UMSL Beats Vincennes

Rivermen Pull Out 6-3 Victory

St. Louis, Mo. – The UMSL men’s tennis team pulled off a close 6-3 victory over Vincennes on Thursday afternoon, winning two of the three doubles matches and then taking four singles matches.

UMSL won at two and three doubles, and barely lost a close 9-8 match at one doubles. In singles matches, Raj Saini (Victoria, British Columbia) won 6-3, 6-1 at four singles, and James Daugherty (White Settlement, Texas/Brewer) won 6-1, 7-6 (6) at six singles. Francis Lam (Kettering, England) came from behind to win a big three set match at three singles, winning 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, and Matt Vaulkhard (Victoria, British Columbia) got a win at one singles 7-5, 7-6 (8).

The Rivermen will be in action again this weekend, hosting Lewis on Friday at 3 pm, and then host Saint Joseph’s on Saturday at 3 pm.

RECAP
Missouri-St. Louis 6, Vincennes 3
Singles:
1. Matt Vaulkhard (UMSL) def. Dmytro Hryhorash (VU) 7-5, 7-6 (8)
2. Jeremy Doualot (VU) def. Mike Schaaf (UMSL) 6-3, 6-3
3. Francis Lam (UMSL) def. Matt Kennedy (VU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
4. Raj Saini (UMSL) def. Alan Toy (VU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Rasco Relic (VU) def. Stephen Pobst (UMSL) 6-1, 6-2
6. James Daugherty (UMSL) def. Brett Wickens (VU) 6-1, 7-6 (6)
Doubles:
1. Hryhorash/Kennedy (VU) def. Saini/Lam (UMSL) 9-8 (7)
2. Schaaf/Pobst (UMSL) def. Doualot/Relic (VU) 8-1
3. Daugherty/Vaulkhard (UMSL) def. Toy/Wickens (VU) 8-3