KEARNEY, Neb. - The No. 20-ranked Northwest Missouri State University men's tennis team recorded a 7-0 dual win over Colorado Mesa on Saturday.
The Bearcat men moved to 2-0 on the year with a neutral court win over Colorado Mesa.
Northwest secured an early 1-0 lead in the doubles competition. The Bearcats captured wins at No. 1 doubles from
Andrea Zamurri and
Fillippo Piranomonte and No. 3 doubles from
Mason Meier and
Martin Sanchez. Zamurri and Piranomonte produced a 6-3 win, while Meier and Sanchez were forced to a tiebreaker where they prevailed 7-5. Northwest's No. 2 doubles team ofÂ
Rafal Bednarczuk and
Michael Delebois dropped a 6-2 decision to Colorado Mesa's Jabin Philemon and Emil Hultman.
The Bearcat men dropped only one set in singles play as five of its players won in straight sets. Meier was the lone Bearcat forced to play a third-set 10-point super-tiebreaker and he came out on top, 13-11.