Emporia, Kan. - The Southwest Baptist University women's tennis team picked up their eighth straight victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating Emporia State 6-3. The Bearcats record now stands at 11-1 (4-0 MIAA).

The Bearcats provided strong play from all six positions, with each Bearcat collecting either a singles or doubles victory. Singles victories came from Mehak Singh, Adrienn Kovacs, Andjela Panovski, and Faiga Schmidt, while the doubles teams of Singh/Fanni Varga and Panovski/Crystal Guiot also picked up victories.

The Bearcats will quickly return to action tomorrow, March 18 when they take on Division I opponent Nebraska-Omaha. Play is set to begin 10:00 am.

SBU 6, Emporia State 3

Singles:

1. Nicole Jara (ESU) def. Fanni Varga (SBU) 6-0, 5-4 ret.
2. #39 Mehak Singh (SBU) def. Taylor Smith (ESU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Adrienn Kovacs (SBU) def. Tiffany Khounsombath (ESU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Andjela Panovski (SBU) def. Alex Crowe (ESU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Faiga Schmidt (SBU) def. Emily Huston (ESU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Abby Morris (ESU) def. Crystal Guiot (SBU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles:

1. Singh/Varga (SBU) def. Jara/Smith (ESU) 8-5
2. Crowe/Jennifer Gerhardt (ESU) def. Kovacs/Schmidt (SBU) 8-6
3. Panovski/Guiot (SBU) def. Huston/Morris (ESU) 8-3