MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State University men’s and women’s tennis teams were each ranked in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national and regional rankings. The Northwest men remained the nation’s No. 19 ranked team while the women entered the polls at No. 49. MIAA Player of the Year Romain Boissinot was ranked No. 33 nationally while senior and second-team All-MIAA performer Camila Quesada was ranked No. 35.

In the regional polls, the Northwest men were ranked No. 2. Boissinot earned the No. 2 singles ranking while Mauro Tete was No. 14 and Alvaro Riveros was No. 19. The doubles team of Tete and Aymeric Autones was ranked No. 9 in the Central Region.

On the women’s side, the Bearcats were ranked No. 3 in the Central Region. Queseada earned the No. 2 rank in singles and was ranked No. 7 in doubles with Lorena Rivas Jarolim.

For the 13th time under MIAA Coach of the Year Mark Rosewell, both men’s and women’s teams qualified for the NCAA Regional round. The women will face Nebraska-Kearney at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, in Tahlequah, Okla. The winner of that match will face the winner of Northeastern State and Augustana at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 4. The Northwest men will host Nebraska-Kearney on Tuesday in Maryville, Mo., at 1 p.m.

National Rankings
No. 19 – Northwest Missouri State Men
No. 33 Singles – Romain Boissinot
No. 35 Singles – Camila Quesada
No. 49 – Northwest Missouri State Women

Central Regional Rankings
No. 2 – Northwest Missouri State Men
No. 2 Singles – Romain Boissinot
No. 2 Singles – Camila Quesada
No. 7 Doubles – Camila Quesada & Lorena Rivas Jarolim
No. 9 Doubles – Mauro Tete & Aymeric Autones
No. 14 Singles – Mauro Tete
No. 19 Singles – Alvaro Riveros

— Northwest Sports Information —