SPRINGFIELD, MO. - The No. 48 ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis men's tennis team lost a 5-2 decision to Southern Indiana on Friday in quarterfinal round action of the GLVC Tournament.
The Screaming Eagles swept doubles, which included a 9-8 (7-5) victory at No. 2 over No. 38 ranked
Ben-Hur Kasprzak and
Milan Kovacs, who had a five-match win streak snapped.
UMSL scored its two points at Nos. 1 and 2 singles. Kasprzak won his 11th straight match at the top spot, bouncing back from a first set loss, while
Vitor Monteiro won at No. 2.
The Tritons (12-4) will now wait and see if they earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament when the field is announced Monday night. UMSL has been ranked eighth in the region in all three regional polls with the top eight earning a spot.
Southern Indiana 5, #48 Missouri-St. Louis 2
Apr 20, 2018 at Springfield, MO (Cooper Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Ben-Hur Kasprzak (UMSL) def. Alexander Lawrenz (USI) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2. Vitor Monteiro (UMSL) def. Samuel Kiladejo (USI) 6-4, 6-4 |
| 3. Ilia Karelin (USI) def. Nathan Pinto (UMSL) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 4. Andrew Dones (USI) def. Milan Kovacs (UMSL) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 5. Alberto Maza (UMSL) vs. Spencer Blanford (USI) 2-6, 1-5, unfinished |
| 6. Karl Heinrichs (UMSL) vs. Kooper Falkenstein (USI) 6-3, 1-3, unfinished |
| Match Notes |
| Southern Indiana 9-12 |
| Missouri-St. Louis 12-4; National ranking #48; Regional ranking #8 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,4,1,3) |
| GLVC Tournament Opening Round 2018 |
| #2 West (UMSL) |
| #3 East (Southern Indiana) |
