No. 20 Midwestern State (14-5, 1-0 LSC) vs. No. 17 Cameron (13-2, 1-0 LSC)
Monday, Apr. 11, 2016 | 2 p.m.
MSU Tennis Center | Wichita Falls, Texas


WICHITA FALLS, Texas – The 20th-ranked Midwestern State women's tennis team will look to expand on their four-match winning streak and keep their perfect Lone Star Conference record intact Monday when the Mustangs host LSC rival and No. 17 Cameron at the MSU Tennis Center. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
– Midwestern State earned a pair of wins Friday at the MSU Tennis Center over nationally-ranked NJCAA opponents
– The Mustangs began the day with a 7-2 win over No. 13 Collin College (Texas) before recording an 8-1 decision over No. 4 Seward County (Kan.) for their fourth-straight victory
 
A LOOK AT THE MUSTANGS
– Midwestern State comes into the week with a 14-5 record on the season and 10-3 mark against NCAA Division II opponents
– Senior Maddie Schorlemmer climbed to No. 27 in the national rankings and second in the South Central Region, sporting an 11-5 dual play record with a 10-4 mark at No. 1 singles this season
– The duo of senior Lindsay Nochowicz and freshman Eirini Kontaki also appeared in the latest national rankings, moving in at No. 23 in doubles and third in the region with a 12-5 record on the year
– Senior Lauren Pineda leads the Mustangs with a 14-2 record in singles while teaming up with sophomore Amy Clifton to rank sixth in the region as MSU's No. 2 doubles team with a 13-2 mark
– Freshman Greta Lazzarotto, ranked 14th in the region, is 12-7 on the season in singles, primarily appearing on courts two and three
– Schorlemmer and Lazzarotto round out the doubles lineup for the Mustangs, having won 10-straight matches to carry a team-best 17-2 record
– Kontaki, ranked 17th in the region, holds a 10-7 record on courts two and three this season
– Pineda has been solid for the Mustangs at the No. 4 line, posting an 8-2 record at that position
– Junior Abby White is 5-0 at No. 5 and 6-1 at No. 6 on the season while Nochowicz is 10-2 overall with a 5-2 record at No. 5 and 4-0 mark at No. 4
 
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
– Cameron is 13-2 on the season and ranked 17th in the Oracle/ITA Division II national rankings and sits just ahead of Midwestern State in the South Central Region at second
– Junior Paula Gutierrez is ranked 19th in the nation and first in the region in singles with a 10-3 dual record at the No. 1 position this season
– Freshman Zhenia Shviadok leads the Aggies with a 13-2 singles record, coming in on a four-match win streak playing at Nos. 2 and 3 to rank 16th in the region
– Senior Angie Torres also appears in the regional rankings, appearing at No. 5 with an 11-2 record playing in the middle of the Aggies lineup this season
– In doubles, Shviadok and senior Alina Gorina are fifth in the region with a 10-4 record at the top position
– Head coach James Helvey has led the Aggies to winning seasons in each of his 14 campaigns with the women's tennis program
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
– Midwestern State will look to cut into Cameron's all-time series lead Monday with the Aggies carrying a 24-22-1 edge
– The Mustangs come in on a four-match win streak over Cameron dating back to the 2013 season including a 5-0 win in the LSC Championship last season in Lawton
– Midwestern is 9-9-1 in matches played in Wichita Falls with the Mustangs last coming away with a 5-4 victory at home in 2014
– Cameron last defeated the Mustangs at the MSU Tennis Center, 8-1, on Apr. 11, 2012

MUSTANGS JUMP TO NO. 20 IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
– Midwestern State climbed two spots to No. 20 in the Oracle/ITA Women's Division II national rankings released Mar. 23 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association
– The Mustangs also stayed at No. 3 in the latest South Central Region rankings released on Mar. 16, coming in behind No. 12 St. Mary's and No. 17 Cameron
 
SENIORS MAKING MOST OF FINAL SEASON
– Seniors Lauren Pineda and Maddie Schorlemmer will both end their Midwestern State careers as two of the top wins leaders in program history, having already reached 100 wins while donning the Maroon and Gold 
– Pineda became the seventh Mustang in program history to earn career win No. 100 on Mar. 13 after a pair of victories over Colorado Mesa while Schorlemmer accomplished the feat on Apr. 6 with two wins over Tarleton State
– Pineda climbed into sole possession of fifth on the all-time wins list following two wins over Dallas Baptist on Apr. 2
– The Allen native currently sits with a 117-42 career record (.736) with a 69-26 doubles mark and 48-16 singles record to rank fourth on the doubles wins list and seventh in singles
– Schorlemmer moved into seventh on the all-time list after her wins over Tarleton State, currently carrying a record of 103-34 (.752)
– The Argyle native is seventh in career doubles wins at MSU with a 59-16 record while ranking ninth in singles with a 44-18 mark
– Lacey Wuthrich is the all-time wins leader at MSU, compiling a 138-44 record from 2002-05
– Wuthrich is followed by Emilee Black (135-47) and Brooke Gray (131-64), who both played for Midwestern State from 2000-03, and Sara Butler (129-27), who set the school record for winning percentage (.827) from 1999-2002
– Rounding out the 100-win club is Marsha Meyer (111-79), who suited up for the then-Lady Indians from 1998-2001, and Taylor Coffman (100-72), who played from 2012-15
 
LINN EARNS WIN NO. 400
– Head coach Scott Linn received a memorable win No. 400 last May when the MSU women's tennis team upset No. 12 California (Pa.) in the NCAA Sweet 16
– Linn enters his sixth season leading the MSU men's and women's tennis programs, guiding the Mustangs to a combined seven postseason appearances since taking over the programs in 2010-11
– Linn has posted a 90-41 record (.687) with the men's team while recording a 97-45 mark (.683) with the women for a combined 187-86 (.685)
– Since 1997-98, Linn has compiled a 426-265 (.616) career record in 15 seasons as a men's head coach (232-151, .606) and 12 seasons as a women's coach (194-114, .630), averaging close to 15 wins a season
– Prior to MSU, Linn served head coaching stints at Science & Arts. (Okla.), Embry-Riddle (Fla.) and Florida Southern while serving as a men's assistant coach at his alma mater, East Central (Okla.), and Indiana
 
LOOKING AHEAD
– Midwestern State next faces NCAA Division I Abilene Christian and No. 41 St. Edward's later this week on the road
– The Mustangs travel to Abilene for a 5 p.m. Wednesday matchup with the Wildcats before heading to Austin for a 9 a.m. Friday contest against the Hilltoppers