The William Jewell men's tennis team split two non-conference matches on Saturday in Pella, Iowa. The Cardinals fell to Midland 4-3 before bouncing back to defeat the host Central College 6-3 to improve to 5-3 on the season. 

Match 1 vs. Midland
Singles

• No. 1 - Miguel Abete defeated Cutter Sanders (6-2, 6-3)
• No. 2 - Pedro Braga defeated Conrad Mascarenhas (6-4, 6-4)
• No. 3 - Bjorn Myers defeated Luca Struffi (7-6 (7-6), 7-2 (7-5))
• No. 4 - Almeida Salvador defeated Athos Brocker (6-2, 6-2)
• No. 5 - Thiel Nunzio defeated Jack Ledbetter (6-2, 7-6 (6-8))
• No. 6 - Enrique Del Rio defeated David Cormack (6-0, 6-0)

Doubles 

• No. 1 - Sanders/Braga defeated Abete/Struffi (6-4)
• No. 2 - Mascarenhas/Salvador defeated Brocker/Max Wheeler (6-1)
• No. 3 - Myers/Ledbetter defated Del Rio/Hess (6-1)

Match 2 vs. Central College
Singles

• No. 1 - Sanders defeated William Isiminger (6-4, 6-4)
• No. 2 - Braga defeated David Boschma (6-4, 6-4)
• No. 3 Myers defeated Tanner Finken (6-2, 6-1)
• No. 4 Brocker defeated Brad DiLeo (6-3, 6-3)
• No. 5 Ethan St. John defeated Wheeler (8-6)
• No. 6 - Trey Melvin defeated Ledbetter (8-1)

Doubles

• No. 1 - Sanders/Braga defeated Isiminger/DiLeo (8-3)
• No. 2 - Melvin/Boschma defeated Brocker/Wheeler (8-3)
• No. 3 - Myers/Ledbetter defeated Finken/St. John (8-5)

Up Next
The Cardinals are back in action on Friday, February 14, as they host Maryville at 2 p.m.