THE RUNDOWN
PUEBLO – No. 21-ranked Midwestern State picked up a pair of South Central region victories over RMAC foes on Friday in Pueblo. The Mustangs swept Colorado State-Pueblo, 9-0, in the opener and rolled Colorado Mesa, 8-1, to improve to 7-5 on the season.
 
In the day's opening match, the Mustangs made quick work of CSUP in the sweep. The 18th-ranked duo of junior Maddy Coffman and sophomore Ashley Ramirez bested Samantha Cachutt and Acacia Dettman, 8-1, at the No. 1 flight. MSU's pair of senior Daria Panferova and freshman Maddie Rowe claimed an 8-1 win over Sarah Megilligan and Kristin Jensen at No. 3. The tandem of sophomore Bianca Duff and junior Greta Lazzarotto remained unbeaten and improved to 9-0, taking down Kali Hamilton and Nia Matthews, 8-4, at No. 2 to complete the sweep in doubles.
 
MSU lost a combined four games on the first three singles courts to finish to pick up the win. Ramirez rattled off a straight-sets win against Megilligan, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 4, followed shortly by 50th-ranked Panferova in a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Dettman at No. 3 to clinch the match. Duff rolled through Matthews, 6-0, 6-1, at the No. 2 line to push the MSU lead to 6-0 before Coffman, the nation's No. 49 singles player, won her team-leading eighth match against Hamilton, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 1. Lazzarotto moved into 12th all-time in career combined wins, passing Faye D'Hamecourt (2006-09) and Christi Teakell (1995-98) with her 96th victory, dominating Cachutt, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 5. Sophomore Emilija Segetlija completed the sweep for the Maroon and Gold, ousting Jensen, 6-2, 6-1, at the No. 6 flight.
 
In the evening match against Colorado Mesa, MSU's doubles kept its impressive streak alive. The Mustangs won at least two doubles matches for the 11th-straight outing and have swept six of the last seven opponents, including three-straight. The duo of Duff and Lazzarotto improved to 10-0 on the year, rolling to an 8-5 win over Emily Beckley and Rebecca Osterberg at No. 2 while Panferova and Rowe climbed to 7-0 in an 8-2 victory against Georgia Hansen and Nicole Kitsuse at No. 3.
 
Coffman earned her ninth win of the year, upsetting 21st-ranked Kristen Kirby in straight-sets, 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 1 flight. The Flower Mound native improved to 31-7 in her career with her second win of the season against a nationally ranked opponent.

BOX SCORE
#21 Midwestern State (6-5) def. Colorado State-Pueblo (3-15)
Friday, March 23, 2018 | 9 a.m.
Pueblo, Colo.
Pueblo City Park Tennis Complex
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #18 Maddy Coffman/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Samantha Cachutt/Acacia Dettman (CSUP) 8-1
No. 2 – Bianca Duff/Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Kali Hamilton/Nia Matthews (CSUP) 8-4
No. 3 – Daria Panferova/Maddie Rowe (MSU) def. Sarah Megilligan/Kristin Jensen (CSUP) 8-1
 
Singles
No. 1 – #49 Maddy Coffman (MSU) def. Kali Hamilton (CSUP) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 – Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Nia Matthews (CSUP) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 – #50 Daria Panferova (MSU) def. Acacia Dettman (CSUP) 6-0, 6-2
No. 4 – Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Sarah Megilligan (CSUP) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 – Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Samantha Cachutt (CSUP) 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 – Emilija Segetlija (MSU) def. Kristin Jensen (CSUP) 6-2, 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 6)
 
#21 Midwestern State (7-5) def. Colorado Mesa (9-15)
Friday, March 23, 2018 | 3 p.m.
Pueblo, Colo.
Pueblo City Park Tennis Complex
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #18 Maddy Coffman/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Kristen Kirby/Taylor Hershey (CMU) 8-3
No. 2 – Bianca Duff/Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Emily Beckley/Rebecca Osterberg (CMU) 8-4
No. 3 – Daria Panferova/Maddie Rowe (MSU) def. Georgia Hansen/Nicole Kitsuse (CMU) 8-2
 
Singles
No. 1 – #49 Maddy Coffman (MSU) def. #21 Kristen Kirby (CMU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 – Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Emily Beckley (CMU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 – Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Taylor Hershey (CMU) 7-6 (2), 6-3
No. 4 – Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Nicole Kitsuse (CMU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 – Emilija Segetlija (MSU) def. Georgia Hansen (CMU) 6-4. 6-1
No. 6 – Kylie Simons (CMU) def. Maddie Rowe (MSU) 6-1, 6-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5)
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts on Saturday, March 24, for a matchup with Metro State-Denver in Pueblo. First serve is slated for 11 a.m.