The Northwest Missouri State University women’s tennis team opened the 2015 season with a 5-3 win over Maryville University on Friday in St. Joseph, Mo.

Northwest fell behind 2-1 after the doubles competition but rebounded to win four of the six singles points to win the match.

Aniek Kolen was a double-winner for the Bearcats, capturing the No. 3 doubles point with Stephanie Mannix and the No. 4 singles point.

The win was head coach Mark Rosewell’s 977th career victory.

Match Scores
Singles competition
1. Quesada,Camila (NW) def. Puck Vlaskamp (MARYUNIV) 6-1, 6-4
2. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) def. Andrea Fandino (MARYUNIV) 7-5, 6-1
3. Jaquet,Margaux (NW) def. Rebekah Anderson (MARYUNIV) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
4. Kolen,Aniek (NW) def. Kine Sando Kieppe (MARYUNIV) 6-4, 6-1
5. Mannix,Stephanie (NW) vs. Anne Lutz (MARYUNIV) 6-4, 1-0, unfinished
6. Peggy Vink (MARYUNIV) def. Hull,Marianne (NW) 6-7, 7-6, 10-4

Doubles competition
1. Puck Vlaskamp/Anne Lutz (MARYUNIV) def. Quesada,Camila/Jaquet,Margaux (NW) 8-6
2. Kine Sando Kieppe/Rebekah Anderson (MARYUNIV) def. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Dibbins,Rachel (NW) 8-3
3. Kolen,Aniek/Mannix,Stephanie (NW) def. Makenna Parker/Peggy Vink (MARYUNIV) 8-0

Up Next, the Bearcats head to Liberty, Mo., to take on the University of Illinois Springfield on Sunday, March 1. Both the men’s and women’s teams will play at 3 p.m.

— Northwest Sports Information —