Northwest women’s tennis loses to UNK in MIAA Tournament first round

The Northwest Missouri State University women’s tennis team fell to Nebraska-Kearney, 5-2, in the first round of the MIAA Tournament on Tuesday at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center in Lincoln, Neb.

– The Northwest women fall to 8-13 overall while the Lopers improve to 13-10.

– The Bearcats fell behind, 2-1, after doubles and were down 3-1 after the first singles match. Northwest’s No. 2 doubles tandem of Lorena Rivas Jarolim and Aniek Kolen won, 9-7.

– Margaux Jacquet and Kolen brought the match to all square at 3-3 with victories at No. 5 and No. 2, respectively, but UNK took points at No. 4 and No. 5 singles to claim the match and advance to Wednesday’s semifinal.

Scores
1. Royo,Ana (UNK) def. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
2. Kolen,Aniek (NW) def. Sun,Sherry (UNK) 7-5, 6-2
3. Alvarez,Amanda (UNK) def. Teruel,Tania (NW) 6-4, 6-0
4. Neil,Emma (UNK) def. Souza,Luiza (NW) 6-3, 7-6
5. Jacquet,Margaux (NW) def. Parnell,Camryn (UNK) 6-1, 6-3
6. Rodriguez,Sthefani (UNK) vs. Lovig,Tess (NW) 3-6, 7-6, 2-3, unfinished

1. Parnell,Camryn/Royo,Ana (UNK) def. Teruel,Tania/Souza,Luiza (NW) 8-3
2. Kolen,Aniek/Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NW) def. Rodriguez,Sthefani/Sun,Sherry (UNK) 9-7
3. Alvarez,Amanda/Neil,Emma (UNK) def. Jacquet,Margaux/Lovig,Tess (NW) 8-5

Up Next
– The Bearcat men will take on Emporia State on Wednesday, April 19, at 8 a.m., in the semifinal round.

— Northwest Athletics —