TAHLEQUAH – A dominate doubles performance by #10 Northeastern State paved the way to an 8-1 win over Lindenwood on Saturday afternoon.

NSU only allowed five games while sweeping all three double's spots for the seventh time this season. Molly Worden and Val Efimenko won 8-2 in NSU's top doubles slot with Easton Parker and Caitlin McCullough winning by the same score on court-two.

With a three-point lead heading into singles play, the RiverHawks won on five courts over Lindenwood, and only lost two games in the second set combined.  Worden won her tenth match in a row on court-1 with a 6-1, 6-1 win.

Lindenwood with the loss to the RiverHawks fell to 6-7 and 0-2 in the MIAA. 

Northeastern State (9-5, 3-0 MIAA) has now won four in a row and will have a showdown with #11 Southwest Baptist on Sunday at 11 a.m.

#10 Northeastern State 8, Lindenwood 1
Mar 18, 2017 at Tahleqauh, Okla. (NSU Tennis Courts)
 
Singles competition
1. #35 Molly Worden (NSU) def. Tereza Melicharkova (LWU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Val Efimenko (NSU) def. Anna Barbasheva (LWU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Caitlin McCullough (NSU) def. Haya Hamed (LWU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Clara Piccamiglio (LWU) def. Easton Parker (NSU) 6-4, 6-0
5. Karla Tomaic (NSU) def. Diana Castro (LWU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Betka Gombarova (NSU) def. Rebeca Aguilar (LWU) 7-5, 6-0
 
Doubles competition
1. #4 Molly Worden/Val Efimenko (NSU) def. Tereza Melicharkova/Clara Piccamiglio (LWU) 8-2
2. Easton Parker/Caitlin McCullough (NSU) def. Rebeca Aguilar/Anna Barbasheva (LWU) 8-2
3. Karla Tomaic/Betka Gombarova (NSU) def. Alexis McCarthy/Haya Hamed (LWU) 8-1
 
Match Notes
Lindenwood 6-7, 0-2 MIAA
Northeastern State 9-5, 3-0 MIAA; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #3