BOLIVAR, Mo. - University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Men's Tennis played a back-and-forth match at Southwest Baptist Sunday, with the Bearcats eventually taking the 4-3 in in the final match.

UAFS went up 1-0 by taking the doubles point, with Anis Ramchane and Killian Darneaux earning the win at No. 1 and Juan Rosello and Eduardo Bribiesca taking the win at No. 2.

Five of the six singles matches went the distance, with Ramchane and Darneaux tallying wins at No. 1 and No. 4, respectively.

Rosello, Bribiesca and Juan Patino all battled in their respective matches before coming up just short in the tiebreaking set.

With the match tied at 3-3, Nicolas Retamales lost a heartbreaker at No. 6 singles. Each set went to a tiebreaker, where SBU won 10-8 and 14-12 for the 7-6, 7-6 win in the decisive match.

UAFS returns home following a week off to face Harding University March 4 at the Fort Smith Athletic Club.

Singles

1. Anis Ramchane (UAFSM) def. Makary Adamek (SBU) 0-6, 7-6, 10-8

2. Youssef Nabil (SBU) def. Juan Rosello (UAFSM) 6-3, 1-6, 10-8

3. Alvaro Nunez (SBU) def. Eduardo Bribiesca (UAFSM) 6-4, 5-7, 10-5

4. Killian Darneaux (UAFSM) def. Mikar Fisher (SBU) 2-6, 6-4, 10-7

5. Ilyes Khelifi (SBU) def. Juan Patino (UAFSM) 1-6, 6-4, 10-3

6. Fabian Neff (SBU) def. Nicolas Retamales (UAFSM) 7-6 (10-8), 7-6 (14-12)

Doubles

1. Anis Ramchane/Killian Darneaux (UAFSM) def. Alvaro Nunez/Youssef Nabil (SBU) 6-3

2. Juan Rosello/Eduardo Bribiesca (UAFSM) def. Ilyes Khelifi/Mikar Fisher (SBU) 6-4

3. Makary Adamek/Fabian Neff (SBU) def. Nicolas Retamales/Juan Patino (UAFSM) 7-6