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Palacios, Angel
6
Winner Southwest Baptist (Mo.) SBU (5-1)
3
Midwestern State MSU (3-2)
Winner
Southwest Baptist (Mo.) SBU
(5-1)
6
Final
3
Midwestern State MSU
(3-2)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis | | Will Edwards / MSU Athletic Communications

13th-ranked Bearcats rally past @MSUMustangs

THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – The 22nd-ranked MSU Texas men's tennis team was unable to hold onto the early momentum built in a 6-3 setback to 13th-ranked Southwest Baptist on Thursday at the MSU Tennis Center.
 
Midwestern State (3-2) got off to a quick start in doubles to take a 2-1 lead into singles. The tandem of Dillon Pineda and Nolan McCaig defeated SBU's Gyorgy and Ferenc Agoston, 8-6, at the No. 1 line before the Mustangs' pair of Alex Martinez Roca and Angel Palacios bested Sherif Abohabaga and Marcel Castillo, 8-5, at No. 3. A late surge at the No. 2 spot allowed Torben Semaru and Raul Caballero to fend off MSU's duo of Vasudev Vijayaraman and Denney Norrie, 8-6.
 
Sophomore Angel Palacios kept things rolling for the Maroon and Gold, winning in straight sets over David Szeri, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 3 to stretch the lead to 3-1. The Bearcats would storm back, winning the final five singles matches to close out the win. Freshman Alex Martinez Roca forced a tiebreaker, but failed to extend the match as Semaru clinched the match with a 6-3, 7-6 (1) win at No. 5.

BOX SCORE
#13 Southwest Baptist (5-1) def. #22 Midwestern State (3-2) 6-3
Thursday, March 1, 2018 | 2 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas
MSU Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Dillon Pineda/Nolan McCaig (MSU) def. Gyorgy Agoston/Ferenc Agoston (SBU) 8-6
No. 2 – Torben Semaru/Raul Caballero (SBU) def. Vasudev Vijayaraman/Denney Norrie (MSU) 8-6
No. 3 – Alex Martinez Roca/Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Sherif Abohabaga/Marcel Castillo (SBU) 8-5
 
Singles
No. 1 – Sherif Abohabaga (SBU) def. Vasudev Vijayaraman (MSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 – Raul Caballero (SBU) def. Dillon Pineda (MSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 – Angel Palacios (MSU) def. David Szeri (SBU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 – Ferenc Agoston (SBU) def. Nolan McCaig (MSU) 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5)
No. 5 – Torben Semaru (SBU) def. Alex Martinez Roca (MSU) 6-3, 7-6 (1)
No. 6 – Gyorgy Agoston (SBU) def. Jean Muniz (MSU) 7-5, 6-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (3, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)

UP NEXT
Midwestern State is back in action on Friday, March 2 against McMurry and Hardin-Simmons in Abilene.
 
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