The Northwest Missouri State men’s tennis team knocked off Division I member UMKC on Wednesday at the Plaza Tennis Center, 4-3. The win moves Northwest to 14-3 on the year while UMKC is now 7-14 overall.

The Bearcats got four singles wins on the day. Sergio De Vilchez won at No. 1 singles over Tomas Patino, 7-5, 7-6. Alvaro Riveros won at No. 3 singles over Mike Psarros, 6-3, 6-3. At No. 4 singles, Julien Couronne defeated Uldis Gaismins, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 and Fin Glowick won at No. 6 singles over Jai Grewal, 6-3, 6-3. In doubles, Couronne teamed with Romain Boissinot to win at the No. 3 spot, 8-3.

The Bearcats will return home to face Bethany College on Friday, April 18, at 3 p.m. at Frank Grube Tennis Courts. At 12:30 p.m., the team will honor LluisAltimires as part of Senior Day, along with women’s tennis senior Alexis Bartek.

#16 Northwest Missouri 4, Kansas City 3

Singles competition
1. DeVilchez,Sergio (NW) def. Tomas Patino (UMKC) 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
2. Andrey Smirnov (UMKC) def. Boissinot,Romain (NW) 6-4, 7-5
3. Riveros,Alvaro (NW) def. Mike Psarros (UMKC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Vinh Pham (UMKC) def. Altimires,Lluis (NW) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
5. Couronne,Julien (NW) def. Uldis Gaismins (UMKC) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
6. Glowick,Fin (NW) def. Jai Grewal (UMKC) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Mike Psarros/Tomas Patino (UMKC) def. DeVilchez,Sergio/Clews,Amery (NW) 8-3
2. Conner Edwards/Vinh Pham (UMKC) def. Riveros,Alvaro/Altimires,Lluis (NW) 8-5
3. Boissinot,Romain/Couronne,Julien (NW) def. Uldis Gaismins/Andrey Smirnov(UMKC) 8-3

— Northwest Sports Information —