletcher Sheridan (UNK) 8-4
3. El Zanaty/Garces (UNK) def. Margiotta/Doering (SBU) 8-4