BOLIVAR, Mo. - Northwest Missouri State tennis teams split road MIAA matches at Southwest Baptist on Thursday. The men's team picked up a 5-4 win, after falling behind early, 4-1. The women's team lost 9-0 to SBU. The men's team is now 12-2 on the year and a perfect 4-0 in conference play. The women's team is now 10-11 overall and 5-4 in conference play.

The men's team put together a strong singles performance after dropping all three points in doubles. Romain Boissinot won at No. 2 singles and Alvaro Rivers came from a set down at No. 3 singles to pick up a deciding point for Northwest. Lluis Altimires won at No. 4, Hicham Azzaoui was victorious at No. 5 and Fin Glowick picked up a straight-set win at No. 6.

The Bearcat men will play Ouchita Baptist on Friday and the women will play Arkansas Tech. On Saturday, Northwest will take on Midwestern State.

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Men's Results
#16 Northwest Missouri 5, #47 Southwest Baptist University 4
Apr 10, 2014 at Bolivar, Mo. (John Bryant Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. #46 Kinal,Kristof (SBU) def. #20 DeVilchez,Sergio (NW) 7-5, 6-2
2. Boissinot,Romain (NW) def. El Kheshen,Omar (SBU) 5-4, retired
3. Riveros,Alvaro (NW) def. Blodig,Chris (SBU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
4. Altimires,Lluis (NW) def. Cardona,Daniel (SBU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Azzaoui,Hicham (NW) def. Margiotta,Guido (SBU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Glowick,Fin (NW) def. Doering,Yannick (SBU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. #19 Kinal,Kristof/El Kheshen,Omar (SBU) def. #12 DeVilchez,Sergio/Altimires,Lluis (NW) 8-4
2. Blodig,Chris/Cardona,Daniel (SBU) def. Riveros,Alvaro/Couronne,Julien (NW) 8-4
3. Margiotta,Guido/Doering,Yannick (SBU) def. Boissinot,Romain/Clews,Amery (NW) 8-3

Match Notes
Northwest Missouri 12-2 (4-0 MIAA); National ranking #16; Regional ranking #1
Southwest Baptist University 9-7 (4-1 MIAA); National ranking #47; Regional ranking #4
 

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Women's Results
#27 Southwest Baptist University 9, Northwest Missouri State 0
Apr 10, 2014 at Bolivar, Mo. (John Bryant Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. #4 Varga,Fanni (SBU) def. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) 6-1, 6-3
2. Singh,Mehak (SBU) def. Kolen,Aniek (NW) 6-1, 6-1
3. Zentai,Christina (SBU) def. Mannix,Stephanie (NW) 6-0, 6-0
4. Tuemmers,Lani (SBU) def. Hull,Marianne (NW) 6-3, 6-0
5. Jovanovic,Zorana (SBU) def. Veasey,Mara (NW) 6-1, 6-2
6. Carvajaleno,Paula (SBU) def. Anderson,Mindy (NW) 3-6, 6-4, 10-4

Doubles competition
1. #9 Varga,Fanni/Zentai,Christina (SBU) def. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Anderson,Mindy (NW) 8-0
2. Singh,Mehak/Tuemmers,Lani (SBU) def. Kolen,Aniek/Mannix,Stephanie (NW) 9-8
3. Panovski,Andjela/Carvajaleno,Paula (SBU) def. Hull,Marianne/Veasey,Mara (NW) 9-8

Match Notes
Northwest Missouri State 10-11 (5-4 MIAA); Regional ranking #7
Southwest Baptist University 15-3 (8-1 MIAA); National ranking #27; Regional ranking #1