MERIDIAN – Northwest struggled on the road Friday in women's tennis action, falling 9-0 to No. 16 Meridian.

Northwest fell to 3-5 on the season while Meridian improved its season record to 14-2.

Meridian quickly earned victories in the first two matches of doubles play, but the Lady Rangers' tandem of Emily Newman and Emily Standard battled at the No. 3 slot before dropping a competitive 8-4 decision to Paige Gibson and Shelby Zachry.

Singles play wasn't kind to the Lady Rangers either, as Meridian claimed easy victories on Nos. 3-6. Freshman Katie Burrall highlighted singles competition for Northwest, dueling against 43rd-ranked Paige Gibson at the No. 1 position. Burrall's hard-fought effort came up just short though as Gibson held on for the 6-4, 6-4 win.

Northwest will continue its road tilt Saturday, April 9 at East Central. First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m. in Decatur.

Singles competition
1. #43 Paige Gibson (MCCW) def. Katie Burrall (NWCCW) 6-4, 6-4
2. Shelby Zachry (MCCW) def. Piper Johnson (NWCCW) 6-1, 6-2
3. Kyra Holway (MCCW) def. Kaylan Myers (NWCCW) 6-0, 6-0
4. Hayden Hill (MCCW) def. Emily Newman (NWCCW) 6-0, 6-1
5. Jordyn Hull (MCCW) def. Emily Standard (NWCCW) 6-0, 6-1
6. Taylor Miller (MCCW) def. Kendall McCoy (NWCCW) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Shelby Zachry/Paige Gibson (MCCW) def. Katie Burrall/Piper Johnson (NWCCW) 8-2
2. Jordyn Hull/Alden Hartley (MCCW) def. Kaylan Myers/Kendall McCoy (NWCCW) 8-0
3. Taylor Miller/Jami Daugherty (MCCW) def. Emily Newman/Emily Standard (NWCCW) 8-4