SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury Panthers won four of six singles matches on their way to edging McKendree 4-3  at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield on Sunday.
 
The Panthers fell behind 1-0 after falling in two of the three doubles matches.
 
Nico Hadeler, playing in Drury's lead singles position, recovered from a 6-1 loss to win his match-up against Vishnu Prasad (1-6, 7-6, 6-3). The Panthers also got wins from Augustin Diot, Marlon Wilken, and Lukas Stierling to win the match by one point.
 
Drury improved to 6-3 as they won their second-straight match by a 4-3 score. They dropped the Bearcats to 1-2.
 
The Panthers return to the court on Friday when they host Harding at noon at the Cooper Tennis Complex.
 
Panthers 4 McKendree 3
Doubles

1. Paramasivan/Prasad Def. Hadeler/Wilken 6-4
2. Diot/Garin-Michaud Def. Frederico/ Fund 6-3
3. Richardson/Tintore Def. Ogilvy/Stierling 6-3

Singles

1. Hadeler Def. Prasad 1-6, 7-6, 6-3
2. Fredrico Def. Garin-Michaud 6-2, 6-4
3. Diot Def. Paramasivan 6-0, 6-1
4. Wilken Def. Reddy 6-2, 6-4
5. Fung Def. Ogilvy 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
6. Stierling Def. Richardson 6-4, 6-3.