SEARCY, ARK. - The University of Missouri-St. Louis men's tennis was handed its first loss of the season on Sunday in a 6-1 decision at Harding.

Junior Ben-Hur Kasprzak picked up the point for the Tritons, rallying for a 3-6, 7-6, 10-6 win at No. 1 singles.Kasprzak also teamed with sophomore Vitor Monteiro to win at No. 2 doubles, but Harding earned the doubles point with wins at Nos. 1 and 3.

UMSL (2-1) will host McKendree on Saturday.


Harding 6, Missouri-St. Louis 1
2/24/2019 at Searcy, Ark. (HU Tennis Courts)

Singles competition

1. Ben-Hur Kasprzak (UMSLM) def. Alejandro Sendra (HU) 3-6, 7-6, 10-6

2. Luis Tirado (HU) def. Vitor Monteiro (UMSLM) 6-7, 6-1, 3-0, retired

3. Arthur Bellan (HU) def. Adrian Lessing (UMSLM) 6-1, 6-3

4. Morgan Salvan (HU) def. Milan Kovacs (UMSLM) 6-2, 7-6

5. Alvaro De Lorenzo (HU) def. Rob White (UMSLM) 6-4, 7-5

6. Diego Pierola (HU) def. Karl Heinrichs (UMSLM) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Alejandro Sendra/Morgan Salvan (HU) def. Adrian Lessing/Karl Heinrichs (UMSLM) 6-1

2. Ben-Hur Kasprzak/Vitor Monteiro (UMSLM) def. Arthur Bellan/Alvaro De Lorenzo (HU) 6-2

3. Luis Tirado/Will Reeves (HU) def. Rob White/Milan Kovacs (UMSLM) 6-1

Match Notes

Missouri-St. Louis 1-1

Harding 8-2

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,3,5,1,2,6)

T-2:50 A-148