#11 Midwestern State (0-0, 0-0) vs #20 Laredo Community College (0-1)
Exhibition Match
Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 | 3:30 p.m.
Rohrbach Stadium | San Antonio, Texas
MSU leads the all-time series 1-0 | Mustangs are 1-0 against the Palominos in neutral site meetings| Lone meeting was a 7-2 MSU win on Feb. 10, 2012
#11 Midwestern State (0-0, 0-0) vs #8 St. Mary's (4-0)
Non-Conference Match
Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 | 10 a.m.
Rohrbach Stadium | San Antonio, Texas
MSU leads the all-time series 9-3 | Mustangs are 0-1 against the Rattlers in San Antonio | MSU has lost three-straight to St. Mary's
MUSTANGS NOTES
FIRST SERVE: 11
th-ranked Midwestern State concludes preseason exhibition play on Friday against 20
th-ranked JUCO Laredo Community College before opening the season against eighth-ranked St. Mary's on Saturday. The Mustangs are coming off a sweep of No. 12 Collin College two weeks ago.
RECORD RANKING: The No. 11 ranking was the highest ever received by the Maroon and Gold. MSU brings back six players from last year's 23-5 squad that advanced to the National Quarterfinals.
PANFEROVA TOP-20 IN SINGLES: Senior
Daria Panferova closed the fall season with a No. 20 individual ranking in singles. The Russian went 14-8, all at the No. 1 singles line and added a 22-6 mark in pairs play.
DUFF/COFFMAN DUO REIGNS: The tandem of junior
Maddy Coffman and sophomore
Bianca Duff earned a No. 5 ranking after the fall season and a strong 2017 campaign. The duo went 24-4 overall, including a perfect 11-0 at No. 2. In singles, Coffman tacked on 22 wins while Duff added 17.
PONY UP: Laredo Community College is coming off a 1-8 season a year ago and returns five players from that squad. Earlier this season, the Palominos took a 9-0 loss against the Rattlers, winning four combined games in singles and getting swept across the board in the second set. LCC played without a No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles.
RATTLERS LOOK FOR SIXTH-STRAIGHT HEARTLAND TITLE: St. Mary's enters the weekend with an unblemished 4-0 record and has been extremely strong through the early goings. In singles, the Rattlers are a combined 20-3, led by 48
th-ranked Kaylin Kruseman with a 4-0 record at No. 1. St. Mary's has yet to lose a doubles match this season, going 12-0. Kruseman and Tyra Timm pair together for the ninth-ranked duo in D2, earning a 3-0 record at the No. 1 line.
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