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SIU Edwardsville
Men's Tennis Wins Match Against SIU-Edwardsville
2/14/2010 3:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Murray State men's tennis team defeated SIU-Edwardsville 5-2 Saturday afternoon at Kenlake.
In singles action Luka Milicevic played strong and defeated Mike Chamberlain in two sets, 6-4, 6-1.
Jose Berardo went uncontested in his first set against Carlos Sanchez and took the second set 6-1.
Junior Mason Johnson battled Jordan Faulkner in three close sets to help the Racers bring home a victory.
In doubles play Ben Clos and Berardo played a strong match Paulo Conzalez and Chamberlain and won 8-6.
Milicevic teamed up with Renaldo Domoney to take on Sanchez and Rob Young. Unfortunately, the Racers were unable to come out on top and lost 8-3.
The last pair for Murray State was Jadir Semerisin and Jorge Caetano. They defeated Pete Wilson and Jeremy Knipp 8-3.
The Racers will be back on the courts Saturday, Feb. 20 to face UT-Chattanooga at 12 p.m. in Paducah, Ky.
Match Results
SIU Edwardsville vs Murray State
Feb 13, 2010 at Kenlake
Murray State 5, SIU Edwardsville 2
Singles competition
1. GONZALEZ, Paulo (SIUE) def. CLOS, Ben (MUR-M) 6-1, 6-3
2. MILICEVIC, Luka (MUR-M) def. CHAMBERLAIN, Mike (SIUE) 6-4, 6-1
3. YOUNG, Rob (SIUE) def. DOMONEY, Renaldo (MUR-M) 7-5, 6-0
4. CAETANO, Jorge (MUR-M) def. SANCHEZ, Carlos (SIUE) 6-2, 5-7, retired
5. BERARDO, Jose (MUR-M) def. FAULKENBERG, Devan (SIUE) 6-0, 6-1
6. JOHNSON, Mason (MUR-M) def. FAULKENBERG, Jordan (SIUE) 7-6, 4-6, 10-7
Doubles competition
1. CLOS, Ben/BERARDO, Jose (MUR-M) def. GONZALEZ, Paulo/CHAMBERLAIN, Mike (SIUE) 8-6
2. YOUNG, Rob/SANCHEZ, Carlos (SIUE) def. MILICEVIC, Luka/DOMONEY, Renaldo (MUR-M) 8-3
3. SEMERISIN, Jadir/CAETANO, Jorge (MUR-M) def. WILSON, Pete/KNIPP, Jeremy (SIUE) 8-3
