#15 Midwestern State (2-3) vs. Doane (4-2)
Monday, Mar. 6, 2017 | 3:30 p.m.
MSU Tennis Center | Wichita Falls, Texas

#15 Midwestern State (2-3) vs. #20 Ferris State (6-0)
Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2017 | 3:30 p.m.
MSU Tennis Center | Wichita Falls, Texas


WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State returns to the MSU Tennis Center for a pair of matches Monday and Tuesday against NAIA Doane (Neb.) and No. 20 Ferris State (Mich.).

The Mustangs will look to snap a two-match losing skid Monday at 3:30 p.m. when they face off against Doane for the first-ever meeting between the two programs. On Tuesday, the Mustangs seek to avenge a 5-2 defeat to Ferris State in the 2016 NCAA Quarterfinals with a 3:30 p.m. matchup against the Bulldogs at the MSU Tennis Center.

MUSTANGS REMAIN AT NO. 15 IN NATIONAL POLL
- Midwestern State appeared in the top 15 in the country in the 11th-straight national poll two weeks ago, coming in at No. 15 in the Oracle/ITA Men's Division II Team Rankings
- The Mustangs stayed put at 15th after ranking in the same spot in the initial rankings of the 2016-17 season back in November
- MSU tops the South Central Region rankings, leading four other top-25 teams in the region in No. 16 Cameron, No. 23 St. Mary's, No. 24 Western New Mexico and No. 25 St. Edward's (Texas)

TOYOS REACHES 100 CAREER WINS
- Senior Ramon Toyos became the 11th Mustang in program history to reach 100 career dual wins Friday following a 6-2, 6-0 win over Northwest Missouri State's No. 38 Roman Boissinot
- The Torrelavega, Spain native moved his career record to 52-21 in singles and 48-27 in doubles following two matches over the weekend
- Toyos followed former teammates Kacper Boborykin (2015) and Kyle Davidson (2016) to reach 100 wins with the Mustangs placing a player in the 100-win club for the third-straight season
 
A LOOK AT THE MUSTANGS
- Midwestern State dropped to 2-3 on the season after setbacks to No. 12 Northwest Missouri State and No. 19 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) over the weekend in Missouri
- Ferris State will be MSU's fifth top-25 opponent in six matches Tuesday as the Mustangs open up 2017 with eight of their first 11 matches against nationally-ranked competition
- Ramon Toyos is ranked fifth nationally and first in the South Central Region in singles sporting a 3-2 record at No. 1 this season
- Freshman Angel Palacios leads the Mustangs with a 4-1 dual record with three-straight wins over regionally-ranked players, having already played at the No. 2, 3 and 4 spots this season
- Senior Chris Norrie is 3-2 this season playing primarily at the No. 4 and 6 positions for the Mustangs
- Midwestern State leads the region with five players ranked in the top 20 in singles with Toyos (1st), sophomore Dylan Hall (11th), Norrie (13th), junior Vasudev Vijayaraman (16th) and sophomore Dillon Pineda (20th)
- In doubles, the duo of Toyos/Hall and Vijayaraman/Norrie have each posted two wins on the year
 
SCOUTING THE TIGERS
- Doane makes its first trip to Wichita Falls with a 4-2 season record
- Midwestern State will be the first NCAA Division II opponent on Doane's schedule, having played Division I Nebraska-Omaha last month
- Senior Kris Kiland is ranked 20th in the region playing at No. 1 singles for the Tigers with a 3-3 record
- Sophomore Ignacio Morell has posted a team-best 5-1 record playing primarily at No. 6 singles while sophomore Grayson McCartney is 4-2 playing at No. 3 for the Tigers
- In doubles, Morell and sophomore Arcane Boles are 5-1 at No. 3 while Kiland and McCartney have a 3-3 mark at No. 1
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
- First meeting
 
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
- Ferris State comes into Tuesday's match with the Mustangs with a perfect 6-0 record after defeating Cameron, 6-3, Sunday in Lawton, Okla.
- The Bulldogs are ranked 20th nationally and first in the Midwest Region after advancing to the NCAA Semifinals for the first time in program history last season with a win over Midwestern State in the quarterfinals
- Sophomore Till von Winning is ranked 21st in the country and second in the region with a 3-1 singles record at No. 1 this season
- Ranked 11th in the region, junior Vasil Surduk sports a 4-2 mark at No. 2
- In doubles, von Winning and sophomore Steward Sell are 4-0 playing at the top position

INSIDE THE SERIES
- Ferris State leads the all-time series against Midwestern State, 3-0
- In addition to last season's NCAA Quarterfinal win, the Bulldogs came away with 5-4 victories over the Mustangs in 1998 and 2001 in Edmond, Okla.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
- Midwestern State begins a four-match road stretch over spring break with matches against No. 5 Valdosta State (Ga.) and Abraham Baldwin (Ga.) in Valdosta and No. 9 West Florida and No. 11 Georgia College in Pensacola, Fla., from Mar. 15-18.