St. Louis, MO. - In the opening round of the GLVC Tennis Championship Tournament Lewis University men's tennis beat Missouri - St. Louis 5-3.
At No. 1 doubles
Mate Srdanovic (Split, Croatia/Graditeljsko-Geodetska Tehnicka) and
Alan Braschinsky (Tallinn, Estonia/Milna Harma) defeated Kristoffer Lindal and Robert White 9-8 (7-3). Srdanovic beat Ben Kasprzak 6-0, 7-5 at No. 1 singles, while Braschinsky beat Nathan Pinto 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) at No. 2 singles.
Andre Norasith (Elgin, Ill./South Elgin) defeated Alberto Maza at No. 3 singles 3-6, 7-6 (7-6).
At No. 4 singles
Brendan Peterson (Elmhurst, Ill./York) defeated White 7-5, 6-4.
Chandler Stimpert (Graceland, Ill./Morton) defeated Milan Kovacs 6-2, 6-1 at No. 5 singles.
Lewis will take on Drury in the semifinals at noon Sunday (April 23).
