THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS – No. 12 Midwestern State dominated doubles then survived a furious rally in singles play to take a 5-3 victory over No. 20 Cameron Saturday at the MSU Tennis Center.
 
The Mustangs improved to 19-6 advancing to the championship site for the second consecutive season, seventh time in program history and for the fifth time under Scott Linn's direction.
 
MSU rolled to a doubles sweep for the 18th time this season in convincing fashion.
 
The duo of senior Daria Panferova and freshman Maddie Rowe swept Melany Opolz and Rebeka Velasova (8-0) at No. 3 before junior Greta Lazzarotto combined with sophomore Bianca Duff for an 8-2 win against Sarah Frendo and Sara Petric at No. 2.
 
Junior Maddy Coffman and sophomore Ashley Ramirez avenged a loss in the LSC championship match taking an 8-1 win over Zhenia Shviadok and Mathilde Thibaudat at No. 1 to complete MSU's sweep of doubles.
 
Cameron stormed back in singles to cut the MSU lead to one at 3-2, getting wins on the No. 5 and No. 6 courts. Velasova triumphed over Rowe (6-0, 6-0) at No. 6 while Lazzarotto fell to Petric (6-1, 6-0) at No. 5.
 
Ramirez then put MSU on the brink of victory with a 6-4, 6-1 straight-set win over Opolz at the No. 4 line, but Cameron continued the fight.
 
The Aggies closed the gap 4-3 with Thibaudat outlasted Duff (4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)) at No. 2 before Coffman punched MSU's ticket to Arizona taking the last three games of the third set to beat Shviadok (5-7, 7-5, 7-5) at No. 1.
 
NOTES
- Junior Greta Lazzarotto and sophomore Bianca Duff move to 23-0 to extend the program's longest winning streak.
- Lazzarotto moved into a tie for seventh on the all-time combined wins list with Marsha Meyer (1998-01). She now has 115 career victories including a 72-9 doubles mark.
- Senior Daria Panferova and freshman Maddie Rowe improved to 20-0 in dual matches to tie the second longest winning streak in program history.
- The No. 6-ranked doubles team of Maddy Coffman and Ashley Ramirez improved to 19-4 at the No. 1 line moving to 5-1 against nationally ranked opponents.
- Coffman's clinching win over Zhania Shviadok was her 15th of the season matching standout Alex Odell-Michels, who was 15-9 in 2009.

BOX SCORE
#12 Midwestern State (19-6) def. #20 Cameron (16-8)
Saturday, April 28, 2018 | 12 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas
MSU Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #6 Maddy Coffman/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. #11 Zhenia Shviadok/Mathilde Thibaudat CU) 8-1
No. 2 – Bianca Duff/Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Sarah Frendo/Sara Petric (CU) 8-2
No. 3 – Daria Panferova/Maddie Rowe (MSU) def. Melany Opolz/Rebeka Velasova (CU) 8-0
 
Singles
No. 1 – #30 Maddy Coffman (MSU) def. #18 Zhenia Shviadok (CU) 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
No. 2 – Mathilde Thibaudat (CU) def. #58 Bianca Duff (MSU) 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4)
No. 3 – #71 Daria Panferova (MSU) vs. Sarah Frendo (CU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-5 unfinished
No. 4 – Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Melany Opolz (CU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 – Sara Petric (CU) def. Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 – Rebeka Velasova (CU) def. Maddie Rowe (MSU) 6-0, 6-0
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 1, 2); Singles (6, 5, 4, 2, 1)
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts on May 9 at the NCAA II Championships in Surprise, Arizona. MSU awaits the results from the remaining regional matches for its opponent in the Round of 16.