Surprise, Ariz. - The Southwest Baptist University women's tennis team advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Women's Tennis Championships today with a 5-1 win over Indiana (Pa).

SBU jumped out to a 2-1 lead after doubles play, as the Bearcats won at #1 and #2 doubles with the doubles teams of Fanni Varga/Christina Zentai and Adrienn Kovacs/Faiga Schmidt collecting victories. The Bearcats sealed the win with singles victories from Fanni Varga, Mehak Singh, and Christina Zentai.

The Bearcats will now take on Hawaii Pacific in an Elite Eight match-up. The match is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. (CST) on Thursday, May 9.

Southwest Baptist 5, Indiana (Pa) 1

Singles:
1. Fanni Varga (SBU) def. Katie Eaton (IUP) 6-0, 6-0
2. Mehak Singh (SBU) def. Tanya Timko (IUP) 6-0, 6-2
3. Christina Zentai (SBU) def. Abby McCormick (IUP) 6-3, 6-2
4. Adrienn Kovacs (SBU) vs. Emilia Osborne (IUP) 2-6, 2-1 unfinished
5. Faiga Schmidt (SBU) vs. Erika Schnaas (IUP) 6-1, 3-2 unfinished
6. Andjela Panovski (SBU) vs. Ranvita Mahto (IUP) 3-6, 1-4 unfinished

Doubles:
1. Varga/Zentai (SBU) def. Eaton/Schnaas (IUP) 8-5
2. Kovacs/Schmidt (SBU) def. Osborne/Timko (IUP) 8-4
3. McCormick/Alanna McFail (IUP) def. Singh/Panovski (SBU) 8-1