Midwestern State vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.)
Thursday, May 14, 2015 | 3 p.m. (Central Time)
Surprise Racquet & Tennis Club | Surprise, Ariz.
Records: Midwestern State (18-6); Southwest Baptist (24-2)
Live Stats: NCAA.com  

ON THE COURT
- Midwestern State takes on Southwest Baptist (Mo.) in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals Thursday afternoon at the Surprise Racquet and Tennis Club. First serve is set for 3 p.m.
- The winner moves on to face the winner of the quarterfinal  matchup between Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.) and Lynn (Fla.) in the semifinals Friday at 3 p.m.

MSU IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Midwestern State makes its fifth overall and third straight NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen appearance. The Mustangs claimed their first win at the finals site taking a 5-1 decision over 12th-ranked California (Pa.) on Wednesday night.
- With a win Thursday, the Mustangs would match the deepest advancement of any MSU athletic program during the NCAA Division II era equaling men's soccer in 2007 and 2010.
- MSU dropped a 5-0 decision last season to No. 5-ranked Hawaii Pacific and losing  by the same score to top-ranked Barry (Fla.) in 2013. No. 3 West Florida defeated the Mustangs 5-0 in 2000, while No. 4 Barry took a 5-0 decision of MSU in 2005.
- Midwestern State is making its 15th appearance in the NCAA postseason.
- MSU boasts a 13-10 record in regional postseason play advancing to the regional final 13 times (5-8).
- The Mustangs earned their first NCAA postseason hosting opportunity in 2013 and repeated the honor in 2014 and 2015. Midwestern is 3-0 in the postseason while playing on its home surface.

SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
- Southwest Baptist (24-2) rides an eight-match winning streak into Thursday national quarterfinal showdown with Midwestern State.
- The Bearcats' only losses in 2015 came to Northeastern State (Okla.) by an 8-1 count on March 22 and to Drury (Mo.) on April 7. Midwestern State owns wins over both programs this season.
- Southwest Baptist edged MSU 5-4 on March 6 in Springfield.
- The Bearcats advanced to the NCAA II Championships by beating Arkansas Tech 5-1 in the Central Region 2 championship then beat No. 47-ranked Indianapolis (Ind.) 5-1 Wednesday night.
- SBU boasts a dynamic duo at the top of the order in senior Fanni Varga and junior Christina Zentai. The duo carries the No. 11 in the latest ITA national ratings.
- Varga is a 18-1 at the No. 1 singles post and is ranked 14th nationally, while Zentai is ranked 40th.
- Freshman Maria Josie Zehnder and sophomore Lani Tuemmers are ranked 8th and 15th in the Central Region.

ABOUT THE SERIES
- Midwestern State and Southwest Baptist meet for the ninth time on the court Thursday in Surprise.
- The Mustangs own a 6-2 edge in the series which dates back to the 1999 season.
- Southwest Baptist has won the last two meetings by 5-4 counts in 2014 and 2015.
- The Mustangs and Bearcats meet for the first time in NCAA postseason play.

LAST TIME OUT VS. SOUTHWEST BAPTIST
- Southwest Baptist came away with a 5-4 victory over Midwestern State on March 6 in Springfield, Mo.
- SBU claimed victories at the top two doubles positions as Fanni Varga and Christian Zentai defeated Lauren Pineda and Lindsay Nochowicz 8-2 at No. 1 and Maria Josie Zehnder and Lani Tuemmers beat Madeline Schorlemmer and Paige Boykin 8-1 at No. 2.
- Midwestern State's Kayla and Carrie Casey beat SBU's Beatrix Federer and Zorana Jovanovic 8-0 at No. 3.
- MSU claimed three of the six decisions in singles with wins coming from Courtney Anderson at No. 3, Boykin at No. 5 and Nochowicz at No. 6
- Midwestern State was playing without senior Taylor Coffman.

ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
- Midwestern State carries its highest national ranking into the 2015 NCAA postseason ranked 14th in the latest ITA Division II Rankings.
- Senior Taylor Coffman and junior Kayla Casey are the 25th-ranked doubles tandem in NCAA Division II and are ranked fourth in the South Central Region.
- Juniors Lauren Pineda and Lindsay Nochowicz are ranked ninth in the region.
- MSU boasts four singles players carrying regional rankings including junior Kayla Casey at No. 5, senior Taylor Coffman at No. 9, junior Maddie Schorlemmer at No. 11 and sophomore Courtney Anderson at No. 13.
 
MILESTONES
- Senior Taylor Coffman became the sixth player in MSU women's tennis history to amass 100 career victories by virtue of her 8-3 doubles win over California (Pa.)'s Jesse Burrell and Keifer Shaw Wednesday night with partner Kayla Casey. She is currently 100-70 (.588) including a 41-40 singles mark and a 59-30 record in doubles play.
 
MUSTANGS NOTABLES
- Midwestern State has won its last 12 matches against NCAA Division II squads and is 17-4 against D2 opponents this season.
- The Mustangs are 9-4 against nationally ranked opponents this season and 15-4 against regionally ranked.
- MSU is 27-4 on its home courts over the last three seasons.
- The Mustangs have dominated doubles play this season posting an overall 53-18 mark (.746).
- No. 25-ranked Taylor Coffman and Kayla Casey have won their last seven matches at the No. 1 position and are 15-6 overall.
- Regionally-ranked Lindsay Nochowicz and Lauren Pineda had a five-match winning streak snapped against California (Pa.), but have won 10 of the last 12 at the No. 2 spot with an overall 15-7 record.
- Junior Maddie Schorlemmer and sophomore Paige Boykin have reeled off 13 consecutive wins at the No. 3 spot and are 19-4 as a doubles' pair.
- Sophomore Courtney Anderson boasts the longest current singles winning streak taking 12 straight dating back to a loss to West Florida's Kat Dikosavljevic on March 17. Anderson has won 26 of 29 sets during the run.
- Freshman Carrie Casey has not lost a set to a Division II player this season with a 7-0 singles mark on the strength of a six-match winning streak. Casey's lone loss came to SMU's Holly Verner on Feb. 15.
- Sophomore Paige Boykin is 18-4 this season with an 13-3 mark out of the No. 5 position. She has won her last five matches and 10 of the last 11.
 
ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
- Midwestern State juniors Kayla Casey and Maddie Schorlemmer were named to the first team while senior Taylor Coffman and sophomore Courtney Anderson gained honorable mention in singles.
- Kayla Casey and Taylor Coffman earned first-team doubles mention while Lauren Pineda and Lindsay Nochowicz gained honorable mention.
- Nochowicz earned LSC Co-Newcomer of the Year accolades after transferring in from Tampa (Fla.).
 
THE LINN ERA
- Scott Linn is in his fifth season at the helm of the Midwestern State women's tennis program.
- The Mustangs are 83-39 (.680) under Linn's direction advancing to the NCAA Division II postseason in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015.