THE RUNDOWN
LAS VEGAS – No. 20 Midwestern State bounced back from last night's setback to No. 15 Hawaii-Hilo with a dominant performance to take down 19th-ranked Hawaii Pacific, 7-2, at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas.
 
In doubles, Midwestern State's duo of Alex Martinez Roca and reigning Lone Star Conference Player of the Week Angel Palacios dominated Gerardo Irarrazabal and Jack Lyttle, 8-2, at the No. 3 flight. Meanwhile, the Mustangs tandem of Vasudev Vijayaraman and Denney Norrie ousted Adrian Elduque and Juan Erro to give MSU a 2-1 lead going into singles.
 
The Mustangs continued to roll in singles, scoring two upsets and winning in straight-sets on five of six courts to earn the win. With the match tied at two, freshman Nolan McCaig upset 46th-ranked Irarrazabal, 7-6, 6-2, at No. 4 before Palacios made quick work of Lyttle, winning a 6-2, 6-2, decision at No. 3. Vijayaraman bested Maxime Gayte, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 1 while Norrie knocked off Elduque, 6-2, 7-5, at No. 6. Junior Dillon Pineda ran through 27th-ranked Benjamin Loccisano, 6-4, 6-4 to round out the match.
 
BOX SCORE
#20 Midwestern State (8-3) def. #19 Hawaii Pacific (0-9)
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 | 11 a.m.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Darling Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #20 Maxime Gayte/Benjamin Loccisano (HPU) def. Dillon Pineda/Nolan McCaig (MSU) 8-5
No. 2 – Vasudev Vijayaraman/Denney Norrie (MSU) def. Adrian Elduque/Juan Erro (HPU) 8-5
No. 3 – Alex Martinez Roca/Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Gerardo Irarrazabal/Jack Lyttle (HPU) 8-2
 
Singles
No. 1 – Vasudev Vijayaraman (MSU) def. Maxime Gayte (HPU) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 – Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. #27 Benjamin Loccisano (HPU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 – Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Jack Lyttle (HPU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 – Nolan McCaig (MSU) def. #46 Gerardo Irarrazabal (HPU) 7-6, 6-2
No. 5 – Juan Erro (HPU) def. Alex Martinez Roca (MSU) 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 – Denney Norrie (MSU) def. Adrian Elduque (HPU) 6-2, 7-5
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (5, 4, 3, 1, 6, 2)
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts on Friday to take on No. 6 Azusa Pacific at 1 p.m. at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas.