SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—
Paul Porcher earned a 6-4, 7-6 victory at No. 4 singles to give the 19th ranked Drury men's tennis team a 4-3 victory over Southeastern Oklahoma State on Sunday at Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.
Southeast came out tough and posted wins of 6-4 and 6-3 at the top two doubles places in the lineup for the first match point.
Matches at singles 2 through 4 were all 6-4, 7-6 scores with Sylvain Michaud and Porcher winning two of those three for the Panthers. The Panthers posted wins in four of the six singles matches to propel themselves to a 4-3 edging over Southeastern Oklahoma State.
The Panthers remains undefeated at 8-0 while SE Oklahoma State slipped to 8-3.
Drury returns to the court on Friday, March 6, when they will host Southern Indiana at the Cooper Tennis Complex with first serve set for 7 p.m.
#19 Drury University 4, Southeastern Oklahoma State 3
Mar 01, 2020 at Cooper Tennis Complex (Springfield, Mo.)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Juan Scoppetta (SEOK) def. Nico Hadeler (DU) 6-7, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 2. Sylvain Michaud (DU) def. Manuel Pilotto (SEOK) 6-4, 7-6 |
| 3. Danrich Kruger (SEOK) def. Augustin Diot (DU) 6-4, 7-6 |
| 4. Paul Porcher (DU) def. Benjamin Finet (SEOK) 6-4, 7-6 |
| 5. Isaac Ogilvy (DU) def. Milos Vuvkovic (SEOK) 7-6, 6-3 |
| 6. Lukas Stierling (DU) def. Jason Roberts (SEOK) 6-1, 6-3 |
| Match Notes |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State 8-3 |
| Drury University 8-0; National ranking #19 |
