No. 11 Midwestern State (10-4) vs. Collin College (5-9)
Friday, Apr. 8, 2016 | 10 a.m.
MSU Tennis Center | Wichita Falls, Texas
 
No. 11 Midwestern State (10-4) vs. Seward County (13-4)
Friday, Apr. 8, 2016 | 3 p.m.
MSU Tennis Center | Wichita Falls, Texas
 
No. 11 Midwestern State (10-4) vs. No. 16 Northwest Missouri State (14-2)
Saturday, Apr. 9, 2016 | 3 p.m.
John A. Bryant Tennis Center | Bolivar, Mo.


WICHITA FALLS, Texas – No. 11 Midwestern State will look to expand on its four-match win streak this weekend as the Mustangs host a pair of nationally-ranked NJCAA teams in Collin College (Texas) and Seward County (Kan.) before facing No. 16 Northwest Missouri State in a neutral site matchup.
 
The Mustangs welcome Collin College and Seward County to the MSU Tennis Center Friday, beginning play at 10 a.m. against Collin before taking on Seward County at 3 p.m. Midwestern State then squares off in a top-20 showdown Saturday at 3 p.m. against the Bearcats at the John A. Bryant Tennis Center on the campus of Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo.
 
LAST TIME OUT
– Midwestern State earned its fourth win over a top-50 program this season with an 8-1 rout of No. 27 St. Mary's Saturday at the Arlington Tennis Center
 
A LOOK AT THE MUSTANGS
– Midwestern State comes into the weekend with a 10-4 record this season and 8-2 mark against NCAA Division II opponents
– Senior Kyle Davidson is 6-5 on the season with three wins over nationally-ranked players at the No. 1 position to earn a No. 44 ranking in the national singles rankings
– Davidson and junior Ramon Toyos, who sports an 8-5 record as the No. 2 singles player for MSU, pair up as the 19th-ranked doubles team in the country with a 10-4 record at the top position this season
– Junior Chris Norrie leads the Mustangs in singles wins with a 10-3 mark, having moved up to the No. 3 position for the Mustangs
– Freshman Dillon Pineda has put together a solid first season with the Mustangs, compiling a 9-3 record at Nos. 5 and 6, while freshman Benjamin Neander is 7-2 on the year with a 5-1 record at No. 6
– In doubles, Pineda and senior Zack Santagate have posted a 9-4 slate as the No. 2 doubles team while Norrie and freshman Radu Popa are 10-4 at No. 3
 
SCOUTING THE COUGARS
– Collin College is ranked 11th in the NJCAA national poll with a 5-9 record
– Prince Gbadamosi has compiled a 6-5 record to rank 30th nationally in singles, competing primarily at the No. 2 line
– In doubles, Gbadamosi and Josh McKinney team up to form the No. 25 doubles pair in the country with a 7-5 record at No. 2
– Martin Berryman has led the Collin College men's and women's tennis teams to a 227-182 record (.555) since starting the programs back in 1989
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
– Midwestern State is 6-3 versus Collin College in the all-time series dating back to 1997
– The Mustangs have won the last six in the series including a 9-0 victory in Wichita Falls last season
– The Cougars came away with wins during the 1997, 2003 and 2004 seasons
 
SCOUTING THE SAINTS
– Seward County comes into the weekend with a 13-4 record with all four losses coming in the last five matches to rank fourth in the NJCAA
– The Saints have four nationally-ranked players and one top-20 doubles team
– Prezemek Zielinski is ranked 10th in the country with a 10-6 singles record on the season, competing primarily on court two for the Saints
– Playing at No. 3 for Seward County is Alex Mosehle, who carries a 12-4 mark to rank 15th nationally
– Ondrej Nice comes in at No. 20 in the singles rankings with an 11-5 record while competing in the middle of the lineup
– Ngoni Makambwa is 13-3 overall to rank 41st nationally while playing mostly at No. 5
– In doubles, Tare Mariga and Felipe Casares are 18th in the country with a 6-1 record at the No. 3 position
– Head coach Greg Owen is in his first season leading the Seward County tennis programs
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
– Midwestern State holds a 2-0 series advantage coming into Friday's matchup with Seward County
– The teams met during the 1991 and 1995 seasons with both contests being played in Wichita Falls
 
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
– Northwest Missouri State has won seven in a row to earn a No. 16 national ranking with a 14-2 overall record this season
– The Bearcats are undefeated against Division II opponents this season at 14-0
– Romain Boissinot is ranked 49th in the national singles rankings, carrying an 11-4 record at the No. 1 singles position this season
– All six Bearcats have reached double-digit wins on the season with Alvaro Riveros and Sergi Fontcuberta leading the way with 13 wins apiece at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively
– In doubles, Riveros and Fontcuberta are 11-5 on the season at the top position
– Head coach Mark Rosewell is 500-229 (.686) since taking over the Northwest Missouri State men's tennis program in 1984
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
– Midwestern State is 9-1 in the all-time series with Northwest Missouri State and carries a 5-0 mark in neutral site matches
– The two teams have faced off in each of the last three seasons with the Mustangs coming away with 6-3 victories in all three meetings
– The Bearcats earned their lone win in the series in 2011 with a 5-4 win at home
 
MUSTANGS CLIMB TO PROGRAM-BEST 11TH IN ORACLE/ITA NATIONAL POLL
– Midwestern State continued to rewrite the program record books two weeks ago when the Mustangs earned their highest team ranking in school history at No. 11 in the Oracle/ITA Men's Division II National Poll, released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association
– The Mustangs moved up one spot after coming in 12th in the first set of spring rankings on Feb. 24, which matched their previous program-best ranking that was set on Apr. 30, 2015
– Midwestern also remained atop the South Central Region rankings released on Mar. 16, coming in front of No. 12 Cameron, No. 27 St. Mary's, No. 28 Western New Mexico and No. 33 St. Edward's

DAVIDSON EARNS 100TH CAREER WIN
– Kyle Davidson became the 10th Mustang in MSU men's tennis history to reach the 100-win plateau following a doubles win over Texas-Permian Basin on Mar. 11
– Davidson is currently seventh on the all-time wins list at Midwestern State, entering the weekend with a career record of 110-61 (.643)
– Jason Peters is the MSU all-time wins leader with 144 victories from 1998-2001, and is followed by Michael Mills (137), Brett Emerson (133), Zac Dillard (131), Ryan Gillen (127), Brian Holcomb (117), Davidson (110), Victor Vidal (108), Kacper Boborykin (102) and Charles van Swelm (101)

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 an 88-40 record (.688) with the men's team while recording an 95-45 mark (.679) with the women for a combined 183-85 (.683)
– Since 1997-98, Linn has compiled a 422-264 (.615) career record in 15 seasons as a men's head coach (230-150, .605) and 12 seasons as a women's coach (192-114, .627), 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 begins a four-match road swing Wednesday with a 5 p.m. contest against NCAA Division I Abilene Christian at the Eager Tennis Pavilion