#10 DRURY DROPS #13 SBU, 6-3
SPRINGFIELD, MO. ... In a battle of two top ranked teams in the nation, the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats (12-4) fell to #10 Drury University, 6-3. Drury won four of the six singles matches.
SBU started off down 2-1 in doubles after Dante Cipulli/Johan Nortje picked up the win, 8-5, over Kiruki/Fejzula.
Mark Eori and Cipulli were the only winners in singles. Eori won the #3 spot, 6-2, 6-3 over ante Bottini and Cipulli took the #1 match, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, over #19 Javier Llanes.
SBU will be back in action on Friday, April 9th, against Washburn in Topeka, Kansas
Singles
#1 D.Cipulli (SBU) def. #19 J.Llanes (DU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
#2 M.Oddone (DU) def. A.Bori (SBU), 6-2, 6-1
#3 M.Eori (SBU) def. D.Bottini (DU), 6-2, 6-3
#4 A.Tajta (DU) def. J.Nortje (SBU), 7-5, 6-3
#5 K.Kaplan (DU) def. P.Joos (SBU), 6-3, 6-4
#6 T.Kiruki (DU) def. J.Paden (SBU), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
#1 Oddone/Tajta (DU) def. Bori/Eori (SBU), 8-2
#2 Nortje/Cipulli (SBU) def. Kiruki/Fejzula (DU), 8-5
#3 Llanes/Bottini (DU) def. Harrelson/Joos (SBU), 8-2
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