Both of the Northwest Missouri State University tennis teams have risen inside the top 15 in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association's national rankings.

The Bearcat women have risen to a season-high of No. 14, while the Bearcat men are at No. 12.

The Northwest women have won five straight duals and eight of their last nine in moving to 11-3 overall and 3-0 in the MIAA. The Bearcat men are 7-5 overall and 2-0 in MIAA/GAC dual action.

Sophomore Tyffaine Pais moved up to No. 30 in the singles rankings after knocking off previously No. 19-ranked Maja Jung of Washburn. Pais owns a singles record of 11-1 at No. 2 singles this spring.

Junior Vera Alenicheva is ranked No. 48. Alenicheva has posted a singles' mark 9-5 at No. 1 singles. Alenicheva has tallied a career singles record of 50-17 for Northwest.

The men's doubles pairing of senior Mason Meier and freshman Jan Skerbatis is ranked No. 7 in the nation. Meier and Skerbatis are 10-10 on the year.

Junior Andrea Zamurri is ranked No. 16 in singles play. Zamurri is 7-3 at No. 1 singles this spring. Zamurri is 9-4 overall this season. He has posted a career singles record of 55-15 since coming to the Bearcat campus.

Zamurri has been playing doubles with junior Fillippo Piranomonte and the duo is ranked No. 35 in the country. Zamurri and Piranomonte are 10-3 on the season and a perfect 4-0 at No. 3 doubles. In dual action, Zamurri and Piranomonte has combined to go 7-2.

Senior Michael Delebois is ranked No. 41 in singles in the nation. Delebois is 11-6 overall and 7-5 in dual action. He is 3-0 at No. 3 singles and 4-4 at No. 2 singles. 

Senior Fabien Calloud is ranked No. 55 in singles. Calloud is 8-6 on the year with a 6-5 mark in dual play. He is 2-2 at No. 2 singles and 4-3 at No. 3 singles. Calloud has a career singles record of 66-30. 

This week the Bearcat women will take on Southern Arkansas Friday at 4 p.m. in St. Joseph (Genesis Indoor Courts). The women will also play host to Newman on Saturday at 1 p.m. on the Frank Grube Courts at the Mark Rosewell Tennis Complex.

The Bearcat men will challenge No. 40-ranked Southern Arkansas Friday at 1 p.m. in St. Joseph (Genesis Indoor Courts). The men will take on Newman at home on Saturday at 1 p.m. The men will finish the weekend at home Sunday at 1 p.m. against No. 9-ranked Ouachita Baptist.