Vaulkhard Ties School Record in UMSL Win

Rivermen Cruise Past Saint Joseph's

St. Louis, Mo. – The UMSL men's tennis team cruised to an easy 5-0 win over Saint Joseph's on Saturday, and in the process, senior Matt Vaulkhard (Victoria, British Columbia) tied the school record for most career singles wins.

Vaulkhard won at one singles 7-5, 6-0, giving him 50 career singles wins during his four years at UMSL, which ties the mark set by UMSL Sports Hall of Famer Tom January, a record which has stood for 30 years.

Other winners in the match for UMSL were Francis Lam (Kettering, England), who won 6-1, 6-3 at three singles, Raj Saini (Victoria, British Columbia) was a 6-1, 6-0 winner at four singles, Stephen Pobst (Sikeston, Mo./Sikeston) won with an identical 6-1, 6-0 score at five singles, and Max Bugner (Kingwood, Texas/Kingwood) won 6-3, 6-1 at six singles.

The Rivermen will be in action again on Tuesday, when they play at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., at 3 pm. Vaulkhard will be looking for career singles win number 51 in that match before the team heads to the GLVC Tournament over the weekend.

RECAP
Missouri-St. Louis 5, Saint Joseph's 0
Singles:
1. Matt Vaulkhard (UMSL) def. Tom Ruth (SJC) 7-5, 6-0
2. Mike Schaaf (UMSL) vs. Walter Mannino (SJC) 6-7 (5), 4-4 - Unfinished
3. Francis Lam (UMSL) def. Dru Kitchell (SJC) 6-1, 6-3
4. Raj Saini (UMSL) def. John Simon (SJC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Stephen Pobst (UMSL) def. Eric Johanning (SJC) 6-1, 6-0
6. Max Bugner (UMSL) def. Nate Burton (SJC) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles:
1. Saini/Lam (UMSL) vs. Ruth/Mannino (SJC) - Not Played
2. Schaaf/Pobst (UMSL) vs. Ryan Hendrickson/Simon (SJC) - Not Played
3. Daugherty/Vaulkhard (UMSL) vs. Burton/Johanning (SJC) - Not Played