WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Senior Kyle Davidson rallied from a first set defeat to earn a 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles to clinch the match and lift the 11th-ranked Midwestern State men's tennis team to a 6-3 victory over No. 12 Cameron Wednesday afternoon at the MSU Tennis Center.

In a matchup of the top two teams in the South Central Region, Midwestern State (14-8) earned wins in two of three doubles matches before a pair of straight-set wins led up to Davidson's clincher to take down the region's No. 1 team and avenge a 5-3 loss in the 2015 NCAA South Central Region Championship to the Aggies.

The duo of senior Zack Santagate and freshman Dillon Pineda put the Mustangs ahead 1-0 following an 8-5 win at No. 2 doubles. However, Cameron (15-5) answered right back as Felipe Oyarzun and Mateo Velasco upset the 19th-ranked pair of Davidson and junior Ramon Toyos on court one, 8-5.

Junior Chris Norrie and freshman Benjamin Neander propelled the Mustangs back in front after coming away with a 9-8 (3) win at No. 3 doubles for a 2-1 MSU advantage.

Toyos and Pineda quickly added to the MSU lead with wins at No. 2 and 4 singles, respectively. Toyos picked up a 6-2, 6-2 win over Vinicius Santos before Pineda made it a 4-1 contest with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Oyarzun.

Just moments before Davidson's win over Dennis Merdan, Bruno Babic collected a 7-5, 6-2 win for the Aggies at No. 6 singles over freshman Dylan Hall.

Neander stretched the Mustangs lead to 6-2 with a super tiebreaker win on court five, 4-6, 7-5, 10-8, before Joao Fazendeiro closed out the match with a 7-6, 6-4 win over Norrie at No. 3 for the 6-3 final.

Midwestern State concludes the regular season Friday at 2 p.m. with a match against Arkansas-Fort Smith at the MSU Tennis Center. Prior to the match, the Mustangs will honor seniors Kyle Davidson and Zack Santagate as they play their final regular season home matches.

No. 11 Midwestern State 6, No. 12 Cameron 3
Apr. 20, 2016 at Wichita Falls, Texas (MSU Tennis Center)

Singles Competition
1. No. 44 Kyle Davidson (MSU) def. Dennis Merdan (CU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. Ramon Toyos (MSU) def. Vinicius Santos (CU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Joao Fazendeiro (CU) def. Chris Norrie (MSU) 7-6, 6-4
4. Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Felipe Oyarzun (CU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Benjamin Neander (MSU) def. Mateo Velasco (CU) 4-6, 7-5, 10-8
6. Bruno Babic (CU) def. Dylan Hall (MSU) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles Competition
1. Felipe Oyarzun/Mateo Velasco (CU) def. No. 19 Kyle Davidson/Ramon Toyos (MSU) 8-5
2. Dillon Pineda/Zack Santagate (MSU) def. Bruno Babic/Vinicius Santos (CU) 8-5
3. Chris Norrie/Benjamin Neander (MSU) def. Dennis Merdan/Joao Fazendeiro (CU) 9-8 (7-3)
 
Match Notes:
Cameron 15-5; National ranking #12; Regional ranking #1
Midwestern State 14-8; National ranking #11; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,4,6,1,5,3)