LINCOLN, Neb. – Griffon tennis (10-12) fell to No. 6 Northeastern State (16-4) 5-0 in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Championships.

The Griffons opened the match with losses at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Karolina Strom and Joanna Abreu Roman battled back and forth early in their match at No. 1 doubles but NSU pulled away late.

After falling 6-0 in the first set, Strom won two matches but fell 6-2 in the second set. Abreu Roman won a match in the first set before falling in the set. She won two more matches in the second set but couldn’t rally back to win the match.

Missouri Western qualified for the MIAA Championships for the second in three years. MWSU finished the season with 10 wins, five more than the previous season. It is also the third time in the past four seasons the Griffons have at least 10 wins in a season.

RESULTS
Singles
1. Tatjana Stoll (NSU) def. Strom,Karolina (MWSU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Mayra Jovic (NSU) def. Roman, Abreu Joanna (MWSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Molly Worden (NSU) vs. Salmaso,Federica (MWSU) 6-0, unfinished
4. Aguilera,Sofia (MWSU) vs. Chantal Nosievici (NSU) no result
5. Yeacker,Kataerine (MWSU) vs. Betka Gombarova (NSU) no result
6. Dent,Emilee (MWSU) vs. Karla Tomaic (NSU) no result

Doubles
1. Mayra Jovic/Karla Tomaic (NSU) def. Strom,Karolina/Roman, Abreu Joanna (MWSU) 8-5
2. Molly Worden/Chantal Nosievici (NSU) def. Aguilera,Sofia/Keim,Aundrey (MWSU) 8-2
3. Tatjana Stoll/Easton Parker (NSU) def. Dent,Emilee/Salmaso,Federica (MWSU) 8-0

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