MIDLAND, Texas – Midwestern State put a halt to a two-match losing skid Friday morning with a 7-2 victory over UT Permian Basin in Lone Star Conference action at the Bush Tennis Center.

No. 21 Midwestern State (13-8, 1-1 LSC) jumped out to a 2-1 advantage following doubles with wins on courts two and three. Chris and Denney Norrie put the Mustangs on the board first with an 8-3 victory at No. 3 doubles before UT Permian Basin (6-6, 0-2 LSC) evened the match with an 8-3 win at No. 1 from Raul Stevens and Jordan Minjoot. MSU closed out doubles play with Dylan Hall and Angel Palacios collecting an 8-4 result at No. 2.

In singles, Dillon Pineda and Joshua Sundaram posted straight-set wins on courts three and six, respectively, to extend the MSU lead to 4-1 before Chris Norrie recorded the clincher for the Mustangs with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 4.

The Falcons earned their lone singles win of the day on court one with Stevens defeating Palacios, 7-6 (3), 6-2. 

Denney Norrie followed with a super tiebreaker win at No. 5 singles before Hall concluded the match with a three-set victory at No. 2 for the 7-2 final.

Midwestern State continues its western road trip tomorrow with a 9 a.m. (CST) matchup against No. 26 Western New Mexico at the WNMU Tennis Courts in Silver City. 


#21 Midwestern State 7, UT Permian Basin 2
Apr. 14, 2017 at Midland, Texas (Bush Tennis Center)

Singles Competition
1. Raul Stevens (UTPB) def. Angel Palacios (MSU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
2. Dylan Hall (MSU) def. Marcos Silva (UTPB) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
3. Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Cole Davis (UTPB) 6-4, 6-0
4. Chris Norrie (MSU) def. Gabriel Capuano (UTPB) 6-1, 6-2
5. Denney Norrie (MSU) def. Jordan Minjoot (UTPB) 0-6, 6-4, 11-9
6. Joshua Sundaram (MSU) def. Daniel Colmenares (UTPB) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles Competition
1. Raul Stevens/Jordan Minjoot (UTPB) def. Ramon Toyos/Dillon Pineda (MSU) 8-3
2. Angel Palacios/Dylan Hall (MSU) def. Caio Aguiar/Marcos Silva (UTPB) 8-4
3. Chris Norrie/Denney Norrie (MSU) def. Parker Phillips/Bob Rice (UTPB) 8-3
 
Match Notes:
Midwestern State 13-8; National ranking #21; Regional ranking #1
UT Permian Basin 6-6; Regional ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,6,4,1,5,2)