Tennis (Men's)
#21 Bearcats knock off #16 Drury in men's tennis
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Apr 14, 2009, 22:34

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The #21 SBU Bearcats defeated the #16 Drury Panthers 6-3 in dual match action Tuesday at the Cooper Tennis Complex.

SBU took two of three in doubles, including a hard-fought 9-8 win by Marton Zsiga and Emilio El Alabi at #1. In a matchup of former teammates, SBU's Zsiga (currently ranked #26 nationally) defeated Drury's Alex Kacamakis 6-1, 6-4. Kacamakis played his first two seasons with the Bearcats before transferring to Drury.

El Alabi battled against #38-ranked Nahom Serekeberhan before falling in three sets. Jorge Margiotta also picked a singles win for the Bearcats at #4.

The Bearcats will be in action next week, on Tuesday, April 21 when they host Missouri-St. Louis at 1:00 p.m.

#21 Southwest Baptist University 6, #16 Drury University 3

Singles competition
1. Marton Zsiga (SBU) def. Alex Kacamakis (DU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Nahom Serekeberhan (DU) def. Emilio El Alabi (SBU) 6-3, 5-7, 10-3
3. A. Garcia Santos (DU) def. Agustin Mollar (SBU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Jorge Margiotta (SBU) def. Ivan Marevic (DU) 6-3, 6-1
5. No player (SBU) def. No player (DU), by default
6. No player (SBU) def. No player (DU), by default

Doubles competition
1. El Alabi/Zsiga (SBU) def. Serekeberhan/Marevic (DU) 9-8
2. Kacamakis/Garcia Santos (DU) def. Margiotta/Mollar (SBU) 8-4
3. No player/No player (SBU) def. No player/No player (DU), by default



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