SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State men's tennis team captured the 2014 MIAA Men's Tennis Championship on Sunday afternoon at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo. Northwest beat Southwest Baptist, 5-1.

Northwest jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after a pair of wins in doubles. Lluis Altimires and Sergio De Vilchez won 9-8 in a tiebreaker, 7-3, at the No. 1 position and Romain Boissinot and Julien Couronne won at No. 3, 8-5.

The Bearcats picked up three straight-set victories in the singles to secure the title. Alvaro Riveros won at No. 3 singles, 6-3, 6-2. Altimires won at No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-0, and Couronne picked up the No. 5 singles point, winning, 6-3, 6-3.

Northwest will now await seeding for the NCAA Tournament. The live selection show will be available online on Tuesday, April 29th, at 7 p.m. CST.

Northwest Missouri 5, Southwest Baptist 1
Apr 27, 2014 at Springfield, Mo. (Cooper Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. Kinal,Kristof (SBU) vs. DeVilchez,Sergio (NW) no result
2. El Kheshen,Omar (SBU) vs. Boissinot,Romain (NW) no result
3. Riveros,Alvaro (NW) def. Blodig,Chris (SBU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Altimires,Lluis (NW) def. Cardona,Daniel (SBU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Couronne,Julien (NW) def. Margiotta,Guido (SBU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Doering,Yannick (SBU) vs. Glowick,Fin (NW) no result

Doubles competition
1. Altimires,Lluis/DeVilchez,Sergio (NW) def. Kinal,Kristof/El Kheshen,Omar (SBU) 9-8 (7-3)
2. Cardona,Daniel/Blodig,Chris (SBU) def. Riveros,Alvaro/Clews,Amery (NW) 8-5
3. Boissinot,Romain/Couronne,Julien (NW) def. Margiotta,Guido/Doering,Yannick (SBU) 8-5