ST. LOUIS, MO. - The University of Missouri-St. Louis men's tennis team suffered its first Great Lakes Valley Conference setback on Sunday with a 6-3 loss to No. 12 ranked Drury.

After falling behind 2-1 after doubles, the Tritons tied it with wins at Nos. 1 and 3 singles. However, the Panthers picked up wins in the other four singles matches to secure the victory. Junior TIm McLarty was the victor at No. 3 singles, extending his win streak to seven matches, while at No. 1, junior Nils Mueggenburg defeated no. 29 ranked Andy Blair 6-2, 6-2.

UMSL slips to 9-4 overall, including 2-1 in the GLVC and travels to William Jewell on Saturday.


#12 Drury University 6, Missouri-St. Louis 3
Mar 30, 2014 at St. Louis, Mo. (UMSL Tennis Courts)

Singles competition

1. Mueggenburg, Nils (UMSLM) def. Blair, Andy (DU) 6-2, 6-2

2. Hepp, Maximilian (DU) def. Heyburn, Harry (UMSLM) 6-4, 6-0

3. McLarty, Tim (UMSLM) def. Sipos, Jakub (DU) 6-3, 6-4

4. Kriem, Lukas (DU) def. Oliveira, Gabriel (UMSLM) 6-4, 6-3

5. Ibsen, E. Christian (DU) def. Corrales, Irving (UMSLM) 6-1, 7-6

6. Nadal, Jorge (DU) def. Vidaurre, Dario (UMSLM) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Blair, Andy/Nadal, Jorge (DU) def. Mueggenburg, Nils/Heyburn, Harry (UMSLM) 8-6

2. Kriem, Lukas/Hepp, Maximilian (DU) def. Oliveira, Gabriel/Gorter, Tim (UMSLM) 8-5

3. McLarty, Tim/Vidaurre, Dario (UMSLM) def. Ibsen, E. Christian/Sipos, Jakub (DU) 8-6

Match Notes

Drury University 13-2, 2-0 GLVC; National ranking #12; Regional ranking #1

Missouri-St. Louis 9-4, 2-1 GLVC; Regional ranking #7