Aided with some forfeit victories, the St. Ambrose men and women defeated St. Francis Tuesday afternoon at the QC Tennis Club in Moline, Ill.

The SAU men moved to 11-4 overall and 1-1 in the CCAC with their 4-0 win.

Gabriel Guimaray's 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2 singles along with Samy Khiyara (No. 5) and Austin Hutton (No. 6) earning wins via forfeit were all the Bees needed after earning the doubles point.

Sebastian Arevalo led 6-4, 3-2 in his match at No. 1 singles when the dual was clinched. Shingai Manyonga and Miguel Sampaio did not start their singles matches at No. 3 or 4, respectively.

Sampaio and Khiyara won 6-0 at No. 2 doubles while the No. 3 team of Manyonga and Hutton won by forfeit. Arevalo and Guimaray led 3-1 in the No. 1 match.

The St. Ambrose women improved to 9-6 overall and 2-0 in the conference with their 4-1 decision.

Like the men, the Bee women used a 6-0 win at No. 2 doubles by the team of Hayden Evans and Catherine Meystrik along with a forfeit victory at No. 3 doubles by Jenna Smithmeyer and Paige Owens. The No. 1 doubles team of Chiara Aguirre Cortez and Julia Turek trailed 4-2 in their match when doubles play was halted.

Owens then picked up a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles. Yeva Shershan (No. 5) and Riley Heiar (No. 6) won by forfeit. Evans was up 6-3, 3-0 at No. 2 singles and Smithmeyer led 6-0, 5-0 at No. 3 when the meet was decided. Aguirre Cortez lost her match at No. 1 singles 6-1, 6-0.

The teams return to action Thursday at North Scott High School when the Bees host Augustana on Senior Day.