EDMOND, Okla. – The Missouri Western tennis team rolled to a 4-1 victory over Northeastern State in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Tournament Friday morning at Edmond Center Court.  The Griffons improve to 12-5 this season and advance to the semifinals Friday afternoon against top-seeded Central Oklahoma.
 
This the first MIAA Tournament win for the Griffons since 2012, which was a win against Lincoln in the seventh-place match of the league tournament.  Missouri Western's last win to open the MIAA tournament was also against Lincoln as they won a play-in match in 2011.
 
The Griffons dropped the doubles point to NSU as they lost two of the three doubles matches, but bounced back to win the first four singles matches to clinch the victory.  The final two singles matches went unfinished. 
 
Missouri Western and No. 4 Central Oklahoma will square off in the MIAA semifinals Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. from Edmond Center Court.  You can click here for live stats.
 
SINGLES
1. Ioanna Lathouri (MWSU) def. Kristela Vidnere (NSU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Karolina Ström (MWSU) def. Maria Popova (NSU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Anya Chavez (MWSU) def. Melissa Vera (NSU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Isabella MacGibbon (MWSU) vs. Vera Carvalho (NSU) 6-5, 3-4 (Unfinished)
5. Nicole Donnelly (MWSU) def. Belinda Jayaprakash (NSU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Claudia Iglesias (MWSU) vs. Sofia Lundgren (NSU) 3-6, 3-2 (Unfinished)
Order of finish: 1, 3, 5, 2
 
DOUBLES
1. Maria Popova/Kristela Vidnere (NSU) def. Ioanna Lathouri/Anya Chavez (MWSU) 7-6
2. Vera Carvalho/Melissa Vera (NSU) def. Claudia Iglesias/Ariella Curci (MWSU) 6-0
3. Karolina Ström/Isabella MacGibbon (MWSU) def. Belinda Jayaprakash/Sofia Lundgren (NSU) 6-1
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1