BOLIVAR, Mo. – The McKendree University women's tennis team concluded play here Saturday in the Southwest Baptist University Invitational held at Bolivar Middle School by posting a 4-0 record, including, fifth-year senior Manuela Barriga (Bogota, Colombia/Southeast Missouri State) winning three matches to claim the Women's 'A' Singles Draw title.
 
In addition to Barriga's 3-0 record on Saturday to claim the Women's 'A' Singles Draw championship, while junior Maria Vitoria Salomao (Minas Gerais, Brazil/Belo Horizonte) went 1-0 on Saturday in the Women's 'B' Singles Draw.
 
Barriga opened play in the Women's 'A' Singles draw on Saturday with a win over Southwest Baptist's Elsa Pascual, 1-4, 4-1, 10-8, before posting a semifinal win over Harding's Georgia Plunkett, 1-4, 4-0, 10-8 and then winning the championship in a walk-over win. Barrigua had earned a first-round bye on Friday.
 
The Bearcats other competitor on Saturday was Vitoria Salomao, who won her semifinal match over Southwest Baptist's Leticia Luiz, 4-1, 3-4, 10-8.
 
For the event, the Bearcats posted 6-5 record as they went 2-5 overall on Friday's first day and then went 4-0 Saturday's second day of action.
 
The Bearcats return to the tennis court on Tuesday, Sept. 20 with a 2 p.m. match in Quincy, Ill., against Quincy University.