WICHITA FALLS, Texas – The 12th-ranked Midwestern State men's tennis team was unable to keep their perfect season intact Friday as the Mustangs dropped a 7-2 contest to Tyler Junior College at the MSU Tennis Center.

The 20th-ranked duo of Kyle Davidson and Ramon Toyos put Midwestern State (2-1) on the board in doubles play as the pair earned an 8-4 win at No. 1 over Enrique Pardo and Ferran Calvo. However, the Apaches (10-2), ranked No. 3 in the NJCAA, took a 2-1 advantage heading into singles play with a 9-7 win on court two and 8-3 victory at No. 3 doubles.

The Apaches stretched their lead early on in singles action with three straight-set wins to clinch the match before Calvo earned a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Davidson at No. 1. TJC added a super tiebreaker win at No. 5 with Jonah Candelario coming away with a 3-6, 6-3, 10-7 win over Benjamin Neander.

Dillon Pineda was the lone Mustang to tally a win in singles play, cruising to a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 6 to improve to 2-0 on the year.

Midwestern State returns to action next Friday with a pair of matches in Odessa. The Mustangs face New Mexico Military Institute in a 9 a.m. neutral site contest before taking on host Texas-Permian Basin at 2 p.m. to close out the road trip.


Tyler Junior College 7, No. 12 Midwestern State 2
Mar. 4, 2016 at Wichita Falls, Texas (MSU Tennis Center)

Singles Competition
1. Ferran Calvo (TJC) def. No. 27 Kyle Davidson (MSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. Ciro Lampasas (TJC) def. No. 39 Ramon Toyos (MSU) 7-6, 6-3
3. Enrique Pardo (TJC) def. Dylan Hall (MSU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Philip Franken (TJC) def. Chris Norrie (MSU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Jonah Candelario (TJC) def. Benjamin Neander (MSU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)
6. Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Logan Powell (TJC) 6-2, 6-4 

Doubles Competition
1. No. 20 Kyle Davidson/Ramon Toyos (MSU) def. Enrique Pardo/Ferran Calvo (TJC) 8-4
2. Ciro Lampasas/Philip Franken (TJC) def. Zack Santagate/Dillon Pineda (MSU) 9-7
3. Chris Anders/Logan Powell (TJC) def. Chris Norrie/Radu Popa (MSU) 8-3 
 
Match Notes:
Tyler Junior College 10-2
Midwestern State 2-1; National ranking #12
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,4,2,1,5,6)