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Tennis earns No. 4 seed, faces No. 5 seed Northeastern State in MIAA Quarterfinals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced the official seeds and pairings for its 2026 women's tennis postseason championship. The top six teams from the regular season will meet in Springfield, Missouri for the Association's three-day postseason tournament, hosted May 1-3 at the Cooper Tennis Complex.

The opening matches of the 2026 MIAA Women's Tennis Championship are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 1, with No. 4 seed MoWest set to face No. 5 seed Northeastern State in a quarterfinal matchup. The Griffons enter postseason play ranked No. 39 nationally and will look to continue their strong season against a RiverHawks squad they defeated earlier this year.

The winner of Friday's quarterfinal matchup between MWSU and NSU will advance to the MIAA semifinals at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, where it will face No. 1 seed Central Oklahoma.

Four MIAA teams currently rank in the ITA's most recent NCAA Division II women's tennis top 50, led by Washburn with a national ranking of No. 18. Central Oklahoma ranks No. 36 in Division II, followed by MoWest at No. 39 and Northwest Missouri at No. 41.

The official schedule for the 2026 MIAA Women's Tennis Championship is listed below. For match-by-match results and more information on the Association's postseason tournament, visit theMIAA.com/womenstennis.

QUARTERFINAL MATCHES – Friday, May 1
2 PM      No. 3 seed Northwest Missouri vs. No. 6 seed Nebraska Kearney
2 PM      No. 4 seed MoWest vs. No. 5 seed Northeastern State
 
SEMIFINAL MATCHES – Saturday, May 2
10 AM  No. 1 seed Central Oklahoma vs. MoWest/Northeastern State
10 AM  No. 2 seed Washburn vs. Nebraska Kearney/Northwest Missouri
 
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH – Sunday, May 3 – 10 AM
 
 
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