Bison Hold Off SOSU

SHAWNEE – No. 46 Oklahoma Baptist men's tennis upset Great American Conference foe No. 19 Southeastern Oklahoma State 5-4 on Monday afternoon.
 
Gianluca Galdi won 7-6, 7-6 to clinch the match.
 
Doubles tandems of Kevin Andrusch/Galdi and Thomas Ackerknecht/Luis Romero defeated their SOSU opponents 9-8 and 8-4. 
 
Andrusch took down No. 1 singles 6-4, 6-3 as Galdi and Ackerknecht used Nos. 5 and 6 to take down the Savage Storm. 
 
The Bison roll into Arkansas this weekend to take on GAC competitor Harding Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
 
Oklahoma Baptist 5, Southeastern Okla. State 4
Singles competition
1. Kevin Andrusch (OKBU) def. Alberto Blesa (SOSU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Netanel Alcabas (SOSU) def. Lucas Castelo Branco (OKBU) 7-6, 6-4
3. Kevin Bouteiller (SOSU) def. Luis Romero (OKBU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Mislav Colak (SOSU) def. Matias Le Fort (OKBU) 6-0, 2-6, 7-6
5. Gianluca Galdi (OKBU) def. Petar Popovic (SOSU) 7-6, 7-6
6. Thomas Ackerknecht (OKBU) def. Guillermo Pardos (SOSU) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Kevin Andrusch/Gianluca Galdi (OKBU) def. Alberto Blesa/Netanel Alcabas (SOSU) 9-8
2. Luis Romero/Thomas Ackerknecht (OKBU) def. Petar Popovic/Guillermo Pardos (SOSU) 8-4
3. Mislav Colak/Kevin Bouteiller (SOSU) def. Lucas Castelo Branco/Matias Le Fort (OKBU) 8-6