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 </figure>St. Joseph PostThe No. 23 Northwest Missouri State men's tennis team claimed the 2021&nbsp;MIAA-GAC&nbsp;Men's Tennis Tournament championship with a 4-0 dual sweep over No. 20 Washburn on Sunday in Edmond, Oklahoma. It's the ninth time that the Bearcat men have captured the&nbsp;MIAA's&nbsp;postseason tournament championship under head coach Mark&nbsp;Rosewell. Northwest (14-4) clinched an automatic bid into the NCAA Central Region Tournament with the crown. The Bearcats got going quickly in doubles play. Northwest's No. 1 doubles team of Andrea&nbsp;Zamurri&nbsp;and Franco&nbsp;Oliva&nbsp;breezed to a 6-1 win over Washburn's Bradley&nbsp;Eidenmueller&nbsp;and Sebastian&nbsp;Pjontek. Northwest's No. 2 doubles duo of Martin Sanchez and&nbsp;Fillippo&nbsp;Piranomonte&nbsp;cruised to a 6-1 win over Washburn's Paul&nbsp;Haase&nbsp;and&nbsp;Miquel&nbsp;Perez to clinch the doubles point for the Bearcats. Northwest didn't miss a beat in singles, scoring wins at No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5. Zamurri, ranked No. 6 in the nation,&nbsp;moved his season mark to 17-0 with a 6-2, 6-1 win over WU's No. 24-ranked&nbsp;Raul-Alin&nbsp;Dicu. Piranomonte&nbsp;took it to WU's&nbsp;Eidenmueller&nbsp;at No. 4 singles with a 6-1, 6-2 victory. Northwest's Martin Sanchez closed out the dual win with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph at No. 5 singles over WU's&nbsp;Pjontek.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Northwest Missouri State men's tennis wins MIAA-GAC tournament title