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Box Score  |  Tournament Headlines

Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University women's tennis team beat Central Oklahoma, 5-1, on Friday in the opening round of the MIAA Tournament in Springfield, Mo.
- The match, which was played indoors at the Cooper Tennis Complex, was halted after the Bearcats captured the two singles points to clinch the victory.
- Northwest swept the three doubles points to take an early lead. Margaux Jaquet and Stephanie Mannix won at No. 3 and No. 5 singles, respectively.
- The win was head coach Mark Rosewell's 1,009th career victory.

Match Results
Singles competition
1. Gorina,Alina (UCO) def. #50 Quesada,Camila (NW) 6-4, 6-3
2. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) vs. Minakova,Anya (UCO) unfinished
3. Jaquet,Margaux (NW) def. Brnovic,Natasa (UCO) 6-0, 6-1
4. Kolen,Aniek (NW) vs. Burak,Olya (UCO) unfinished
5. Mannix,Stephanie (NW) def. Semo,Emilie (UCO) 6-4, 6-0
6. Hull,Marianne (NW) vs. Moyna Lobel,Amelie (UCO) unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Quesada,Camila (NW) def. Minakova,Anya/Moyna Lobel,Amelie (UCO) 9-8
2. Hull,Marianne/Jaquet,Margaux (NW) def. Gorina,Alina/Semo,Emilie (UCO) 8-6
3. Mannix,Stephanie/Kolen,Aniek (NW) def. Burak,Olya/Brnovic,Natasa (UCO) 8-2

Up Next
- The Bearcats will face No. 2 tournament seed Southwest Baptist at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning in Springfield, Mo., in the semifinal round.