DURANT, Okla. - For the second time this weekend, junior
Lindsey Holcomb came through in the clutch to lift Midwestern State to victory with a 5-4 decision over Southeastern Oklahoma State in Lone Star Conference play Saturday afternoon at the SOSU Tennis Courts.
Meanwhile, the men steam rolled the Savage Storm in straight sets all the way through the order to move to 3-0.
Holcomb, who battled to a split set win in Friday's season opener against Arkansas-Fort Smith, dominated Southeastern's Andrea Georgescu 6-1, 6-0 for the clincher as the Mustangs improved to 2-1 on the season.
But MSU, which is playing with just five players and giving up a default at a singles and doubles' position, overcame more adversity as Savage Storm claimed a No. 2 doubles win and then owned a 4-1 lead when the first singles' match came off of the courts.
The Mustangs then claimed straight-set victories at Nos. 1-3 singles as
Rozike Janzen van Rensburg beat Cassandra-Leigh Kleber 6-3, 6-0,
Leah Roberts dumped Marie Liwuslili 6-2, 6-2 and
Abbie Lewis breezed past Mayra Leal 6-3, 6-1 before Holcomb notched the clincher.
Meanwhile, the men were unchallenged with only
Vjekoslav Stipanic and Jarod Liston surviving mild challenges at the Nos. 1 and 3 positions, respectively.
Stipanic answered SOSU's Alejandro Argumedo's challenge 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 while Liston closed out Felipe Pimenta 7-5, 6-3 at No. 3
The MSU men's and women's tennis teams play host to East Central in the Mustangs' home opener Thursday afternoon at the MSU Tennis Center. First serve is slated for 2 p.m.
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