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Box Score

Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University women's tennis team won its home opener over Missouri Western, 7-2, on Wednesday afternoon at Frank Grube Courts.
- The match was originally scheduled for Tuesday but moved due to weather.
- Northwest moves to 3-3 on the year and 1-0 in MIAA play. The Griffons fall to 4-1 overall and are now 0-1 in conference action.
- The win was head coach Mark Rosewell's 1,019th career victory.
- Margaux Jacquet, Kaja Emersic and Andrea Gallardo each picked up singles and doubles victories.
- The Bearcats have not lost to Missouri Western since 1985.

Match Results (Northwest 7, Missouri Western 2)
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) def. Aguilera, Sofia (MWSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Emersic,Kaja (NW) def. El Ghazi, Yasmine (MWSU) 6-7, 6-2, 10-6
3. Jacquet,Margaux (NW) def. Giraldo, Sarah (MWSU) 6-3, 7-6
4. Gallardo,Andrea (NW) def. Smith, Meara (MWSU) 7-5, 6-4
5. Abreu Roman, Joanna (MWSU) def. Sestokaite,Vilune (NW) 7-5, 6-0
6. Berghaus,Marie (NW) def. Chiao, Denise (MWSU) 6-1, 6-2
 
1. Aguilera, Sofia/El Ghazi, Yasmine (MWSU) def. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Dibbins,Rachel (NW) 8-4
2. Kolen,Aniek/Jacquet,Margaux (NW) def. Abreu Roman, Joanna/Giraldo, Sarah (MWSU) 9-8
3. Emersic,Kaja/Gallardo,Andrea (NW) def. Beger, Lindsay/Chiao, Denise (MWSU) 8-3

Up Next
- The Bearcat men's and women's tennis teams will head to Springfield, Mo., on Saturday, March 19, to take on Harding in non-MIAA action beginning at 10 a.m.