THE RUNDOWN
LAS VEGAS – No. 12 Midwestern State took fourth-ranked Hawaii Pacific down to the last court standing but the Mustangs were unable to come out victorious, falling 5-4.
 
The Sharks grabbed a 1-0 lead quickly in doubles, but the Mustangs righted the ship, winning on the final two courts to take a 2-1 lead into singles. MSU's pair of Daria Panferova and Maddie Rowe bested Leticia Gonzalez dos Santos and Oceane Adam, 8-3, at the No. 3 line. The tandem of Bianca Duff and Greta Lazzarotto followed with an 8-5 decision against Lara Meccicio and Debora Echeverria at No. 2.
 
HPU regained the momentum early in singles, however, to turn the tide. Coffman's upset bid of ninth-ranked Lena Lutzier came up short, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 1 to tie the match. Sophomore Ashley Ramirez fell to 21^st-ranked Adam in straight-sets, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 4 to put the Sharks ahead, 3-2. No. 20 Panferova answered with an easy 6-1, 6-1 win over Echeverria at the No. 3 line to again tie the match. Sophomore Emilija Segetlija rallied for a 6-3, 7-5 victory against Dos Santos at No. 6 to regain the lead.
 
Tied at four, junior Greta Lazzarotto was up a set on Heloise Le Normand. As the last match standing, the Italian was unable to make a late rally, giving the Sharks the win, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.

BOX SCORE
#4 Hawaii Pacific (10-1) def. #12 Midwestern State (4-5)
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 | 11 a.m.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Darling Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Lena Lutzeier/Barbora Kijasova (HPU) def. Maddy Coffman/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) 8-6
No. 2 – Bianca Duff/Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Lara Meccico/Debora Echeverria (HPU) 8-5
No. 3 – Daria Panferova/Maddie Rowe (MSU) def. Leticia Gonzalez dos Santos/Oceane Adam (HPU) 8-3
 
Singles
No. 1 – #9 Lena Lutzier (HPU) def. Maddy Coffman (MSU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 – #10 Lara Meccico (HPU) def. Bianca Duff (MSU) 5-7, 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 – #20 Daria Panferova (MSU) def. Debora Echeverria (HPU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 – #21 Oceane Adam (HPU) def. Ashley Ramirez (MSU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 – Heloise Le Normand (HPU) def. Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 – Emilija Segetlija (MSU) def. Leticia Gonzalez dos Santos (HPU) 6-3, 7-5
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (1, 4, 3, 2, 6, 5)

UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts on Friday to take on No. 9 Azusa Pacific at 1 p.m. at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas.