ROMEOVILLE, ILL. - The No. 48 ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis men's tennis team opened play in the GLVC Tournament on Friday with a 5-3 victory over Lewis in one of four quarterfinal matches.

The win advances the No. 2 West seeded Tritons to tomorrow's semifinals against No. 21 ranked and No. 1 East seed Indianapolis at 9 a.m.

UMSL took a 2-1 lead after doubles and extended the lead to 3-1 with junior Dario Vidaurre's win at No. 6 singles. The Flyers knotted the match at 3-3 with wins at Nos. 1 and 3 singles, but freshmen Robert White and Max Heath won at Nos. 4 and 5 singles, respectively for the victory.

The Tritons improve to 17-4 overall, while Lewis slips to 12-9.


#48 #2W Missouri-St. Louis 5, #3E Lewis Flyers 3
Apr 29, 2016 at Romeoville, IL (Romeoville High School) 

Singles competition

1. #31 Mate Srdanovic (LEWIS) def. Fabian Frank (UMSLM) 6-4, 6-1

2. Cobi Ho (UMSLM) vs. Alan Braschinsky (LEWIS) unfinished

3. Andre Norasith (LEWIS) def. Alberto Maza Martin (UMSLM) 6-1, 6-2

4. Robert White (UMSLM) def. Brendan Peterson (LEWIS) 6-2, 6-4

5. Max Heath (UMSLM) def. Chandler Stimpert (LEWIS) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

6. Dario Vidaurre (UMSLM) def. John Sutko (LEWIS) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. #24 Alan Braschinsky/Mate Srdanovic (LEWIS) def. Kristoffer Lindal/Robert White (UMSLM) 9-7

2. Fabian Frank/Max Heath (UMSLM) def. Andre Norasith/Brendan Peterson (LEWIS) 9-8 (5-0)

3. Dario Vidaurre/Alberto Maza Martin (UMSLM) def. John Sutko/Chandler Stimpert (LEWIS) 8-3

Match Notes

#3E Lewis Flyers 12-9; Regional ranking #5

#2W Missouri-St. Louis 17-4; National ranking #48; Regional ranking #7

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,3,1,4,5)

2016 GLVC Men's Tennis Championship Tournament (Quarterfinals)