WICHITA FALLS, Texas – No. 11 Midwestern State extended its winning streak to six matches following a pair of wins over nationally-ranked NJCAA teams Friday afternoon at the MSU Tennis Center, defeating No. 11 Collin College, 8-1, before taking down No. 4 Seward County, 6-1.

Freshman Dillon Pineda led Midwestern State (12-4) with four wins Friday, collecting singles wins on courts three and four while teaming up with senior Zack Santagate for doubles wins at Nos. 1 and 2. The duo rallied from an early deficit to record a 9-8 victory at No. 2 doubles to help the Mustangs earn a doubles sweep against Collin College (5-10).

After freshman Benjamin Neander posted a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 4, Pineda clinched the match for Midwestern on court three with a 6-4, 6-0 triumph. Daniel Gomez earned the lone point for the Cougars at the top position with a 6-3, 1-6, 10-8 victory over junior Ramon Toyos.

The Mustangs took a 2-1 advantage over Seward County (13-5) after doubles play with senior Kyle Davidson and Neander propelling MSU to a lead following a 9-7 victory at No. 3 doubles.

Pineda recorded his sixth-straight singles win to give the Mustangs a 4-1 lead over the Saints after Toyos collected a straight-set victory at No. 2. Junior Chris Norrie clinched the match for the Mustangs with a win on court three before No. 44 Davidson finished off the afternoon with a super tiebreaker win at No. 1 for a 6-1 final.

Midwestern State takes on No. 16 Northwest Missouri State in a 3 p.m. matchup tomorrow at Southwest Baptist's John A. Bryant Tennis Center in Bolivar, Mo.


No. 11 Midwestern State 8, Collin College 1
Apr. 8, 2016 at Wichita Falls, Texas (MSU Tennis Center)

Singles Competition
1. Daniel Gomez (COLLIN) def. Ramon Toyos (MSU) 6-3, 1-6, 10-8
2. Radu Popa (MSU) def. Jack Riess (COLLIN) 6-3, 7-6
3. Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Daniel Stormon (COLLIN) 6-4, 6-0
4. Benjamin Neander (MSU) def. Joshua McKinney (COLLIN) 6-3, 6-0
5. Dylan Hall (MSU) def. Emilio Chavez (COLLIN) 6-2, 3-0, retired
6. Daniel Gallivoda (MSU) def. Patrick Nguyen (COLLIN) 6-2, 6-1 

Doubles Competition
1. No. 19 Kyle Davidson/Ramon Toyos (MSU) def. Jack Riess/Daniel Stormon (COLLIN) 8-6
2. Dillon Pineda/Zack Santagate (MSU) def. Joshua McKinney/Daniel Gomez (COLLIN) 9-8
3. Radu Popa/Chris Norrie (MSU) def. Patrick Nguyen/Sybrand Cnossen (COLLIN) 8-3 
 
Match Notes:
Collin College 5-10
Midwestern State 11-4; National ranking #11
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,3,1,2,5,6)

No. 11 Midwestern State 6, Seward County 1
Apr. 8, 2016 at Wichita Falls, Texas (MSU Tennis Center)

Singles Competition
1. No. 44 Kyle Davidson (MSU) def. Carlos Anez (SC) 7-5, 4-6, 10-6
2. Ramon Toyos (MSU) def. Przemek Zielinski (SC) 6-2, 6-4
3. Chris Norrie (MSU) def. Alex Mosehle (SC) 6-1, 7-5
4. Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Ondrej Nice (SC) 6-4, 7-5
5. Benjamin Neander (MSU) vs. Felipe Casares (SC) 6-0, 0-1, unfinished
6. Dylan Hall (MSU) vs. Ngoni Makambwa (SC) 2-3, unfinished

Doubles Competition
1. Zack Santagate/Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Przemek Zielinski/Tare Mariga (SC) 8-2
2. Ondrej Nice/Carlos Anez (SC) def. Radu Popa/Chris Norrie (MSU) 8-4
3. Kyle Davidson/Benjamin Neander (MSU) def. Alex Mosehle/Ngoni Makambwa (SC) 9-7 
 
Match Notes:
Seward County 13-5
Midwestern State 12-4; National ranking #11
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,4,3,1)