Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University men's tennis team fell in a heartbreaker to #16 Northwest Missouri on Thursday evening in Bolivar 5-4. The Bearcats now fall to 9-7 (4-1 MIAA) on the season.

The Bearcats quickly jumped out to a 3-0 lead by sweeping the doubles matches. The doubles teams of Kristof Kinal/Omar El Kheshen, Daniel Cardona/Chris Blodig, and Guido Margiotta/Yannick Doering all picked up victories for SBU. Kinal then kicked off singles by defeating the #20 singles play in the nation before NWMSU took the next five singles matches as SBU fell 5-4.

The Bearcats will return to action on Saturday, April 12 when they host #40 Ouachita Baptist. Play is set to begin at 12:00 p.m. from Bolivar, Missouri

#16 Northwest Missouri 5, #47 Southwest Baptist 4

Singles

1. Kristof Kinal (SBU) def. Sergio De Vilchez (NWMSU) 7-5, 6-2
2. Romain Boissinot (NWMSU) def. Omar El Kheshen (SBU) 5-4 ret.
3. Alvaro Riveros (NWMSU) def. Chris Blodig (SBU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
4. Lluis Altimires (NWMSU) def. Daniel Cardona (SBU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Hicham Azzaoui (NWMSU) def. Guido Margiotta (SBU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Fin Glowick (NWMSU) def. Yannick Doering (SBU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

1. Kinal/El Kheshen (SBU) def. De Vichez/Altimires (NWMSU) 8-4
2. Blodig/Cardona (SBU) def. Riveros/Julien Couronne (NWMSU) 8-4
3. Margiotta/Doering (SBU) def. Boissinot/Amery Clews (NWMSU) 8-3