KANSAS CITY, Mo. - No. 28 Northwest Missouri State's strong singles' showing was too much for No. 29 Midwestern State as the Bearcats claimed a 6-3 win Thursday afternoon at Loyola Park Tennis Center.

Midwestern State, which had its two-match winning streak snapped, slipped to 6-5 on the season.

The Mustangs grasped a 2-1 doubles' lead after Vjekoslav Stipanic/Octavian Dinuta defeated Felipe Gennari /Ryan Westerhof 8-2 at No. 2 and Chad Meeks/Carlos Bataller beat Calvin Patterson/Tony Adeyemi 8-5 at No. 3.

But it was all Northwest Missouri State in singles with Dinuta claiming the Mustangs' lone victory in a straight-set 6-0, 7-5 decision over Giovanni Auricchio at No. 4.

Midwestern State plays host to the University of Texas-Tyler on March 28 at the MSU Tennis Courts. First serve is set for 2 p.m.

Northwest Missouri State improved to 5-1 on the season.