MSU-UTSA Box Score
MSU-St. Edward's Box Score
The 19th ranked Midwestern State Mustangs had a disappointing opening to the 2012 season, dropping a pair of matches in Central Texas.
The Mustangs opened the season with a 6-0 loss at Division I Texas-San Antonio on Friday, then lost to St. Edward's 6-3 in San Marcos on Saturday.
The Mustangs travel to San Antonio next weekend to face Laredo Community College on Friday, followed by a Lone Star Conference match against Incarnate Word on Saturday.
TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO 6, NO. 19 MIDWESTERN STATE 0
Midwestern was swept by the Roadrunners in all sets, but forced tiebreakers twice.
The Mustangs lost the one doubles point in the Division I format, falling at all three positions.
The No. 2 doubles team of
Lindsey Holcomb and
Sarita Adhikary force a tie break against UTSA's Micaela Silva and Vivian Carrillo 8-7 after losing the tiebreak 7-5.
The Mustangs No. 1 doubles team of Rozike van Rensburg and
Kendra Casey lost to Isabelle Jonsson and Stefanie Peana 8-5, while the No. 3 team of
Taylor Coffman and
Lindsey Buenger lost 8-4 to Kavya Menon and Natalie Hand.
In singles action, the closest match was never finished.
Taylor Coffman at No. 5 lost to Hand 7-6 in the first set after a 7-2 tiebreaker, but had a 3-1 lead when the match was halted.
UTSA had claimed the rest of the singles, with Peana beating van Rensburg 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1, Jonsson over Holcomb 6-3, 6-2 at No. 2, Silva over Adhikary 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3, Menon over Casey 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 and Irene Gandara Gonzalez beating Buenger 6-3, 6-1 at No. 6.
ST. EDWARD'S 6, NO. 19 MIDWESTERN STATE 3
The Mustangs dropped two of the three doubles matches in extended play and it carried over to the singles as MSU lost 6-3 to the Hilltoppers.
MSU's 18th ranked doubles team of Rozike van Rensburg and
Kendra Casey took down Mary Bain and Heather Brien 8-6.
But SEU got extended point wins at No. 2 doubles when
Lindsey Holcomb and
Sarita Adhikary dropped a 9-8 decision to Paige Rachel and Rafaela Haegele, as the No. 3 squad of
Taylor Coffman and
Lindsey Buenger lost 9-7 to Alexandra Khadhyzan and Francesca Chahor.
Adhikary and Coffman provided wins for MSU in singles.
Playing at No. 3, Adhikary beat Summer Biggs 6-0, 3-6, 6-2, while Coffman at No. 5 beat Bain 6-4, 6-3.
One of the heartbreaks for the Mustangs came at No. 1 singles, van Rensburg battled back to win a tiebreak in the second set, but fell in the final set as Khadhyzan to a 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 victory.
Holcomb lost at No. 2 to Rachel 6-0, 6-3, as Casey at No. 4 fell to Haegele 6-3, 6-0.
Buenger lost at No. 6 to Brien 6-2, 6-4.
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