UMSL Dominates in Win Over Quincy

Rivermen Win All Six Singles Matches in 8-1 Victory

Quincy, Ill. – The UMSL men’s tennis team bounced back after two tough losses this past weekend to defeat Quincy 8-1 in a GLVC matchup on Tuesday.

The Rivermen won all six singles matches after dropping just one of the three doubles matches. Matt Vaulkhard (Victoria, British Columbia) had a tough 6-3, 6-3 win at one singles, and Mike Schaaf (St. Louis, Mo./Francis Howell) battled through a three-set win at two singles, winning 6-1, 2-6, 10-8. The rest of the singles matches were no contest, as Francis Lam (Kettering, England) won 6-0, 6-0 at three singles, Raj Saini (Victoria, British Columbia) won 6-0, 6-2 at four singles, Stephen Pobst (Sikeston, Mo./Sikeston) won 6-0, 6-2 at five singles and James Daugherty (White Settlement, Texas/Brewer) finished it off with a 6-0, 6-0 win at six singles.

UMSL is now 6-7 on the season and 2-4 in the GLVC. The Rivermen will be in action tomorrow for a match across town at Washington (Mo.) University, and then host Vincennes on Thursday, Lewis on Friday and Saint Joseph's on Saturday.

RECAP
Missouri-St. Louis 8, Quincy 1
Singles:
1. Matt Vaulkhard (UMSL) def. Dave Fuhrig (QU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Mike Schaaf (UMSL) def. Zach Miller (QU) 6-1, 2-6, 10-8
3. Francis Lam (UMSL) def. Matt Brightman (QU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Raj Saini (UMSL) def. Andy Fink (QU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Stephen Pobst (UMSL) def. Dough Sheffer (QU) 6-0, 6-2
6. James Daugherty (UMSL) def. Trent Terwelp (QU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
1. Fuhrig/Miller (QU) def. Daugherty/Vaulkhard (UMSL) 8-4
2. Saini/Lam (UMSL) def. Brightman/Fink (QU) 8-2
3. Schaaf/Pobst (UMSL) def. Sheffer/Terwelp (QU) 8-1