ARKADELPHIA, Ark. -- The #22 SBU Bearcat men's tennis team split two matches this weekend in matches held at Ouachita Baptist University. The Bearcats fell to Tyler Junior College 6-3 before defeating #23 Oklahoma Christian University 7-2.
The Bearcats fell to the host #14 OBU Tigers 8-1 on Friday afternoon.
"We played better in the second match.We just have to get in match conditions," said head coach John Bryant. "We lost three third set tiebreakers against Tyler."
Tyler Junior College (6) def. Southwest
Baptist (3)
Doubles
McLuskey/Pieracciani (TJC) def. Zsiga/El
Alabi (SBU) 8-3
Huley/Robinson (TJC) def. Margiotta/Palacios
(SBU) 9-8 (1)
Welch/Mollar (SBU) def. Leitz/Devose
(TJC) 8-6
Singles
Marton Zsiga (SBU) def. Roman Petcunia
(TJC) 6-3, 6-2
Emilio El Alabi (SBU) def. Pier Pieraccioani
(TJC) 6-3, 3-6, 10-8
Dominic Mcluskey (TJC) def. Agustin
Mollar (SBU) 6-4, 6-0
John Huley (TJC) def. Jorge Margiotta
(SBU) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
Nathan Robinson (TJC) def. Jorge
Palacios (SBU) 6-1, 6-7 (5), 11-9
John Devose (TJC) def. Tyler Welch (SBU)
6-1, 6-2
Southwest Baptist 7 def. Oklahoma Christian 2
Doubles
Zsiga/El
Alabi (SBU) def. Van Cauter/Thies (OCU) 8-2
Margiotta/Palacios
(SBU) def. Salitra/Adams (OCU) 8-2
Mollar/Welch (SBU) def. Flores/Baring (OCU) 8-6
Singles
Thomas Van Cauter (OCU) def. Marton Zsiga (SBU) 6-2, 6-2
Emilio El Alabi (SBU) def. Estaban Flores (OCU) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
Florian Thies (OCU) def. Agustin Mollar (SBU)
Jorge Margiotta (SBU) def. Maxim Salitra (OCU) 6-0, 6-2
Jorge Palacios (SBU) def. Hensoh Adams (OCU) 6-0, 6-2
Tyler Welch (SBU) def. Ryan Witham (OCU) 6-3, 6-1
The Bearcats return to action the weekend of March 6 & 7 for matches in Lawton, Oklahoma. They'll battle St. Mary's (Texas), Midwestern State and Cameron University.
