THE RUNDOWN
DALLAS – No. 15 Midwestern State continued its dominance over South Central Region opposition, sweeping Dallas Baptist, 9-0, on Tuesday at Kiest Park in Dallas. The Mustangs improve to 10-0 against in-region foes and 16-5 on the season.
 
MSU swept the doubles for the eighth-time this season. The 12th-ranked tandem of Dillon Pineda and Nolan McCaig claimed a default win over Cannon Jones and Nick Gilmore, leading 4-0, before the opposition retired. The pair of Vasudev Vijayaraman and Denney Norrie put the Mustangs up 2-0, winning their 14th-match of the season, downing Nathan Torres and Riley Smith, 8-0, at No. 2. The 22th-ranked duo of Alex Martinez Roca and Angel Palacios completed the sweep, winning their 11th-straight match to improve to 17-1 on the year, besting Gabe Garrido and Josh Williams, 8-2, at No. 3.
 
The Mustangs continued to dominate in singles, getting first set wins on all six courts and straight-set wins on five of six. Norrie logged a sweep of Jacob Delao, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6 for his third win of the year when McCaig clinched the match, ousting Torres, 6-1, 6-2, improving to 5-1 at No. 3. Jean Muniz snared his 11th-win, improving to 11-5, defeating Josh Williams, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 5. Earning a No. 62 ranking in singles, Palacios earned his team-leading 17th-win of the year, moving to 17-3 with a rout of Torres, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 2. Eighth-ranked Vijayaraman rolled Jones, 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1 and Martinez Roca completed the sweep with a three-set decision against Garrido, 6-1, 4-6, 10-5.
 
BOX SCORE
#15 Midwestern State (16-5) def. Dallas Baptist (13-5)
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 | 3 p.m.
Dallas, Texas
DBU-Kiest Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #12 Dillon Pineda/Nolan McCaig (MSU) def. Cannon Jones/Nick Gilmore (DBU) 4-0, ret.
No. 2 – Vasudev Vijayaraman/Denney Norrie (MSU) def. Nathan Torres/Riley Smith (DBU) 8-0
No. 3 – #22 Alex Martinez Roca/Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Gabe Garrido/Josh Williams (DBU) 8-2
 
Singles
No. 1 – #8 Vasudev Vijayaraman (MSU) def. Cannon Jones (DBU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 – #62 Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Nathan Torres (DBU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 – Nolan McCaig (MSU) def. Riley Smith (DBU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 – Alex Martinez Roca (MSU) def. Gabe Garrido (DBU) 6-1, 4-6, 10-5
No. 5 – Jean Muniz (MSU) def. Josh Williams (DBU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 – Denney Norrie (MSU) def. Jacob Delao (DBU) 6-0, 6-0
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2, 3); Singles (6, 3, 5, 2, 1, 4)
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts on Wednesday for a Lone Star Conference matchup with Cameron. First serve is slated for 11 a.m. at the MSU Tennis Center.