No. 20 Midwestern State (16-7) vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (2-13)
Friday, Apr. 22, 2016 | 10 a.m.
MSU Tennis Center | Wichita Falls, Texas
 
No. 20 Midwestern State (16-7) at No. 16 Northeastern State (16-2)
Saturday, Apr. 23, 2016 | 12 p.m.
NSU Tennis Complex | Tahlequah, Okla.


WICHITA FALLS, Texas – No. 20 Midwestern State concludes the regular season this weekend, hosting Arkansas-Fort Smith for Senior Day Friday at 10 a.m., before traveling to Oklahoma to take on No. 16 Northeastern State in a top-20 matchup Saturday at noon in Tahlequah.

Prior to the match against UAFS, the women's tennis program will honor seniors Lindsay Nochowicz, Lauren Pineda and Maddie Schorlemmer as they play their final regular season home match at the MSU Tennis Center. 

LAST TIME OUT
– Midwestern State finished with a 2-1 record in the Lone Star Conference following an 8-1 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville Monday at the MSU Tennis Center
 
MUSTANGS JUMP TO THIRD IN NCAA REGIONAL RANKINGS
– Midwestern State moved up to No. 3 in this week's South Central Regional rankings, released by the NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Committee Wednesday
– The Mustangs earned a much-needed 5-4 win over No. 41 St. Edward's (Texas) Friday to jump the Hilltoppers in the regional poll
– The Mustangs came in behind St. Mary's (Texas) and Cameron while appearing in front of St. Edward's, Newman (Kan.) and Tarleton State
– The top four teams in the region will qualify for the NCAA postseason with the regional tournament to take place May 7-10 at select campus sites
– The top two teams out of the South Central Region will advance to the NCAA Championships, May 18-21, at the Gates Tennis Center in Denver, Colo.
 
A LOOK AT THE MUSTANGS
– Midwestern State comes into the weekend with a 16-7 record on the season and 12-4 mark against NCAA Division II opponents
– Senior Maddie Schorlemmer ranks No. 27 in the national singles rankings and second in the South Central Region, sporting a 13-7 dual record with a 12-6 mark at No. 1 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 fourth in the region with a 13-8 record on the year
– Junior Abby White leads the Mustangs in singles wins this season with a 15-3 mark including a 9-1 record at No. 6
– Senior Lauren Pineda adds a 14-3 record for the Mustangs on the year with an 8-2 slate at No. 4
– Pineda also teams up with sophomore Amy Clifton to rank ninth in the region as MSU's No. 2 doubles team with a 14-2 mark this season
– Freshman Greta Lazzarotto carries a 14-9 record to rank 18th in the region while appearing primarily on courts two and three
– Lazzarotto leads the Mustangs with a 21-2 doubles record this season, carrying an 11-match win streak with Schorlemmer at No. 3
– Kontaki, ranked 11th in the region, holds a 12-9 record for the Mustangs after moving to the No. 2 position
– Rounding out the singles lineup this season is Nochowicz, who carries an 11-5 record with a 6-4 mark at No. 5 singles
 
SCOUTING THE LADY LIONS
– Arkansas-Fort Smith is 2-13 on the season with wins over Texas A&M-Kingsville and Lindenwood (Mo.)
– Brittaney McCasin has earned four singles wins while playing at the No. 1 position for the Lady Lions this season
– McCasin has also teamed up with Lindsey Pearce and Abby Thompson at No. 1 doubles for four wins on the year
– Head coach Ben Anderson is in his first season as the head coach for the UAFS men's and women's tennis programs

INSIDE THE SERIES
– Midwestern State carries an 8-0 record against Arkansas-Fort Smith coming into Friday's matchup
– The Mustangs defeated the Lady Lions, 8-1, last season in Fort Smith
– MSU is 2-0 at home against UAFS with wins during the 2012 and 2014 seasons
 
SCOUTING THE RIVERHAWKS
– Northeastern State comes into Saturday's meeting with Midwestern State on a 12-match win streak to rank 16th in the Oracle/ITA Division II rankings with a 16-2 season record
– Patricia Husakova is 17-1 playing at No. 1 for the RiverHawks this season to rank 32nd nationally and first in the Central Region
– Daria Panferova has won 11-straight matches at the No. 2 position to carry a 14-4 record to rank sixth in the region
– Valeriia Efimenko ranks 13th in the region with a 12-2 dual record appearing at No. 3 singles while Molly Worden is 16-2 on the season playing on courts three and four to rank 14th regionally
– Husakova teams up with Worden to form the fourth-ranked doubles pair in the region with an 8-3 mark
– Amanda Stone is in her fourth season leading the Northeastern State women's tennis team, carrying a record of 82-18 (.820)

INSIDE THE SERIES
– Northeastern State is 18-4 against Midwestern State in the all-time series dating back to the 1996 season
– The Mustangs have earned wins over the RiverHawks in the last two meetings including a 5-4 win in Wichita Falls last season

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 stayed at No. 3 in the latest ITA South Central Region rankings released on Apr. 20, 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 118-43 career record (.733) with a 70-26 doubles mark and 48-17 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 108-37 (.745)
– The Argyle native is seventh in career doubles wins at MSU with a 62-17 record while ranking ninth in singles with a 46-20 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 92-44 record (.676) with the men's team while recording a 99-47 mark (.678) with the women for a combined 191-91 (.677)
– Since 1997-98, Linn has compiled a 430-270 (.614) career record in 15 seasons as a men's head coach (234-154, .603) and 12 seasons as a women's coach (196-116, .628), 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 will host the Lone Star Conference Championships, Apr. 29-30, at the MSU Tennis Center
– The No. 2 seed Mustangs will face No. 3 Tarleton State on Friday at 10 a.m. in the LSC semifinals while top-seeded Cameron will take on No. 4 Texas A&M-Kingsville at 2 p.m.
– The LSC Championship match will take place Saturday at 10 a.m.