ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The nationally-ranked Northwest Missouri State University tennis teams each picked up victories over the Southwest Baptist Bearcats at the Genesis Indoor Courts on Friday night.

The No. 25-ranked Northwest women tallied a 4-3 win over SBU. Northwest overcame losing the doubles point to SBU by scoring four singles wins to pull out the dual triumph. Tessa Kwakernaak, Marielena Muench, Laura Prieto Sieiro and Angela per Moreno recorded singles wins to clinch the dual.

The No. 28-ranked Northwest men notched a 4-1 dual win over their Bearcat counterparts from Bolivar, Mo. Northwest won the doubles point with 6-4 wins from Andrea Zamurri and Vini Rodrigues at No. 1 and from Mason Meier and Martin Sanchez at No. 3 doubles. Zamurri and Rafal Bednarczuk secured singles wins before Fillippo Piranomonte won this three-set match at No. 5 singles to clinch the triumph.