THE RUNDOWN
PUEBLO – No. 21 Midwestern State won its third-straight match, clipping Metro State, 7-2, in a South Central region matchup at Pueblo City Park Tennis Complex on Saturday. The Mustangs improve to 8-5 following the win.
 
Junior Greta Lazzarotto won her 100th-career match with a victory in both singles and doubles, becoming the 11^th player in program history to eclipse the century mark. The Bassano del Grappa, Italy, native tied former standout Taylor Coffman (2012-15) on the career wins list while her 60 doubles victories and .870 winning percentage are the second-best in the annals of the Mustangs.
 
The Mustangs jumped on the Roadrunners in doubles, winning on all three courts to stake MSU to a 3-0 lead. The tandem of senior Daria Panferova and freshman Maddie Rowe remained unbeaten, improving to 8-0 with an 8-4 win against Mackenzie Hotan and Linying Xiao at the No. 3 flight. The Maroon and Gold's 18th-ranked pair of junior Maddy Coffman and sophomore Ashley Ramirez picked up an 8-3 decision over Emily Kerr and Courtney Wright at No. 1, followed by a thrilling 9-7 win by sophomore Bianca Duff and Lazzarotto against Alex Pessoa and Tabitha Porter at No. 3.
 
In singles, MSU earned a trio of three-set wins to clinch the match. Coffman, the nation's 49th-ranked singles player, downed Pessoa, 6-4, 6-2, at the No. 1 line to pull the Mustangs within a point of clinching the match. After a setback on the No. 2 court, 50th-ranked Panferova rallied from a first-set deficit to secure the win for the Maroon and Gold, besting Wright, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 3. Ramirez bolstered the lead to 6-1 in a three-set winner against Kerr, 6-0, 5-7, 6-3, at No. 4. Lazzarotto earned her historic victory to close out the match, knocking off Ainsely Winterrowd, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.

BOX SCORE
#21 Midwestern State (8-5) def. Metro State-Denver (11-8)
Saturday, March 24, 2018 | 11 a.m.
Pueblo, Colo.
Pueblo City Park Tennis Complex
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #18 Maddy Coffman/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Emily Kerr/Courtney Wright (MSUD) 8-3
No. 2 – Bianca Duff/Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Alex Pessoa/Tabitha Porter (MSUD) 9-7
No. 3 – Daria Panferova/Maddie Rowe (MSU) def. Mackenzie Hotan/Linying Xiao (MSUD) 8-4
 
Singles
No. 1 – #49 Maddy Coffman (MSU) def. Alex Pessoa (MSUD) 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 – #27 Tabitha Porter (MSUD) def. Bianca Duff (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 – #50 Daria Panferova (MSU) def. Courtney Wright (MSUD) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
No. 4 – Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Emily Kerr (MSUD) 6-0, 5-7, 6-3
No. 5 – Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Ainsley Winterrowd (MSUD) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
No. 6 – Linying Xiao (MSUD) def. Emilija Segetlija (MSU) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 5)
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts on Thursday, March 29, for a regional matchup with St. Edward's in Austin. First serve is set for noon.