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Springfield, Mo. - The No. 37 Lewis University men's tennis team fell short in their bid for the school's first-ever Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship, as the Flyers dropped a 5-3 decision to No. 22 Drury in the GLVC Tournament Finals at the Cooper Tennis Complex on Saturday (Apr. 21) afternoon.

"Although we came up short, I am proud of the way we battled today," Lewis head men's tennis coach Brett Bridel said. "We had a very good tournament and beat a couple of teams along the way that we have not beaten in the past."

With the victory, Drury improves to 17-3 on the season, while the Flyers drop to 19-5. Lewis will now await word to see if they have qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional Tournament.

Lewis picked up their first win at No. 2 doubles, as freshman Erik Aunapuu (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasiumi) (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasiumi) and senior Uno Lapimaa (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese) (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese) paired up for the 8-5 victory over No. 23 Andy Blair and Sergio Manzanas. Aunapuu later claimed the 6-4, 6-4 upset over No. 47 Roman Gonda at No. 2 singles.

The Flyers' final victory came at No. 3 singles, as freshman Armand Levandi (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasiumi) (Tallinn, Estonia/Audentese Spordigumnaasiumi) handed Lukas Kriem a 6-3, 7-6 loss.