MCPHERSON – No. 4 ranked Barton Community College men’s tennis team rallied for a 4-3 dual victory over No. 19 NAIA ranked McPherson College 4-3 Tuesday. Barton (8-0) won four singles matches after losing a trio of doubles matches.

The Cougars swept the top four singles wins to clinch the NAIA rules 1-point victory. Barton plays NCAA Division 2 Newman March 16 in the Stueder Contractors Cougar Classic.

“The guys had a monumental win at McPherson beating the reigning KCAC champions in an incredibly close dual,” said Barton coach Lyle Stickney. “Four of the singles matches came down to a third set super-tiebreaker. Fortunately, our guys prevailed in three of them to clinch the team victory. Hopefully, our men can keep playing at this level. It really is jaw-dropping watching them play.”

Barton’s No. 1 Victor Alves rallied for a 4-6, 6-2 (10-6) win over No. 23 Michael Beltran. No. 2 Gabriel Garay downed Marcus Nardy 7-6 (7-4), 4-6 (12-10). No. 3 Fernando Andre, ranked No. 39, won 3-6, 6-4, (10-4) win over Arthur Nardy. No. 4 Shane Tapera won 6-3, 6-3 over Oscar Brouwer.

McPherson took the NAIA rules 1-0 lead in sweeping three doubles matches.

COUGARS 4, MCPHERSON 3

SINGLES—No. 1 Victor Alves, BC def. Mike Beltran, M, 4-6, 6-2, (10-6); No. 2 Gabriel Garay, BC def. Marcus Nardy, M, 7-6 (7-4), 4-6 (12-10); No. 3 Fernando Andre, BC def. Arthur Nardy, M, 3-6, 6-4 (10-4); No. 4 Shane Tapera, BC def. Oscar Brouwer, 6-3, 6-3; No. 5 Martin Millos, M def. Mateo Prado, BC, 6-3, 4-6, (13-11); No. 6 Celian Botlan, M def. Oliver Naude, BC, 7-5, 6-1

DOUBLES—No. 1 Beltran/Millos, M def. Aves/Andre, BC, 6-3; No. 2 A. Nardy/Botlan, M def. Garay/Tapera, BC, 3-6, 6-4 (10-4); No. 2 Brouwer/Texas Ranger Schmidt, M def. Naude/Hayden Loffler, BC, 6-1