PUEBLO, Colo. – No. 11 Midwestern State men's tennis collected a pair of 9-0 sweeps Friday as the Mustangs downed South Central Region foe Colorado State-Pueblo and NCAA Division III Colorado College at the Pueblo City Park Tennis Complex.
Midwestern State (9-4) began the day against CSU-Pueblo, earning a quick doubles sweep that began with an 8-0 victory on court three for junior
Chris Norrie and freshman
Radu Popa. Senior
Zack Santagate and freshman
Dillon Pineda added an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles before the 19th-ranked duo of senior
Kyle Davidson and junior
Ramon Toyos completed the sweep with an 8-4 win at the No. 1 position.
The Mustangs dominated the ThunderWolves in singles play as CSU-Pueblo (4-13) was only able to claim 10 games across all six courts in MSU's 9-0 victory.
Midwestern carried that momentum over into the match against Colorado College (6-8) with a pair of 8-1 doubles wins in addition to an 8-0 victory to take an early 3-0 lead on the Tigers.
After freshman
Benjamin Neander posted a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles, Popa earned the clincher for the Mustangs at No. 2 with a 6-3, 6-0 decision.
The Mustangs tallied straight-set wins across the board in singles play with Norrie making an appearance on court one for the Maroon and Gold and Santagate making his first singles showing this season at No. 6.
Midwestern State next takes on No. 27 St. Mary's (Texas) in a neutral site meeting Saturday, April 2 at 8 a.m. at the Kiest Tennis Center in Dallas.
No. 11 Midwestern State 9, Colorado State-Pueblo 0
Mar. 25, 2016 at Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo City Park)
Singles Competition
1. No. 44
Kyle Davidson (MSU) def. Siggy Menzel (CSUP) 6-1, 6-0
2.
Ramon Toyos (MSU) def. Steven Alcala (CSUP) 6-2, 6-0
3.
Chris Norrie (MSU) def. Marcelo Chaparro (CSUP) 6-0, 6-0
4.
Radu Popa (MSU) def. David Mould (CSUP) 6-1, 6-1
5.
Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Ryan Ray (CSUP) 6-2, 6-3
6.
Benjamin Neander (MSU) def. Brenden Sullinger (CSUP) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1. No. 19
Kyle Davidson/
Ramon Toyos (MSU) def. Siggy Menzel/David Mould (CSUP) 8-4
2.
Zack Santagate/
Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Brenden Sullinger/Steven Alcala (CSUP) 8-2
3.
Radu Popa/
Chris Norrie (MSU) def. Ryan Ray/Marcelo Chaparro (CSUP) 8-0
Match Notes:
Midwestern State 8-4; National ranking #11
CSU-Pueblo 4-13
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,6,5,4,3,2)
No. 11 Midwestern State 9, Colorado College 0
Mar. 25, 2016 at Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo City Park)
Singles Competition
1.
Chris Norrie (MSU) def. Jason Gutierrez (CC) 6-1, 6-4
2.
Radu Popa (MSU) def. Daniel Holland (CC) 6-3, 6-0
3.
Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Taylor Delehanty (CC) 6-4, 6-2
4.
Benjamin Neander (MSU) def. Brian Chen (CC) 6-0, 6-1
5.
Dylan Hall (MSU) def. Jack Benham (CC) 6-1, 6-2
6.
Zack Santagate (MSU) def. Ben Bacher (CC) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1. No. 19
Kyle Davidson/
Ramon Toyos (MSU) def. Jason Gutierrez/Daniel Holland (CC) 8-1
2.
Zack Santagate/
Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Taylor Delehanty/Brian Chen (CC) 8-1
3.
Chris Norrie/
Radu Popa (MSU) def. Jack Benham/Christian Kitchen (CC) 8-0
Match Notes:
Colorado College 6-8
Midwestern State 9-4; National ranking #11
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,2,5,6,3,1)
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