Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University men's tennis team picked up their third straight victory on Thursday afternoon with a 6-1 win at Lindenwood. After the victory, SBU now stands at 8-5 (2-0 MIAA) on the season.

The Bearcats started things off by taking all three doubles points. From the #1 position (Sherif Abohabaga/Gyory Agoston) and from the #2 position (Chris Blodig/Torben Semrau) the Bearcats received 8-1 and 8-0 victories, while SBU finished the doubles sweep with an 8-4 victory from Raul Cabalero/Marcel Castillo. SBU then picked up singles victories from Abohabaga (4, 1), Blodig (2, 3), and Semrau (2, 0) to cruise to the 6-1 victory.

SBU will return to action on Saturday, April 9 from a big regional contest against #26 Ouachita Baptist. Play is set to begin at 11:00 a.m. from Bolivar, Missouri.

#31 Southwest Baptist 6, Lindenwood 1
 
Singles
1. #46 Sherif Abohabaga (SBU) def. Filip Bogic (LWU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Christian Blodig (SBU) def. Naoufal El Idrissi (LWU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Theo Butaeye (LWU) def. Gyorgy Agoston (SBU) 6-7 retired
4. Torben Semrau (SBU) def. Tudor Ghenea (LWU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Raul Cabalero (SBU) vs. Antoine Barraud (LWU) 6-0, DNF
6. Marcel Castillo (SBU) vs. Slobodan Bavrlic (LWU) 1-0, DNF
 
Doubles
1. Abohabaga/Agoston (SBU) def. Bogic/El Idrissi (LWU) 8-1
2. Blodig/Semrau (SBU) def. Bavrlic/Michele Gaspari (LWU) 8-0
3. Cabalero/Castillo (SBU) def. Butaeye/Barraud (LWU) 8-4