Springfield, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University women's tennis team took down #18 Midwestern State on Friday morning at the Cooper Tennis Complex 5-4 to remain undefeated on the season.

The Bearcats kicked things off with doubles victories from Fanni Varga/Christina Zentai and Maria Josie Zehnder/Lani Tuemmers to give SBU a 2-1 lead heading into singles play. In singles, Varga and Zentai both won in straight sets while Tuemmers picked up a big three-set victory to give SBU the 5-4 victory.

The Bearcats will quickly return to action tomorrow, March 7, when they host Arkansas Fort-Smith. Play is set to begin at 10:00 a.m.

#19 Southwest Baptist 5, #18 Midwestern State 4

Singles
1. #15 Fanni Varga (SBU) def. #16 Kayla Casey (MWSU) 7-5, 6-1
2. #14 Christina Zentai (SBU) def. Madeline Schorlemmer (MWSU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Courtney Anderson (MWSU) def. Maria Josie Zehnder (SBU) 7-6, 6-2
4. Lani Tuemmers (SBU) def. Lauren Pineda (MWSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
5. Paige Boykin (MWSU) def. Beatrix Federer (SBU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Lindsay Nochowicz (MWSU) def. Zorana Jovanovic (SBU) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. #4 Varga/Zentai (SBU) def. Pineda/Nochowicz (MWSU) 8-2
2. Zehnder/Tuemmers (SBU) def. Schorlemmer/Boykin (MWSU) 8-1
3. Casey/Carrie Casey (MWSU) def. Federer/Jovanovic (SBU) 8-0