THE RUNDOWN
FORT SMITH, Ark. – No. 16 Midwestern State won its fifth-straight match, sweeping Arkansas-Fort Smith, 9-0, on the road at the Fort Smith Athletic Club on Friday. The Mustangs improve to 13-4 on the season with the win.
 
The Mustangs made quick work of the Lions in doubles to grab a decisive 3-0 lead in doubles. MSU's tandem of Vasudev Vijayaraman and Denney Norrie swept Brady Kenyon and Luke Anderson, 8-0 at the No. 2 line. The 23rd-ranked duo of Alex Martinez Roca and Angel Palacios followed with a dominant 8-1 victory against Zach Delmonico and Nick Variames at No. 3 for their seventh-straight win, improving to 13-1 on the season. The Maroon and Gold's 30th-ranked pair of Dillon Pineda and Nolan McCaig completed the sweep, earning an 8-4 win against Daniel Borrero and Wian Van Dyk at No. 1.
 
MSU never looked back, winning in straight-sets on all six singles courts to complete the sweep. Vijayaraman picked up his fourth win over a nationally ranked opponent, downing 59th-ranked Borrero, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 before McCaig clinched the win by knocking off Kenyon 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 for his fifth-straight victory. Palacios, the 44^th-ranked singles player, won his 15th-straight match to climb to 16-1 on the season, besting Van Dyk, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 2. The sophomore is one win away from matching the school-record of 16-straight set by Michael Turner in 1999. Freshman Yaswanth Mylavarapu earned his first win of the spring, rolling Andrew Anderson, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 6. Roca handled Delmonico, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 5 before freshman Jean Muniz closed out the sweep, picking up a 6-2, 6-3 decision over Anderson at No. 4.
 
BOX SCORE
#16 Midwestern State (13-4) def. Arkansas-Fort Smith (6-7)
Friday, March 30, 2018 | 12 p.m.
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith Athletic Club
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #30 Dillon Pineda/Nolan McCaig (MSU) def. Daniel Borrero/Wian Van Dyk (UAFS) 8-4
No. 2 – Vasudev Vijayaraman/Denney Norrie (MSU) def. Brady Kenyon/Luke Anderson (UAFS) 8-0
No. 3 – #23 Alex Martinez Roca/Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Zach Delmonico/Nick Variames (UAFS) 8-1
 
Singles
No. 1 – #27 Vasudev Vijayaraman (MSU) def. #59 Daniel Borrero (UAFS) 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 – #44 Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Wian Van Dyk (UAFS) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 – Nolan McCaig (MSU) def. Brady Kenyon (UAFS) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4 – Jean Muniz (MSU) def. Luke Anderson (UAFS) 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 – Alex Martinez Roca (MSU) def. Zach Delmonico (UAFS) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 – #65 Yaswanth Mylavarapu (MSU) def. Andrew Anderson (UAFS) 6-0, 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 3, 1); Singles (1, 3, 2, 6, 5, 4)
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts on Saturday for a matchup against No 31-ranked Southeastern Oklahoma State in Durant, Okla. First serve is set for 1 p.m.