PERKINSTON – A sweep in doubles competition helped set the tone for No. 18 Gulf Coast as Northwest fell 7-2 on the road Saturday.

Northwest dropped to 4-3 on the season with the loss and snapped its three-match winning streak. Gulf Coast improved to 10-3 overall.

Following the sweep in doubles play, Northwest was unable to gain the momentum in singles as the Bulldogs collected wins at Nos. 1, 2, 5 and 6.

The Rangers were able to salvage a pair of tiebreaker wins in the middle of the lineup, however, as Dalton Young tallied his sixth victory of the season at the No. 3 slot, 3-6, 6-2, 10-3, against 45th-ranked Noah Tippen. His win was also the freshman's first career victory against an ITA-ranked opponent. Fellow freshman Zak Harbin's victory at the No. 4 position was also his sixth consecutive victory of the season.

Northwest will return home on Monday, April 4 against Northeast (0-10). First serve is set for 2 p.m. at the Ranger Outdoor Complex (The ROC).

Singles competition
1. Bryan Allen (MGCCC) def. Noah Dunlap (NWCC) 6-3, 6-0
2. #36 Sam Blackburn (MGCCC) def. Zaen Harbin (NWCC) 6-0, 6-1
3. Dalton Young (NWCC) def. #45 Noah Tippen (MGCCC) 3-6, 6-2, 10-3
4. Zak Harbin (NWCC) def. Brett Bowen (MGCCC) 6-4, 4-6, 15-13
5. Chris Diep (MGCCC) def. Thomas Hall (NWCC) 6-4, 6-2
6. Brennan O'Keefe (MGCCC) def. Luke Wilson (NWCC) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Sam Blackburn/Bryan Allen (MGCCC) def. Quentin Hutchinson/Zaen Harbin (NWCC) 8-1
2. Brennan O'Keefe/Noah Tippen (MGCCC) def. Zak Harbin/Dalton Young (NWCC) 8-4
3. Chris Diep/Brett Bowen (MGCCC) def. Thomas Hall/Luke Wilson (NWCC) 8-0