Bearcat men, women split with Washburn
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Northwest Missouri State University’s Romain Bossinot digs down low for a backhand against Washburn’s Aleja Plaza Valarezo during their No. 1 singles match on Wednesday. Bossinot took the 2-1 win. Northwest’s men won 7-2.
Northwest Missouri State University saw mixed results on Wednesday. The Bearcat men earned a 7-2 win over Washburn, while the women took a 5-4 loss. The women’s match came down to the No. 3 singles match between Northwest’s Aniek Kolen and Washburn’s Logan Morrissey. Morrissey built a quick 3-1 lead and Kolen never recovered, losing 6-1.
Northwest coach Mark Rosewell said he liked the way his women’s team competed.
“Washburn is a talented team,” he said. “That one could have gone either way. We haven’t lost to Washburn on the girls side for a few years now. It’s disappointing, but it was a hard-fought match.”
Washburn’s Madeline Hill defeated Lorena Rivas Jarolim 6-1,6-0 in straight sets at the No. 1 singles spot and Jacqueli Engelbrecht followed suit at No. 2 singles for the Ichabods. She defeated Tania Teruel 2-1 (6-4, 3-6, 6-4).
The Bearcats got wins at the No. 4 and No. 5 singles spots from Irene Nunez and Luiza Souza respectively. Nunez defeated Makenna Gonzales 6-1, 6-3 in straight sets while Souza battled back after losing the first set to take the match 2-1. She won the second set 6-3, and the third set 7-6.
Margaux Jacquet earned a win at the No. 6 singles spot as well for the Bearcats with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Ally Burr.
Northwest got its one win in women’s doubles from No. 3 team Tess Lovig and Jacquet, who beat Madison Lysaught and Burr 8-1.
Northwest’s Romain Bossinot came away with a hard-fought win over Aleja Plaza Valarezo, winning 2-1 (7-6, 4-6, 12-10).
He is now 2-2 all-time against Valarezo, who beat him in the ITA regional semifinal round last season.
“In the first set, I was really trying to make him play,” he said. “I know him pretty well. I started the second behind. I got down 3-0, but I came back and made it pretty close. During the tiebreak, I had a 9-8 lead before making it 10-9, and then I was finally able to get to 12-10. It was a really close match.”
Sergi Fontcuberta got a win at the No. 2 singles spot with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Blake Hunter, but the Ichabods countered the No. 3 singles spot when Matt Barlow defeated Mauro Tete 7-6, 6-4. Josef Altmann got the Bearcats back on track with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Tommy Hunter. Aymeric Autones and Fin Golwick finished out the singles play with straight set victories for the Bearcats.
Northwest dropped the No. 1 doubles match, as Valarezo and Hunter defeated Tete and Jorge Serrano 8-3.
The Bearcats took the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches on the men’s side with wins coming from Fontcuberta/Bossinot (8-3) and Autones/Altmann (8-4).
Rosewell said he liked what he saw out of his guys side.
“Our men’s team played really well today and they are playing really well right now overall,” he said. “We are right where we want to be on that side. We came in 12th in the country, so this is about what I expected.”
Northwest travels to Springfield on Friday for a 2 p.m. matchup against Drury. The last time team scores were kept against Drury — back on March 15, 2015 — the Panthers came away with a 5-4 win on the men’s side. The women lost 7-2 in that matchup.
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Northwest Missouri State University’s No. 3 doubles player, senior Aymeric Autones, goes into his serving motion against Washburn on Wednesday. He and partner Josef Altmann picked up the 8-4 win over Chase Brill and Paul Haase. The Bearcat men won 7-2 overall.
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Northwest Missouri Sate’s Loren Rivas Jarolim gets ready to hit her forehand against Washburn’s Madeline Hill on Wednesday. Jarolim lost 6-1, 6-0. Washburn’s women’s side took the 5-4 win overall.
