THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN – No. 24-ranked Midwestern State snagged a 5-4 upset of 20th-ranked St. Edward's on Thursday at the Austin Tennis Academy to win their fifth-straight match and improve to 9-5 on the season.

Midwestern State swept all three doubles courts for the fifth-straight match to grab an early 3-0 lead. MSU's tandem of Bianca Duff and Greta Lazzarotto picked up an 8-6 win over Laura Galvan and Elisa Guillen at the No. 2 flight to get the Mustangs on the board and win their 11th-straight match to move to 11-0. The 17th-ranked pair of Maddy Coffman and Ashley Ramirez fought off 31st-ranked Beth Hayward and Valentina Martinez, 8-4, at No. 1 to stretch the lead to 2-0. The Mustangs duo of Daria Panferova and Maddie Rowe remained unbeaten at 8-0, finishing off the sweep, 8-6, against Marissa Williams and Paola Carpio at No. 3.

The Mustangs quickly clinched the match in singles, picking up straight-set wins on the No. 2 and No. 3 courts. Panferova made quick work of Martinez, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 3 moments before 66th-ranked Duff rolled over Galvan, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 2.

The Hilltoppers pulled closer with wins on the final four courts, including three wins in super-set tiebreakers.

BOX SCORE
#24 Midwestern State (9-5) def. #20 St. Edward's (18-3)
Thursday, March 29, 2018 | 12 p.m.
Austin, Texas
Austin Tennis Academy

Doubles
No. 1 – #17 Maddy Coffman/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. #31 Beth Hayward/Valentina Martinez (SEU) 8-4
No. 2 – Bianca Duff/Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Laura Galvan/Elisa Guillen (SEU) 8-6
No. 3 – Daria Panferova/Maddie Rowe (MSU) def. Marissa Williams/Paola Carpio (SEU) 8-6

Singles
No. 1 – Beth Hayward (SEU) def. #27 Maddy Coffman (MSU) 6-3, 5-7, 10-4
No. 2 – #66 Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Laura Galvan (SEU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 – Daria Panferova (MSU) def. Valentina Martinez (SEU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 – Paola Carpio (SEU) def. Ashley Ramirez (MSU) 1-6, 7-5, 11-9
No. 5 – Marissa Williams (SEU) def. Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-8
No. 6 – Elisa Guillen (SEU) def. Emilija Segetlija (MSU) 6-4, 7-5

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

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.