Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University men's tennis team captured the 2016 MIAA Tournament title on Sunday with a win over Southwest Baptist, 5-0.
- No. 12 Northwest improved to 19-3 on the year with the victory while No. 18 SBU finishes with a 13-7 record.
- This was the seventh year the MIAA has gone to a postseason tournament. Northwest has won all seven titles dating back to 2010.
- Northwest has also won both the regular season and tournament titles each of the past seven seasons.
- Northwest has secured the MIAA's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
- The win was head coach
Mark Rosewell's 1,044th career victory.
- The MIAA Championships were held at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo.
- Northwest won all three doubles matches and then got singles wins at No. 2 by
Sergi Fontcuberta and at No. 6 by
Fin Glowick.
Match Results
1. #16 Sherif Abohabaga (SBU) vs. #42
Romain Boissinot (NW) 6-7, 1-4, unfinished
2.
Sergi Fontcuberta (NW) def. Chris Blodig (SBU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Gyorgy Argoston (SBU) vs.
Alvaro Riveros (NW) 4-6, 2-2, unfinished
4. Torben Semrau (SBU) vs.
Mauro Tete (NW) 4-6, 1-2, unfinished
5. Raul Cabaerlo (SBU) vs.
Aymeric Autones (NW) 6-7
6.
Fin Glowick (NW) def. Marcel Castillo (SBU) 6-2, 6-3
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1. #16 Fontcuberta/Riveras (NW) def. Abohabaga/Argoston (SBU) 8-3
2. Boissinot/Autones (NW) def. Blodig/Semrau (SBU) 8-6
3. Tete/Altmann (NW) def. Cabalero/Omar Diab (SBU) 8-3
Up Next
- Northwest will await seeding in the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Division II Selection Show scheduled for Tuesday, May 3 at 7 p.m. on
NCAA.com/LiveSchedule.
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