WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State collected its second South Central Region win of the season Tuesday as the 21st-ranked Mustangs rolled to an 8-1 victory over Metro State (Colo.) at the MSU Tennis Center.

Midwestern State (8-3) set the stage early with sophomore Maddy Coffman and freshman Bianca Duff improving to 11-0 on the season with an 8-2 thumping of Tabitha Porter and Valerie Valencia at No. 2 doubles. On court three, sophomore Greta Lazzarotto and freshman Ashley Ramirez followed with an 8-5 victory over Mackenzie Hotan and Linying Xiao for a 2-0 MSU advantage.

Metro State (8-5) claimed its lone point of the day with a narrow victory at No. 1 doubles with Emily Kerr and Courtney Wright defeating junior Daria Panferova and sophomore Eirini Kontaki in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (6).

Duff, Panferova and Kontaki each tallied straight-set wins to begin singles play with Kontaki recording the clincher at No. 2 with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Porter for her eighth-straight win to move to 9-2 overall. Duff earned the first point for the Mustangs in singles with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Wright at No. 3 while Panferova took down Valencia, 6-1, 6-2, at the top spot.

On court four, Coffman rallied from a first set defeat against Kerr to post a 5-7, 6-0, 10-7 win for her fourth-straight victory. Ramirez pushed the MSU advantage to 7-1 following a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Ainsley Winterrowd at No. 6 singles.

Lazzarotto closed out the match at No. 5, rallying from a 9-5 deficit in the super tiebreaker to earn a 6-4, 4-6, 11-9 result over Xiao.

Midwestern State travels to the Sooner state for a pair of matches Saturday against host Oklahoma Baptist and Newman (Kan.) at the OBU Tennis Courts in Shawnee, Okla. The Mustangs first square off against OBU at 10 a.m. before a 3 p.m. match against Newman.
 

#21 Midwestern State 8, Metro State 1
Mar. 21, 2017 at Wichita Falls, Texas (MSU Tennis Center)

Singles Competition
1. Daria Panferova (MSU) def. Valerie Valencia (MSUD) 6-1, 6-2
2. Eirini Kontaki (MSU) def. Tabitha Porter (MSUD) 6-1, 6-4
3. #19 Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Courtney Wright (MSUD) 6-3, 6-2
4. Maddy Coffman (MSU) def. Emily Kerr (MSUD) 5-7, 6-0, 10-7
5. Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Linying Xiao (MSUD) 6-4, 4-6, 11-9
6. Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Ainsley Winterrowd (MSUD) 7-5, 6-3

Doubles Competition
1. Emily Kerr/Courtney Wright (MSUD) def. Daria Panferova/Eirini Kontaki (MSU) 9-8 (8-6)
2. Bianca Duff/Maddy Coffman (MSU) def. Tabitha Porter/Valerie Valencia (MSUD) 8-2
3. Greta Lazzarotto/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Mackenzie Hotan/Linying Xiao (MSUD) 8-5
 
Match Notes:
Metro State 8-5; Regional ranking #9
Midwestern State 8-3; National ranking #21; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,1,2,4,6,5)

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