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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University women's tennis team beat Central Oklahoma, 5-3, on Friday afternoon in the first round of the MIAA Tournament.
- The MIAA Championship is being held at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo.
- The Bearcats improve to 12-11 overall while the No. 5 seeded Bronchos fall to 18-9.
- The win was head coach Mark Rosewell's 1,042nd career victory.
- Northwest won all three doubles points and got singles victories from Margaux Jacquet at No. 4 and Vilue Sestokaite at No. 6 to seal the match.

Match Results
1. Hodges,Alli (UCO) def. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) 6-2, 6-2
2. Emersic,Kaja (NW) vs. Bhat,Kirtana (UCO) 4-6, 6-2, 3-3, unfinished
3. Williams,Alix (UCO) def. Kolen,Aniek (NW) 6-4, 6-3
4. Jacquet,Margaux (NW) def. Minakova,Anya (UCO) 6-2, 6-0
5. Semo,Emilie (UCO) def. Gallardo,Andrea (NW) 6-3, 7-5
6. Sestokaite,Vilune (NW) def. Bond,Jenny (UCO) 7-5, 6-2
 
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Sestokaite,Vilune (NW) def. Hodges,Alli/Bhat,Kirtana (UCO) 8-3
2. Kolen,Aniek/Jacquet,Margaux (NW) def. Minakova,Anya/Schoepflin,Shali (UCO) 9-7
3. Gallardo,Andrea/Emersic,Kaja (NW) def. Semo,Emilie/Bond,Jenny (UCO) 8-5

Up Next
- Northwest will face top-seeded Northeastern State on Saturday, April 30, at noon in the MIAA semifinals.