THE RUNDOWN
LAS VEGAS – No. 12-ranked Midwestern State cruised to an 8-1 win over Hawaii-Hilo in Las Vegas on Friday to improve to 4-4 on the season.
 
Midwestern State started hot in doubles, picking up three-straight wins in pairs play. The tandem of Daria Panferova and Maddie Rowe posted an 8-3 win over Sara Marin and Irena Le at the No. 3 line to open the match. Moments later, the duo of Bianca Duff and Greta Lazzaroto picked up an 8-5 win against Marina Colvee and Carmelle Joyner at the No. 2 flight to stretch the Mustangs lead to 2-0. Maddy Coffman and Ashley Ramirez rallied for a tiebreaker victory, 8-7 (3), at No. 1 versus Devanshi Bhimijyani and Daniela Sanz to complete the sweep.
 
MSU continued to roll in singles, winning five of the first six matches. Coffman earned her seventh-straight victory, knocking off Bhimijyani, 7-6 (6), 6-1, at No. 1 to stretch the lead to 4-0. Shortly after, Duff upset 38^th-ranked Sanz, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2, to clinch the match for the Maroon and Gold. Sophomore Emilija Segetlija outlasted Le, 6-2, 7-6 (4) for the sixth-straight win by MSU. No. 20 Panferova and Lazzarotto each recorded three-set wins to cap off the match for the Mustangs.

BOX SCORE
#12 Midwestern State (4-4) def. Hawaii-Hilo (3-4)
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 | 2 p.m.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Darling Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Maddy Coffman/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Devanshi Bhimiiyani/Daniela Sanz (UHH) 8-7 (3)
No. 2 – Bianca Duff/Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Marina Colvee/Carmelle Joyner (UHH) 8-5
No. 3 – Daria Panferova/Maddie Rowe (MSU) def. Sara Marin/Irena Le (UHH) 8-3
 
Singles
No. 1 – Maddy Coffman (MSU) def. Devanshi Bhimjiyani (UHH) 7-6 (6), 6-1
No. 2 – Bianca Duff (MSU) def. #38 Daniela Sanz (UHH) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
No. 3 – #20 Daria Panferova (MSU) def. Sara Marin (UHH) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
No. 4 – Marina Colvee (UHH) def. Ashley Ramirez (MSU) 4-6, 7-5, 10-7
No. 5 – Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Carmelle Joyner (UHH) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
No. 6 – Emilija Segetlija (MSU) def. Irena Le (UHH) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (1, 2, 6, 3, 5, 4)

UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts tomorrow to take on No. 4 Hawaii Pacific at 11 a.m. at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas.