WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Junior
Ramon Toyos picked up a pair of wins against Southeastern Oklahoma State, but the 24th-ranked Savage Storm dealt No. 11 Midwestern State a 6-3 defeat Monday evening at the MSU Tennis Center.
Southeastern Oklahoma State handed the Mustangs their fourth loss in the last five matches while improving to 13-2 on the season. Midwestern State fell to 13-8 on the year.
The Savage Storm took two of three doubles matches and claimed three straight-set wins in singles play en route to the clincher with 45th-ranked Max Fil posting a 6-4, 7-5 victory over No. 44
Kyle Davidson at the No. 1 position.
The duo of Petar Popovic and Mislav Colak helped the Savage Storm take a 2-1 advantage following a 9-7 victory over
Chris Norrie and
Daniel Gallivoda at No. 3 doubles. The 19th-ranked tandem of Davidson and Toyos put Midwestern State ahead 1-0 with an 8-4 win on court one before the Savage Storm answered with an 8-4 win of their own at No. 2.
SEOSU increased its lead to 4-1 after Jack Gibbens defeated
Dillon Pineda, 6-3, 6-3, at the No. 4 position and Alberto Blesa handed Norrie a 6-3, 6-2 defeat at No. 3 singles.
Toyos ended the SEOSU win streak at No. 2 with a 6-1, 6-4 decision over Netanel Alcabas to cut the MSU deficit to 4-2.
Following Fil's clincher, Colak earned a super tiebreaker win over
Benjamin Neander on court five with a 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 result before
Dylan Hall concluded the match for the Mustangs with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 win over Tiago Ferreira at No. 6 singles.
Midwestern State battles No. 12 Cameron
in a matchup of the top two teams in the South Central Region Wednesday at the MSU Tennis Center. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m.
No. 24 Southeastern Oklahoma State 6, No. 11 Midwestern State 3
Apr. 18, 2016 at Wichita Falls, Texas (MSU Tennis Center)
Singles Competition
1. No. 45 Max Fil (SEOSU) def. No. 44
Kyle Davidson (MSU) 6-4, 7-5
2.
Ramon Toyos (MSU) def. Netanel Alcabas (SEOSU) 6-1, 6-4
3. Alberto Blesa (SEOSU) def.
Chris Norrie (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Jack Gibbens (SEOSU) def.
Dillon Pineda (MSU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Mislav Colak (SEOSU) def.
Benjamin Neander (MSU) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
6.
Dylan Hall (MSU) def. Tiago Ferreira (SEOSU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. No. 19
Kyle Davidson/
Ramon Toyos (MSU) def. Tiago Ferreira/Max Fil (SEOSU) 8-4
2. Netanel Alcabas/Alberto Blesa (SEOSU) def.
Zack Santagate/
Dillon Pineda (MSU) 8-4
3. Petar Popovic/Mislav Colak (SEOSU) def.
Chris Norrie/
Daniel Gallivoda (MSU) 9-7
Match Notes:
Southeastern Oklahoma State 13-2; National ranking #24; Regional ranking #3
Midwestern State 13-8; National ranking #11; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,2,1,5,6)
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