ST. LOUIS - The University of Missouri-St. Louis men's tennis team lost a narrow 4-3 decision at NCAA DI Saint Louis on Wednesday night.

The Billikens won the doubles point, while the two teams split singles.

Senior Ben-Hur Kasprzak won at both No. 1 doubles and No. 1 singles.

UMSL is at William Jewell on Friday and at Rockhurst on Saturday.


Saint Louis 4, Missouri-St. Louis 3
04/21/2021 at St. Louis, Mo. (Dwight Davis Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Ben-Hur Kasprzak (UMSL) def. Oscar Alvarez (SLU-M) 7-5, 6-2

2. Ryota Fukushima (SLU-M) def. Karl Heinrichs (UMSL) 6-3, 6-2

3. Marcos Navas (UMSL) def. Eliott Ekindi (SLU-M) 7-6, 4-6, 6-2

4. Jose Mayorga (UMSL) def. Pavel Badaiants (SLU-M) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

5. Adam Behun (SLU-M) def. Raphael Kerndl (UMSL) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

6. Ignacio Tintore (SLU-M) def. Juan Vigil (UMSL) 6-1, 7-6

Doubles competition

1. Ben-Hur Kasprzak/Karl Heinrichs (UMSL) def. Eliott Ekindi/David Hopper (SLU-M) 6-4

2. Oscar Alvarez/Adam Behun (SLU-M) def. Marcos Navas/Jose Mayorga (UMSL) 7-6

3. Ryota Fukushima/Theo Ortis (SLU-M) def. Raphael Kerndl/Juan Vigil (UMSL) 6-1

Match Notes

Missouri-St. Louis 3-7

Saint Louis 9-5

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