UMSL Flys Past Hawks

Rivermen Get 9-0 Conference Win Over Quincy

The UMSL men's tennis team flew past the Quincy Hawks on Tuesday, winning 9-0 to record their first conference win of the season.

Each of the first three singles matches had identical 6-1, 6-1 scores as Francis Lam, Stephen Pobst and Mike Schaaf won easliy in those matches. Pete Hantack won 6-1, 6-3 at four singles and Rajan Saini won 6-2, 6-2 at six singles. The closest match was at five singles where Jamie Rigby won 6-2, 6-4. Schaaf and Pobst won a tough match at one doubles, winning 9-7, and Lam and Ryan Burgdorfer won another close match at two doubles, winning 8-6. The three doubles team of Hantack and Rigby won 8-3 to record their third conference doubles win in three matches.

The Rivermen will have a big weekend coming up, as they travel to play at Southern Indiana on Friday at at SIU Edwardsville on Saturday, needing two wins to qualify for the GLVC Tournament.

RECAP
Missouri-St. Louis 9, Quincy 0
Singles:
1. Francis Lam (UMSL) def. Scott Radecki (QU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Stephen Pobst (UMSL) def. Tim Stephens (QU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Mike Schaaf (UMSL) def. Brian Silverstein (QU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Pete Hantack (UMSL) def. Jake Snyder (QU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Jamie Rigby (UMSL) def. Adam Albertsen (QU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Rajan Saini (UMSL) def. Rich Henschel (QU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles:
1. Schaaf/Pobst (UMSL) def. Radecki/Silverstein (QU) 9-7
2. Lam/Ryan Burgdorfer (QU) def. Stephens/Snyder (QU) 8-6
3. Hantack/Rigby (UMSL) def. Henschel/Albertsen (QU) 8-3