THE RUNDOWN
DALLAS – No. 18 Midwestern State outmatched Dallas Baptist on Tuesday, earning a 9-0 sweep of the Patriots at the DBU-Kiest Tennis Center in Dallas. The Mustangs improve to 12-4 away from the MSU Tennis Center and 13-6 on the season.
 
Strong doubles play has been a highlight of the Mustangs all season as the Maroon and Gold swept all three doubles courts for the 14th time this season and 10th time in the last 11 matches.
 
The tandem of Bianca Duff and Greta Lazzarotto won their 18th-straight match, sweeping Bianca Tijerina and Devon Austin-Canning, 8-0 at No. 2. MSU's eight-ranked duo of Maddy Coffman and Ashley Ramirez improved to 4-0 against nationally-ranked opponents, knocking off 31st-ranked Liz Slaughter and Claire Nguyen, 8-4, at No. 1, improving to 16-3. Not to be outdone, Daria Panferova and Maddie Rowe ran their winning streak to 15, blasting Michelle Garcia Zarate and Adriana Carpenter, 8-3, at No. 3 to complete the sweep.
 
The Mustangs maintained the edge in singles, sweeping the Patriots on all six courts. 67th-ranked Duff claimed the all-Bianca matchup at No. 2 to stretch the lead to 4-0, downing Tijerina, 6-1, 6-1 before Ramirez clinched the match with an easy 6-0, 6-1 win over Carpenter at No. 4. Panferova picked up her 13th-straight win, improving to 13-1 on the year after returning from injury, cruising past Nguyen, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 3. No. 51-ranked Coffman dusted Slaughter, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 1 while Lazzarotto moved into ninth all-time with her 110th-combined win, beating Ira Vogelmann, 7-5, 6-3, at No. 5. Emilija Segetlija completed the sweep, rolling Austin-Canning, 6-4, 6-3.

BOX SCORE
#18 Midwestern State (14-6) def. Dallas Baptist (13-8)
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 | 3 p.m.
Dallas, Texas
DBU-Kiest Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #8 Maddy Coffman/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. #31 Liz Slaughter/Claire Nguyen (DBU) 8-4
No. 2 – Bianca Duff/Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Bianca Tijerina/Devon Austin-Canning (DBU) 8-0
No. 3 – Daria Panferova/Maddie Rowe (MSU) def. Michelle Garcia Zarate/Adriana Carpenter (DBU) 8-3
 
Singles
No. 1 – #51 Maddy Coffman (MSU) def. Liz Slaughter (DBU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 – #67 Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Bianca Tijerina (DBU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 – Daria Panferova (MSU) def. Claire Nguyen (DBU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 – Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Adriana Carpenter (DBU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 – Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Ira Vogelmann (DBU) 7-5, 6-3
No. 6 – Emilija Segetlija (MSU) def. Devon Austin-Canning (DBU) 6-4, 6-3
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (2, 4, 3, 1, 5, 6)
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts on Wednesday for a Lone Star Conference matchup with Cameron. First serve is slated for 3 p.m. at the MSU Tennis Center.