UMSL Falls to Second-Ranked Drury

Rivermen Win Doubles Match vs. Panthers

The UMSL men's tennis team lost 8-1 to the nation's second-ranked team, the Drury Panthers. The Rivermen avoided a sweep to the Panthers by getting a tough 9-8 (6) win at three doubles by Peter Hantack and Jamie Rigby.

The Rivermen will have a big week ahead, playing three road conference matches at Quincy on Tuesday, then at Southern Indiana on Friday and at SIU Edwardsville on Saturday.

RECAP
Drury 8, Missouri-St. Louis 1
Singles:
1. Mattias Oddone (DU) def. Francis Lam (UMSL) 6-1, 6-0
2. Ali Chaudhry (DU) def. Stephen Pobst (UMSL) 6-0, 6-2
3. Krisztian Kaplan (DU) def. Mike Schaaf (UMSL) 6-2, 6-1
4. Omar Laalej (DU) def. Pete Hantack (UMSL) 6-1, 6-1
5. Kevin Otto (DU) def. Jamie Rigby (UMSL) 6-4, 6-3
6. Alexis Liuis (DU) def. Rajan Saini (UMSL) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles:
1. Oddone/Kaplan (DU) def. Schaaf/Pobst (UMSL) 8-2
2. Otto/Chaudhry (DU) def. Ryan Burgdorfer/Lam (UMSL) 8-3
3. Hantack/Rigby (UMSL) def. Laalej/Luis (DU) 9-8 (6)