ARLINGTON, Texas — Missouri Western Tennis took down No. 42 Dallas Baptist on Thursday, beating its second ranked team in a row and pushing its win streak to four matches in a row despite dropping the first singles matches against Division II opposition.

The Griffons won two of three doubles matches before wrapping up the match in the first three singles matches that finished. Dallas Baptist won the No. 1, 3 and 6 singles matches, but by that point, the Griffons had wrapped up the win.

DOUBLES 
Anya Chavez and Cristina Granero Boj fell in the No. 1 doubles match to Angela Charles-Alfred and Jenna Payne 6-0. Isabella MacGibbon and Anais Peralta Criado won the No. 2 doubles match 6-1, and Ariella Curci and Lucia Casas Blas won the No. 3 doubles match over Sofia Teran and Isabella Rios 6-1. 

SINGLES
Chavez fell to Charles-Alfred in the No. 1 singles match 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. MacGibbon won the No. 2 singles match 6-3, 6-4 over Stafford. Leonie Schondelmaier beat Grandero Boj in the No. 3 singles match 7-5, 6-2, before Casas Blas won the No. 4 singles match over Rios 6-1, 7-5, and Criado beat Hudson in the No. 5 singles match 6-1, 6-1. Sofia Teran beat Ariella Curci in the No. 6 match to close the day out 2-6, 6-1, 1-0. 

NOTABLES

• The Griffons dropped their first singles matches against a Division II school this year.
• The win marks back-to-back wins over ranked team for the Griffons. 
• The Griffons wrap up their spring break swing in Texas undefeated.

UP NEXT
The Griffons return to MIAA play next, taking on the No. 28 Central Oklahoma Bronchos (6-6, 1-1 MIAA). First serve is set for 12 p.m. in Edmond, Oklahoma, on March 25.