The Southwest Baptist University women’s tennis team ended their 2013 season after reaching the Elite 8 when they fell to #4 Hawaii Pacific 5-1 on Thursday afternoon.  The Bearcats fell behind early trailing 2-1 after doubles competition, while they picked up their lone doubles win from the team of Fanni Varga and Christina Zentai at #1 doubles. SBU was unable to complete any singles victories before Hawaii Pacific claimed a 5-1 win.

The Bearcats finished their outstanding 2013 season with a 23-2 record, reaching the Elite Eight in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships. The Bearcats won their second straight MIAA regular season championship, and their third straight MIAA postseason championship this season.

Singles 

1. #40 Fanni Varga (SBU) vs. #12 Ielyzaveta Rybakova (HPU) 6-2, 3-4 unfinished

2. Mehak Singh (SBU) vs. #39 Celina Goetti (HPU) 6-2, 3-6 unfinished

3. Karen Ramirez (HPU) def. Christina Zentai (SBU) 6-2, 6-3

4. Adrienn Kovacs (SBU) vs. Vivian Hansen (HPU) 3-6, 1-2 unfinished

5. Magdalena Smejova (HPU) def. Faiga Schmidt (SBU) 6-2, 6-2

6. Lea Kruse-Utermann (HPU) def. Andjela Panovski (SBU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles

1. Varga/Zentai (SBU) def. #22 Hansen/Smejova (HPU) 8-5

2. Kruse-Utermann/Ramirez (HPU) def. Kovacs/Schmidt (SBU) 8-1

3. Goetti/Rybakova (HPU) def. Singh/Panovski (SBU) 8-2