BOLIVAR, Missouri – The ninth-ranked Ouachita Baptist University men's tennis team stepped out of classification on Saturday to take on the nation's top-ranked junior college program, Cowley College, who took down the Tigers at a neutral site by a final score of 4-1.

Ouachita (4-4) stays in Bolivar to take on 12th-ranked NCAA Division II program in the nation on Sunday in Southwest Baptist.

In Saturday's loss to Cowley (7-1), Ouachita fell behind in doubles after taking losses in the first two positions. Matias Parzajuk and Ramon Strassmann were in the midst of a close fight in third position doubles when the point was decided.

In singles, Ouachita's lone win came from 62nd-ranked Alex Blanchar in first position. Blanchar was up 6-0 on his opponent before the match ended in a forfeit.

COWLEY 4, OUACHITA 1
DOUBLES

1. No. 1 JUCO Bruno Nhavene / Boruch Skierkier (CC) def. No. 17 Alex Blanchar / Phil Exner (OUA) 7-5
2. Taiyo Hirano / Hanamich Carvajal (CC) def. No. 34 Aaron Osmond / Fernando Docters (6-2)
3. Matias Parzajuk / Ramon Strassmann (OUA) vs. Takeshi Taco / Sergio Alejandro Gonzalez (CC) 5-6 did not finish

SINGLES

1. No. 62 Alex Blanchar (OUA) def. No. 8 JUCO Boruch Skierkier (CC) 6-0 retired
2. No. 26 Phil Exner (OUA) vs. No.1 JUCO Takeshi Taco (CC) 6-4, 5-5 did not finish
3. No. 7 JUCO Bruno Nhavene (CC) def. Fernando Docters (CC) 6-3, 6-1
4. No. 21 JUCO Hanamichi Carvajal (CC) def. Matias Parzajuk (OUA) 6-3, 6-1
5. Ramon Strassmann (OUA) vs. No. 3 JUCO Reiya Komagata (CC) 6-7 (6-8), 0-0 did not finish
6. No. 36 JUCO Leandro Zgraggen (CC) def. Aaron Osmond (OUA) 6-3, 6-2