THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN – No. 16-ranked Midwestern State earned a 6-3 decision against St. Edward's on Thursday at the Austin Tennis Academy. With the win, the Mustangs win their fourth-straight match to improve to 12-4 on the season.

Featuring two nationally ranked doubles teams, the Mustangs took a 2-1 lead into the singles matches. The 23rd-ranked duo of Alex Martinez Roca and Angel Palacios quickly took down Andre Mercado and Zac Robinson, 8-1, at No. 3 to improve to 12-1 on the year. The pair of Vasudev Vijayaraman and Denney Norrie was unable to fend off a late rally from Davor Ivkovic and Chase Morehouse, 8-4, at No. 2 to tie the match at one. Shortly thereafter, MSU's 30th-ranked team of Dillon Pineda and Nolan McCaig closed out doubles with a flurry, taking down Luis Diaz and Chase Bartlett, 8-6, at No. 1.

The Mustangs got wins on the first three singles courts to clinch the match. Roca downed Logan Buignet, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 6 for his fourth-straight win, moving to 12-3 on the season and stretching the MSU lead to 3-1. 27th-ranked Vijayaraman earned his third win over a nationally-ranked opponent, besting 23rd-ranked Bartlett, 6-4, 6-0, to push the advantage to 4-1. The 44th-ranked Palacios posted his 14th-straight victory with a 6-1, 6-4 decision against Gabriel Zuniga at No. 3. Palacios trails only former standout Michael Turner's 16-straight wins in 1999 for the most in program history.

BOX SCORE
#16 Midwestern State (12-4) def. St. Edward's (14-9)
Thursday, March 29, 2018 | 12 p.m.
Austin, Texas
Austin Tennis Academy

Doubles
No. 1 – #30 Dillon Pineda/Nolan McCaig (MSU) def. Luis Diaz/Chase Bartlett (SEU) 8-6
No. 2 – Davor Ivkovic/Chase Morehouse (SEU) def. Vasudev Vijayaraman/Denney Norrie (MSU) 8-4
No. 3 – #23 Alex Martinez Roca/Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Andre Mercado/Zac Robinson (SEU) 8-1

Singles
No. 1 – #27 Vasudev Vijayaraman (MSU) def. #23 Chase Bartlett (SEU) 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 – #36 Luis Diaz (SEU) def. Dillon Pineda (MSU) 6-3, 5-7, 10-4
No. 3 – #44 Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Gabriel Zuniga (SEU) 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 – Nolan McCaig (MSU) def. Will Drumwright (SEU) 6-7 (0), 6-2, 10-4
No. 5 – Andre Mercado (SEU) def. Jean Muniz (MSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 – Alex Martinez Roca (MSU) def. Logan Buignet (SEU) 6-1, 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (6, 1, 3, 5, 4, 2)

UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts on Friday, March 30, for a regional matchup with Arkansas-Fort Smith on the road. First serve is set for noon.