ELSAH, ILL. - The No. 36 ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis men's tennis team opened the spring portion of its2014-15 schedule with a narrow 5-4 loss to Bellarmine on Sunday.

Senior Tim McLarty won in both doubles (No. 3) and singles (No. 3). The Tritons also got singles victories at No. 5 from freshman Alberto Maza Martin and at No. 6 from freshman Kristoffer Lindal.

UMSL (0-1) returns to the court Thursday at Newman.


Singles Competition

1. Rabinov, Anton (BU) def. Mueggenburg, Nils (UMSLM) 2-6, 6-4, 10-8

2. Legarreta, Jose (BU) def. Heyburn, Harry (UMSLM) 6-2, 6-0

3. McLarty, Tim (UMSLM) def. Kuo, Zachary (BU) 6-2, 6-2

4. Gardiner, Alan (BU) def. Vidaurre, Dario (UMSLM) 6-2, 7-5

5. Maza Martin, Alberto (UMSLM) def. Walroth, Nathan (BU) 6-0, 6-2

6. Lindal, Kristoffer (UMSLM) def. Knott, Logan (BU) 6-3, 3-6, 11-9

Doubles Compeition

1. Gardiner, Alan/Rabinov, Anton (BU) def. Heyburn, Harry/Corrales, Irving (UMSLM) 9-8 (9-7)

2. Legarreta, Jose/Kuo, Zachary (BU) def. Maza Martin, Alberto/Mueggenburg, Nils (UMSLM) 8-5

3. McLarty, Tim/Vidaurre, Dario (UMSLM) def. Walroth, Nathan/Momper, Matthew (BU) 8-4