WICHITA, Kan. - Missouri Western tennis (4-8, 1-4 MIAA) took a 5-2 loss at Newman on Friday at Riverside Tennis Courts in Wichita.

Newman, who beat Western for the first time since 2019, took No. 1 and No. 3 doubles and went on to win No. 1, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles.

Johanna Priedite and Celia Castaño Malnero proved to be bright spots for Missouri Western, as they combined to win No. 2 doubles, 6-3.

Priedite proceeded to win No. 2 singles 6-4, 6-1. Castaño Malnero came through as well with a 6-4, 6-2 victory in No. 3 singles.

Missouri Western heads down to Edmond to face Central Oklahoma on Saturday at 12 p.m.

No. 1 Doubles
Mariana Jiminez, Ana Zeikidze (NU) 6
Cristina Granero Boj, Elena Rey Garcia (MWSU) 3

No. 2 Doubles
Johanna Priedite, Celia Castaño Malnero (MWSU) 6
Luciana Flores Urey, Nicole Bono (NU) 3

No. 3 Doubles
Dana Issabayeva, Iuna Feillon (NU) 6
Kyleigha Fenwick, Ellie Messenger (MWSU) 2

No. 1 Singles
Dana Issabayeva  (NU) 2, 7, 6
Cristina Granero Boj (MWSU) 6, 6, 2

No. 2 Singles
Johanna Priedite (MWSU) 6, 6
Ana Zeikidze (NU) 4, 1

No. 3 Singles
Celia Castaño Malnero (MWSU) 6, 6
Nicole Bono (NU) 4, 2

No. 4 Singles
Iuna Feillon (NU) 6, 3, 6,
Elena Rey Garcia (MWSU) 3, 6, 4

No. 5 Singles
Mariana Jiminez (NU) 6, 6
Ellie Messenger (MWSU) 1, 2

No. 6 Singles
Luciana Flores Urey (NU) 6, 6
Kyleigha Fenwick (MWSU) 0, 0