WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State extended its win streak to six matches and remained undefeated in Lone Star Conference action following an 8-1 rout of Texas A&M-Kingsville Sunday afternoon at the Wichita Falls Country Club.

Midwestern State (12-3, 2-0 LSC) opened the day with a doubles sweep, recording 8-1 wins on all three courts. Sophomore Greta Lazzarotto and freshman Ashley Ramirez were first off the court following a win at No. 3 to move to 13-3 on the season. The junior duo of Daria Panferova and Amy Clifton followed with a victory on court two to reach 10 wins with a 10-4 season record. The 15th-ranked Mustangs capped off the sweep with the No. 1 tandem of sophomore Maddy Coffman and freshman Bianca Duff pushing their undefeated record to 16-0 on the season.

In singles play, Duff stretched the MSU lead to 4-0 following a 6-1, 6-3 triumph over Valeria Ruiz at No. 3.

On court one, Panferova rallied from a first set defeat to clinch the match for the Mustangs with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Lisa Carvajal.

Victoria Romanovskaia tallied Texas A&M-Kingsville's (11-7, 1-2 LSC) lone point of the match, handing Clifton a 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 defeat at No. 2 singles.

MSU closed out the match with wins at the bottom of the lineup with Coffman cruising to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Julia Rauer on court four. Lazzarotto followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Stephanie Baerman at No. 5 singles before Ramirez pulled out a 6-1, 5-7, 10-4 decision over Vivian Ortiz at line six for the 8-1 final.

Midwestern State returns to action Tuesday with a 3:30 p.m. match against No. 43 Dallas Baptist at the MSU Tennis Center.


#15 Midwestern State 8, Texas A&M-Kingsville 1
Apr. 2, 2017 at Wichita Falls, Texas (Wichita Falls Country Club)

Singles Competition
1. Daria Panferova (MSU) def. Lisa Carvajal (TAMUK) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
2. Victoria Romanovskaia (TAMUK) def. Amy Clifton (MSU) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
3. Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Valerie Ruiz (TAMUK) 6-1, 6-3
4. Maddy Coffman (MSU) def. Julia Rauer (TAMUK) 6-1, 6-3
5. Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Stephanie Baerman (TAMUK) 6-1, 6-1
6. Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Vivian Ortiz (TAMUK) 6-1, 5-7, 10-4

Doubles Competition
1. Bianca Duff/Maddy Coffman (MSU) def. Valerie Ruiz/Victoria Romanovskaia (TAMUK) 8-1
2. Daria Panferova/Amy Clifton (MSU) def. Tabata Lua/Julia Rauer (TAMUK) 8-1
3. Greta Lazzarotto/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Erika Larrea/Vivian Ortiz (TAMUK) 8-1
 
Match Notes:
Texas A&M-Kingsville 11-7; Regional ranking #7
Midwestern State 12-3; National ranking #15; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,1,2,4,5,6)