The Northwest Missouri State men's and women's tennis programs dropped their matches against Harding University on day four of their spring break road trip.
The men fell to 3-4 on the season after falling to the Bisons 4-3. The men notched points from
Andrea Zamurri, Andrea Velasco and
Martin Sanchez all in singles play.
Singles
Andrea Zamurri def. Arthur Ballan 3-6, 6-3 1-0
Dani Ortiz def.
Fabien Calloud 2-6, 3-6
Morgan Salvan def.
Franco Oliva 7-6, 4-6, 1-6
Luis Tirado def.
Louis Compas 4-6, 6-7
Agustin Velasco def. Alvaro de Lorenzo 7-6, 7-6
Martin Sanchez def. Bryce Walker 6-0, 6-4
Doubles
Salvan and de Lorenzo def. Calloud and Zamurri 6-7
Ballan and Ortiz def. Oliva and
Pedro Pontes 6-7
Tirado and Diego Pierola def.
Bjorn Kurtze and
Sawyer Nickel 4-6
The No. 22 ranked Bearcat women fell to the Bison 5-2 dropping to 4-3 on the season. The women's points came from
Julia Aliseda and
Vera Alenicheva who won each of their singles matches and their doubles match together.
Singles
Rylie Evans def.
Tania Teruel 2-6, 1-6
Vera Alenicheva def. Hana Folse 2-6, 7-6, 10-6
Lindy Carpenter def.
Marta Ferrando 2-6, 3-6
Julia Aliseda def. Allison Carpenter 3-6, 6-4, 14-12
Emily Carpenter def.
Tess Lovig 1-6, 2-6
Rachel McCrae def.
Sara Grozdanovich 6-7, 5-7
Doubles
Evans and Folse def. Teruel and Ferrando 4-6
Aliseda and Alenicheva def. A. Carpenter and E. Carpenter 6-4
McCrae and Ashley Nillson def. Lovig and Grozdanovich 6-7
The Bearcats will be back in action Thursday March 12 when they take on Southeastern Oklahoma State. The start time is set for 10 a.m.