ST. LOUIS, MO. - The University of Missouri-St. Louis men's tennis team had a five-match Great Lakes Valley Conference win streak snapped on Saturday with a 6-3 loss to No. 20 ranked Drury.
UMSL concludes its league slate with a 5-1 record, finishing second in the West Division, behinid the 6-0 Panthers. The Tritons move to 9-5 overall, while Drury improves to 15-2 on the season.
UMSL picked up three singles victories, including
Nils Mueggenburg at No. 2,
Tim McLarty at No. 3 and
Nils Corrales at No. 6.
The Tritons return to action on Monday at NCAA Division III power Washington University.
#20 Drury University 6, Missouri-St. Louis 3
Apr 13, 2013 at St. Louis, Mo. (UMSL Tennis Courts)
Singles competition |
1. Gonda, Roman (DU) def. Heyburn, Harry (UMSL) 6-4, 6-2 |
2. Mueggenburg, Nils (UMSL) def. Kriem, Lukas (DU) 4-6, 6-4, retired |
3. McLarty, Tim (UMSL) def. Manzanas, Sergio (DU) 7-6, 6-2 |
4. Nadal, Jorge (DU) def. Gorter, Tim (UMSL) 6-4, 6-3 |
5. Lebedyev, Dmitri (DU) def. Corrales, Irving (UMSL) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 |
6. Corrales, Nils (UMSL) def. Reyes, Jandai (DU) 6-1, 6-7, 10-8 |
Doubles competition |
1. Gonda, Roman/Kriem, Lukas (DU) def. Mueggenburg, Nils/McLarty, Tim (UMSL) 9-8 |
2. Manzanas, Sergio/Reyes, Jandai (DU) def. Heyburn, Harry/Gorter, Tim (UMSL) 8-4 |
3. Nadal, Jorge/Lebedyev, Dmitri (DU) def. Corrales, Nils/Corrales, Irving (UMSL) 8-2 |
Match Notes |
Drury University 15-2, 6-0 GLVC; National ranking #20; Regional ranking #1 |
Missouri-St. Louis 9-5, 5-1 GLVC; Regional ranking #6 |