THE RUNDOWN
DURANT, Okla. – No. 16 Midwestern State wrapped up its 1,111-mile road trip with a 5-1 win against No. 31-ranked Southeastern Oklahoma State on Saturday. The Mustangs improve to 14-4 on the season after its sixth-straight victory.
 
In doubles, MSU's two ranked doubles teams picked up strong wins to help MSU to the doubles sweep. The 23rd-ranked tandem of Alex Martinez Roca and Angel Palacios bested Matias Vargas and Milos Vuckovic, 8-4, at No. 3 to put the Mustangs on the board. The No. 30 duo of Dillon Pineda and Nolan McCaig scored an upset of 12th-ranked Carlos Anez and Ondrej Nice, 9-7, at the No. 1 line to push the advantage to 2-0. MSU completed the sweep when Vasudev Vijayaraman and Denney Norrie ousted Danrich Kruger and Sandro Lena, 8-5, at No. 2.
 
In singles, the Mustangs won two of the first three courts to finish to clinch the match. 27th-ranked Vijayaraman upset 12^th-ranked Anez, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 1 to put the Maroon and Gold up 4-0. For the first time in the last 15 matches, Palacios was defeated, coming one win shy of the program record of 16-straight singles victories, falling to Lena, 6-1, 6-1. Pineda completed the win for MSU, rolling to a three-set win against Nice, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 at No. 2.
 
The remaining singles matches were not played out after the match was clinched.
 
BOX SCORE
#16 Midwestern State (14-4) def. #31 Southeastern Oklahoma State (5-6)
Saturday, March 31, 2018 | 1 p.m.
Durant, Okla.
Southeastern Tennis Courts
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #30 Dillon Pineda/Nolan McCaig (MSU) def. #12 Carlos Anez/Ondrej Nice (SE) 9-7
No. 2 – Vasudev Vijayaraman/Denney Norrie (MSU) def. Danrich Kruger/Sandro Lena (SE) 8-5
No. 3 – #23 Alex Martinez Roca/Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Matias Vargas/Milos Vuckovic (SE) 8-4
 
Singles
No. 1 – #27 Vasudev Vijayaraman (MSU) def. #12 Carlos Anez (SE) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 – Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Ondrej Nice (SE) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
No. 3 – Sandro Lena (SE) def. #44 Angel Palacios (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 4 – Nolan McCaig (MSU) vs. Danrich Kruger (SE) 3-5 (unfinished)
No. 5 – Jean Muniz (MSU) vs. Matias Vargas (SE) 1-5 (unfinished)
No. 6 – Alex Martinez Roca (MSU) vs. Jeremy Despont (SE) 4-1 (unfinished)
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (1, 3, 2)
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts Friday for a home matchup with Tyler Junior College. First serve at the MSU Tennis Center is set for 2 p.m.