SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – MBU men's tennis defeated Grand View to move on to the quarterfinals of the AMC/Heart conference tournament on Friday evening before falling Saturday morning against Missouri Valley.
 
MBU started off the match earning the team point for doubles after Grand View forfeited at No. 3 doubles and Timofey Tokmakov and Filip Petrovic took down Dylan Ramsay and Esaias Backlund, 6-2, at No. 2 doubles. Milos Vuckovic and Dragan Omcikus were up 5-3 during their unfinished match at No. 1 doubles but didn't finish play due to Tokmakov and Petrovic securing the team point with their victory.
 
Donald Feick won by default at No. 6 singles putting MoBap up 2-0. Only needing to win two of the remaining four singles matches to secure the victory and advance, Vuckovic cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles to put the Spartans one away. Petrovic secured the match defeating Blake Beaune 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 singles. Tokmakov, Omcikus, and Lucas Kzam were up one set to none when the match was called. The Spartans defeated the Vikings 4-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.
 
MBU struggled in the quarterfinals against a strong Missouri Valley squad. The Spartans fell 3-4 against MoVal on April 14 but failed to avenge the loss falling 4-0 Saturday morning, losing at No. 3, No. 5, and No. 6 singles. Missouri Valley also won at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to take the doubles point.
 
This concludes the season for men's tennis as they picked up five wins on the season while navigating a stacked schedule. The men also managed to go 4-1 in the spring while playing at home. Four Spartans collected All-Conference honors as Vuckovic earned first team at No. 1 singles, Omcikus earned first team at No. 2 singles, and Petrovic and Tokmakov earned second team as a duo at No. 2 doubles.