#16 Midwestern State (11-4) vs. St. Edward's (14-8)
Non-Conference Match
Thursday, March 29, 2018 | 12 p.m.
Austin Tennis Academy | Austin, Texas
MSU trails the all-time series 11-12 | Mustangs are 5-4 against the Hilltoppers on the road | MSU has won seven-straight dating back to 2013
 
#16 Midwestern State (11-4) vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (6-6)
Non-Conference Match
Friday, March 30, 2018 | 12 p.m.
Fort Smith Athletic Club | Fort Smith, Ark.
MSU leads the all-time series 9-0 | Mustangs are 2-0 against the Lions on the road | MSU has swept last five contests
 
#16 Midwestern State (11-4) vs. #31 Southeastern Oklahoma State (5-5)
Non-Conference Match
Saturday, March 31, 2018 | 1 p.m.
Southeastern Tennis Complex | Durant, Okla.
MSU leads the all-time series 32-3 | Mustangs are 13-1 against the Savage Storm on the road | MSU has won 32 of the last 33 meetings
 
MUSTANGS NOTES
 
FIRST SERVE: No. 16-ranked Midwestern State continues its five-state road trip with a busy weekend on the highway. Midwestern State heads to Austin on Thursday to battle St. Edward's (14-8) before journeying to Arkansas-Fort Smith (6-6) on Friday. The Mustangs close out the 1,111 mile round-trip in Durant, Okla., for a matchup with No. 31-ranked Southeastern Oklahoma State (5-5) on Saturday. First serve in Thursday and Friday's match is slated for noon while Saturday's match starts at 1 p.m.
 
NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Underclassmen have shouldered the load for Midwestern State in the 2018 season. Of the 60 singles wins, 46 have come from underclassmen and 27 have come from the freshman class of Alex Martinez Roca (10-3), Nolan McCaig (9-4) and Jean Muniz (8-3). The trio of freshmen are a combined 9-0 in singles in the last three matches.
 
CALLING ALL ANGELS: Sophomore and reigning LSC Freshman of the Year Angel Palacios has been dominant for the Mustangs this season, garnering a No. 44 singles ranking. The Piedras Negras native boasts a 14-1 record, including a perfect 11-0 at the No. 3 line and has won 13-straight, matching the second-longest winning streak in program history, behind only Michael Turner's 16-straight in 1999. His lone setback came against DI UT-Arlington on Feb. 10 at the No. 2 flight. During his winning streak, Palacios has been stretched to three-sets twice.
 
WINNING THE CLOSE ONES: Senior Vasudev Vijayaraman came in at No. 28 in this week's Oracle/ITA Singles rankings with a 9-6 record at the No. 1 flight. The Chennai, India, native owns a pair of wins against regionally ranked opponents and has a 4-2 record in three-set matches this season. Vijayaraman leads the team with four three-set wins and three tiebreaker victories.
 
DOUBLE DOWN: The Mustangs have been dominant in doubles all season. Of the 15 matches played, MSU has picked up at least two wins in 13 matches, including sweeping the doubles competition on five occasions. The tandem of senior Vasudev Vijayaraman and sophomore Denney Norrie boasts an 11-4 record at the No. 2 flight. MSU's duo of freshman Alex Martinez Roca and sophomore Angel Palacios climbed to No. 23 with an 11-1 record at the No. 3 flight.
 
LINEUP SHAKEDOWN: The Mustangs record when winning or losing by lineup position.
 

Record When...
Wins			Losses
Doubles
Line	W	L	Line	W	L
No. 1	7	2	No. 1	4	2
No. 2	9	1	No. 2	2	3
No. 3	10	2	No. 3	1	2
Singles
Line	W	L	Line	W	L
No. 1	9	0	No. 1	2	4
No. 2	8	0	No. 2	3	4
No. 3	10	3	No. 3	1	1
No. 4	9	2	No. 4	2	2
No. 5	9	1	No. 5	2	3
No. 6	9	0	No. 6	2	4