The Northwest Missouri State tennis teams honored seniors Lluis Altimires and Alexis Bartek prior to a pair of non-conference home matches on Friday afternoon. The men picked up a 9-0 sweep over Bethany to move to 15-3 overall. The women fell to 10-14 overall after dropping a 6-3 decision to Newman.
Picking up wins for the Bearcats in singles on the men’s side included Sergio De Vilchez, Romain Boissinot, Alvaro Riveros, Altimires, Julien Couronne and Hicham Azzaoui. De Vilchez and Altimires won at No. 1 doubles, Boissonot and Couronne won at No. 2 doubles and Riveros won at No. 3 doubles with Amery Clews.
For the women, Bartek went perfect on the day, winning at No. 2 singles, 6-3, 7-6, and teaming with Lorena Rivas Jarolim at No. 1 doubles, 8-4. Aniek Kolen picked up a win at No. 3 singles, 7-6, 6-3.
Up next, the men will host Graceland on Tuesday, April 22, at 3 p.m. Both the men’s and women’s teams will finish the MIAA regular season on Wednesday at Washburn at 3 p.m. in Topeka, Kan. The MIAA Tournament will begin on April 25, with the women’s team playing Nebraska-Kearney at 1 p.m. at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo. The men, who have secured the No. 1 seed, will play on Saturday, April 26, at 9 a.m. against either Lindenwood or Washburn.
Men’s Results
#16 Northwest Missouri 9, Bethany College 0
Singles competition
1. DeVilchez,Sergio (NW) def. Manuel Raga (BETH) 6-1, 6-0
2. Boissinot,Romain (NW) def. Edgardo Tapia (BETH) 6-4, 7-5
3. Riveros,Alvaro (NW) def. Mensford Owusu (BETH) 6-2, 6-2
4. Altimires,Lluis (NW) def. Michiel Van Den Boga (BETH) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (10-3)
5. Couronne,Julien (NW) def. Amir Rahbar (BETH) 6-2, 6-1
6. Azzaoui,Hicham (NW) def. Aaron Moses (BETH) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. DeVilchez,Sergio/Altimires,Lluis (NW) def. Edgardo Tapia/Amir Rahbar (BETH) 9-8 (8-6)
2. Boissinot,Romain/Couronne,Julien (NW) def. Mensford Owusu/Aaron Moses (BETH) 8-3
3. Riveros,Alvaro/Clews,Amery (NW) def. Michiel Van Den Boga/Tucker Clary (BETH) 8-4
Women’s Results
Newman University (Kan.) 6, Northwest Missouri State 3
Singles competition
1. Kirstie Symon (NEWMAN) def. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) 6-3, 6-2
2. Bartek,Alexis (NW) def. Lisa Pleskan (NEWMAN) 6-3, 7-5
3. Kolen,Aniek (NW) def. Taylor Jordan (NEWMAN) 7-6, 6-3
4. Hillary Hicks (NEWMAN) def. Hull,Marianne (NW) 6-3, 6-0
5. Ariana Raga (NEWMAN) def. Veasey,Mara (NW) 6-0, 6-1
6. Carissa Villaflor (NEWMAN) def. Anderson,Mindy (NW) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Bartek,Alexis (NW) def. Lisa Pleskan/Carissa Villaflor (NEWMAN) 8-4
2. Kirstie Symon/Taylor Jordan (NEWMAN) def. Kolen,Aniek/Hull,Marianne (NW) 9-7
3. Hillary Hicks/Courtney Dold (NEWMAN) def. Veasey,Mara/Anderson,Mindy (NW) 8-5
— Northwest Sports Information —