THE RUNDOWN
LAS VEGAS – No. 20-ranked Midwestern State saw its four-match winning streak come to an end in a 7-2 loss to No. 15 Hawaii-Hilo on Tuesday at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas. Midwestern State moves to 7-3 on the season after the setback and continues play tomorrow against No. 19 Hawaii Pacific.
 
The Vulcans captured momentum quickly in the match, sweeping the Mustangs in doubles. UHH's Vaclav Slezak and Alessandro Giuliato defeated Dillon Pineda and Jean Muniz, 8-3, at No. 1. Alex Martinez Roca and Angel Palacios were tripped up by Gregory Zukeran and Chun En Wu, 8-4, at No. 3 before MSU's Vasudev Vijayaraman and Denney Norrie were downed by Bruno Figlia and Alex Fillat, 8-4, at No. 2.
 
A pair of quick wins on the No. 2 and No. 5 singles courts allowed the Vulcans to clinch the match. Martinez Roca put the Mustangs on the board after Fillat received a game default in the super-set tiebreaker to give MSU the win, 5-7, 6-2, 5-1, at No. 4. Palacios added another three-set win for the Maroon and Gold, downing Wu, 6-4, 3-6, 10-6, for his seventh-straight singles win.
 
BOX SCORE
#20 Midwestern State (7-3) vs. #15 Hawaii-Hilo (5-1)
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 | 2 p.m.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Darling Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Vaclav Slezak/Alessandro Giuliato (UHH) def. Dillon Pineda/Jean Muniz (MSU) 8-3
No. 2 – Bruno Figlia/Alex Fillat (UHH) def. Vasudev Vijayaraman/Denney Norrie (MSU) 8-4
No. 3 – Gregory Zukeran/Chun En Wu (UHH) def. Alex Martinez Roca/Angel Palacios (MSU) 8-3
 
Singles
No. 1 – #17 Vaclav Slezak (UHH) def. Vasudev Vijayaraman (MSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 – Alessandro Giuliato (UHH) def. Dillon Pineda (MSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 – Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Chun En Wu (UHH) 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
No. 4 – Alex Martinez Roca (MSU) def. Alex Fillat (UHH) 5-7, 6-2, 5-1 (game default)
No. 5 – Arturo Dell'Eva (UHH) def. Jean Muniz (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 6 – Gregory Zukeran (UHH) def. Denney Norrie (MSU) 6-1, 5-7, 10-7
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (5, 2, 4, 3, 6, 1)

UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts tomorrow, taking on No. 19 Hawaii Pacific. First serve is set for 11 a.m. at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas.