WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State played to a doubleheader split with an 8-1 win over Collin College (Texas) while suffering a 5-4 defeat to Seward County (Kan.) Friday at the MSU Tennis Center.

The 21st-ranked Mustangs (11-6) began the day taking two of three doubles matches against Collin College, ranked 11th in the NJCAA poll. Dylan Hall and Angel Palacios earned an 8-1 victory at No. 2 doubles while Chris Norrie and Denney Norrie came away with an 8-3 win on court three. At No. 1 doubles, Ramon Toyos and Dillon Pineda fell to the 16th-ranked duo of Daniel Stormon and Akinori Wada, 8-6.

The Maroon and Gold cruised in singles, winning all six courts in straight sets for the 8-1 victory.

Seward County (18-4), ranked fourth in the NJCAA, opened up a 2-1 advantage on the Mustangs after doubles play with wins at two and three. Toyos and Pineda took down the No. 1 tandem of Carlos Anez and Ondrej Nice, 8-3, to earn MSU's first point of the match.

Nice extended the Seward lead to 3-1 with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Vasudev Vijayaraman at No. 3 singles.

The Mustangs answered back with Palacios and Toyos collecting straight-set wins at the top two positions to knot the match at 3-3.

With Hall leading 6-3, 4-3 on court four, Przemek Zielinski collected a win by default in a controversial call that gave the Saints a 4-3 advantage in the match. Claudio Quinones followed with a 6-4, 6-2 match-clinching win over Pineda at No. 5 singles.

On court six, Chris Norrie battled to a 7-5 first set win before Ngoni Makambwa retired prior to the start of the second set for a 5-4 final.

Midwestern State hosts No. 39 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) for Senior Day tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the MSU Tennis Center. Join the Mustangs 10 minutes prior to the match as they honor seniors Ramon Toyos and Chris Norrie.


#21 Midwestern State 8, Collin College 1
Apr. 7, 2017 at Wichita Falls, Texas (MSU Tennis Center)

Singles Competition
1. Angel Palacios (MSU) def. James Corns (CC) 6-3, 6-2
2. Vasudev Vijayaraman (MSU) def. Emilio Chavez (CC) 7-5, 6-2
3. Dylan Hall (MSU) def. Daniel Stormon (CC) 6-4, 7-6
4. Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Akinori Wada (CC) 6-0, 6-2
5. Chris Norrie (MSU) def. Zachary Frisbie (CC) 6-0, 6-3
6. Daniel Gallivoda (MSU) def. Thompson Tong (CC) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles Competition
1. Daniel Stormon/Akinori Wada (CC) def. Ramon Toyos/Dillon Pineda (MSU) 8-6
2. Dylan Hall/Angel Palacios (MSU) def. James Corns/Thompson Tong (CC) 8-1
3. Chris Norrie/Denney Norrie (MSU) def. Sybrand Cnossen/Matthew Story (CC) 8-3
 
Match Notes:
Collin College 9-8
Midwestern State 11-5; National ranking #21; Regional ranking #1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,1,3,2,6,5)

Seward County 5, #21 Midwestern State 4
Apr. 7, 2017 at Wichita Falls, Texas (MSU Tennis Center)

Singles Competition
1. #9 Ramon Toyos (MSU) def. Carlos Anez (SCCC) 6-3, 6-2
2. Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Duro Opacic (SCCC) 6-2, 6-2
3. Ondrej Nice (SCCC) def. Vasudev Vijayaraman (MSU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Przemek Zielinski (SCCC) def. Dylan Hall (MSU) 3-6, 3-4, retired
5. Claudio Quinones (SCCC) def. Dillon Pineda (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Chris Norrie (MSU) def. Ngoni Makambwa (SCCC) 7-5, retired

Doubles Competition
1. Ramon Toyos/Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Carlos Anez/Ondrej Nice (SCCC) 8-3
2. Alex Mosehle/Gabriel Nery (SCCC) def. Angel Palacios/Dylan Hall (MSU) 9-7
3. Duro Opacic/Przemek Zielinski (SCCC) def. Chris Norrie/Denney Norrie (MSU) 8-1
 
Match Notes:
Seward County 18-4
Midwestern State 11-6; National ranking #21; Regional ranking #1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,2,1,4,5,6)