ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Baptist University men's and women's tennis teams each earned their first conference victories of the season on Friday afternoon, defeating Missouri Valley College.

Men's Tennis

The Spartans (9-4) extended their winning streak to three matches, all by identical 5-2 scores.

MBU secured the doubles point to start the match, with victories from Luca da Silva Ebenriter/Sebastian Junghanns and Strahinja Radanovic/Arkhip Tokmakov.

In singles play, da Silva Ebenriter, Radanovic, Junghanns, and Nicolas Sanchez picked up wins to seal the 5-2 triumph.

The Spartans are now 52-26 in singles matches this season.

Women's Tennis

The MBU women's team (7-5) snapped a three-match losing streak with a dominant 6-1 victory over the Vikings.

The Spartans claimed the doubles point after wins from Nirva Patel/Yvonne Shannon and Polina Agapitova/Mariana Azevedo.

In singles action, MBU took five of six matches, with victories from Agapitova, Shannon, Jocelynn Carmody, Azevedo, and Teodora Iacob.

Up Next

Both MBU men's and women's teams will be back in action on Saturday in Fulton, Mo., taking on Grand View University at 3 p.m.