BOLIVAR, Mo. - No. 15 Midwestern State dropped its second match of the weekend with a 7-2 loss Saturday afternoon to 19th-ranked Southwest Baptist at the John A. Bryant Tennis Center.

Southwest Baptist (4-0) started strong, claiming all three doubles points behind the 25th-ranked tandem of Sherif Abohabaga and Chris Blodig's 8-5 win on court one over senior Ramon Toyos and sophomore Dylan Hall.

Ferenc Agoston extended Southwest Baptist's lead to four with a 7-6, 6-3 win over junior Vasudev Vijayaraman at No. 3. No. 6 Abohabaga clinched the match on court one with a 6-2, 6-4 win over the 5th-ranked Toyos.

Freshman Angel Palacios defeated his second regionally-ranked opponent of the weekend with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 victory over the sixth-ranked Blodig at No. 2 to put a point up for the Mustangs.

Midwestern State's (2-3) final point was claimed by Hall over Raul Cabalero at the No. 5 spot, 6-4, 6-4.

On court six, Marcel Castillo notched a 7-6, 6-3 score over freshman Joshua Sundaram, while Torben Semrau edged senior Chris Norrie, 6-7, 6-0, 10-8, at No. 4.

Midwestern State returns to action Monday against NAIA Doane University (Neb.) at the MSU Tennis Center. First serve is set for 3:30 p.m.


#19 Southwest Baptist 7, #15 Midwestern State 2
Mar. 4, 2017 at Bolivar, Mo. (John A. Bryant Tennis Center)

Singles Competition
1. #6 Sherif Abohabaga (SBU) def. #5 Ramon Toyos (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Chris Blodig (SBU) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
3. Ferenc Agoston (SBU) def. Vasudev Vijayaraman (MSU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
4. Torben Semrau (SBU) def. Chris Norrie (MSU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 10-8
5. Dylan Hall (MSU) def. Raul Cabalero (SBU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Marcel Castillo (SBU) def. Joshua Sundaram (MSU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3

Doubles Competition
1. #25 Sherif Abohabaga/Chris Blodig (SBU) def. Ramon Toyos/Dylan Hall (MSU) 8-5
2. Ferenc Agoston/Marcel Castillo (SBU) def. Vasudev Vijayaraman/Chris Norrie (MSU) 8-6
3. Torben Semrau/Raul Cabalero (SBU) def. Angel Palacios/Denney Norrie (MSU) 8-4
 
Match Notes:
Midwestern State 2-3; National ranking #15; Regional ranking #1
Southwest Baptist 4-0; National ranking #19; Regional ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,1,2,5,4,6)