Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University men's tennis team continued their tough schedule on Friday afternoon, falling to #18 Ouachita Baptist 5-2.

Coming out of the doubles play, the Bearcats trailed the Tigers 2-1, with the doubles team of Chris Blodig/Torben Semrau claiming the lone SBU victory. In singles play, Kristof Kinal picked up the early victory over the #26 player in the NCAA in straight sets, but OBU picked up three more points to end the match before the final two singles matches were completed.

The Bearcats will travel to #19 Northwest Missouri on Saturday, April 11 for their third straight top 20 opponent in a row. Play is set to begin at 1:00 p.m. from Maryville, Missouri.

#18 Ouachita Baptist 5, #28 Southwest Baptist 2

Singles
1. #36 Kristof Kinal (SBU) def. #26 Marko Boskovic (OBU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Sherif Abohabaga (SBU) vs. #41 Vitor Oliveira (OBU) 7-5, 2-6, 0-1 DNF
3. Maciej Braciszewicz (OBU) def. Chris Blodig (SBU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Lennart Lonnemann (OBU) def. Torben Semrau (SBU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. Yannick Doering (SBU) vs. Jason Mechali (OBU) 1-6, 6-2, 2-4 DNF
6. Andre Stefano (OBU) def. Alex Belote (SBU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles
1. #21 Boskovic/Oliveira (OBU) def. Kinal/Abohabaga (SBU) 8-5
2. Blodig/Semrau (SBU) def. Braciszewicz/Mechali (OBU) 8-4
3. Lonnemann/Stefano (OBU) def. Doering/Belote (SBU) 8-3