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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University men's tennis team beat Nebraska-Kearney, 5-2, on Saturday morning in the MIAA Championship semifinals.
- Northwest, ranked No. 12 nationally, improved to 18-3 overall while the No. 20 ranked Lopers fall to 19-3.
- The win was head coach Mark Rosewell's 1,043rd career victory.
- The MIAA Championships are being held at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo. Saturday's match was played indoors.
- Northwest found itself facing a 2-1 defecit after doubles. But the Bearcat battled back, winning singles points at the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 positions.
- Sergi Fontcuberta and Alvaro Riveros, the nation's No. 16 ranked doubles team, picked up the win at No. 1 doubles.
- Fontcuberta won at No. 2 singles, 6-0, 6-4, and Riveros also won at No. 3 singles, 6-0, 6-4.
- No. 42 Romain Boissinot won at No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-0.
- Mauro Tete got the Bearcats' other win at No. 4 singles with a 6-0, 6-4 victory.

Match Results
1. #42 Boissinot,Romain (NW) def. Arias,Alvaro (UNKMEN) 6-1, 6-0
2. Fontcuberta,Sergi (NW) def. El Zanaty,Mohab (UNKMEN) 6-0, 6-4
3. Riveros,Alvaro (NW) def. Nguyen,Justin (UNKMEN) 6-0, 6-4
4. Tete,Mauro (NW) def. Richards,Joey (UNKMEN) 6-0, 6-4
5. Wakim,Georges (UNKMEN) vs. Autones,Aymeric (NW) no result
6. Garces,Lucas (UNKMEN) vs. Glowick,Fin (NW) no result
 
1. #16 Fontcuberta,Sergi/Riveros,Alvaro (NW) def. Nguyen,Justin/Wakim,Georges (UNKMEN) 9-8
2. El Zanaty,Mohab/Garces,Lucas (UNKMEN) def. Boissinot,Romain/Autones,Aymeric (NW) 8-3
3. Reekie,Aaron/Richards,Joey (UNKMEN) def. Altmann,Josef/Tete,Mauro (NW) 8-6

Up Next
- Northwest will look for its seventh-straight MIAA Tournament title on Sunday at 9 a.m. against Southwest Baptist.