SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The No. 7-ranked Northwest Missouri State University men's tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision to Southwest Baptist University Thursday at the Cooper Indoor Courts.
 
SBU took a 1-0 lead in doubles by scoring victories at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. The No. 3 doubles match was stopped with Northwest's Fabien Calloud and Michael Delebois holding a 6-5 advantage.
 
The Bearcats secured three singles wins from No. 2 Fabien Calloud, No. 4 Jan Skerbatis and No. 5 Simon Birgerson.
 
The dual came down to the No. 6 singles match between Northwest's Vinnie Rodrigues and SBU's Mikar Fisher. Fisher pulled out a three-set win with a 6-4 victory in the third. Rodrigues captured the opening set, 7-5, but Fisher bounced back to take the second, 6-3.
 
The Bearcats were playing without No. 1 singles player Andrea Zamurri, who is battling injuries.