Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University women's tennis team cruised to an 8-1 victory over Nebraska-Kearney on Friday. With the win, SBU improves to 10-3 (2-1 MIAA) on the season.

The Bearcats came out strong by taking all three doubles matches to take an early 3-0 lead. The Bearcats then recieved straight set victories from Christina Zentai and Lara Soares in singles to earn the five points necessary to win, but Klara Vickov, Lani Tuemmers, and Beatrix Federer all added singles victories as SBU cruised to an 8-1 win.

SBU will return to action on Saturday, April 2 when they host Fort Hays State. Play is set to begin at 10:00 a.m. from Bolivar.

#11 Southwest Baptist 8, Nebraska-Kearney 1

Singles
1. #40 Christina Zentai (SBU) def. Yuxiu Sun (UNK) 6-0, 6-0
2. Lara Soares (SBU) def. Sthefani Rodriguez (UNK) 6-0, 6-0
3. Klara Vickov (SBU) def. Paula Jimenez (UNK) 7-6, 6-4
4. Lani Tuemmers (SBU) def. Camryn Parnell (UNK) 6-2, 6-2
5. Emma Neil (UNK) def. Zorana Jovanovic (SBU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Beatrix Federer (SBU) def. Jadyn Trimble (UNK) 7-6, 6-2

Doubles
1. #14 Zentai/Soares (SBU) def. Parnell/Trimble (UNK) 8-0
2. Maria Josie Zehnder/Tuemmers (SBU) def. Sun/Rodriguez (UNK) 8-2
3. Vickov/Jovanovic (SBU) def. Jimenez/Neil (UNK) 8-4