Tennis (Men's)
Men's tennis splits weekend matches in Arkansas
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Feb 22, 2009, 21:23

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.