By: Konner Ireland, Graduate Assistant
Box Score Liberty, MO - The SBU men's tennis team dropped their matchup against the William Jewell Cardinals 1-6, bringing them to 8-10 (1-3 GLVC).
The Bearcats started out strong in the doubles battle as Juan Morresi and
Alejandro Bravo were victorious in the #1 spot 6-4. The Cardinals however did receive the point after winning the next two matchups. In the #2 spot,
Alex Crawford and
Federico Riolo fell 3-6 and
Cameron Cooper and
Owen Kuchar lost 0-6 in the #3 spot.
The Cardinals continued this momentum by winning 5 of the 6 singles matches. In the #1 spot,
Alejandro Bravo started things off by competing well in a (3-6, 4-6) loss. Juan Morresi came out victorious for SBU in the #2 spot by winning the first set 6-4 before his opponent retired. In the #3 spot,
Federico Riolo retired giving the point to the Cardinals.
Alex Crawford followed that up and battled, ultimately falling (2-6, 1-6). To round things out,
Cameron Cooper and
Owen Kuchar fell in two sets in the 5th and the 6th spot.