THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – No. 18 Midwestern State took over first place in the Lone Star Conference standings with a clean sweep of Western New Mexico on Saturday at the MSU Tennis Center. Paired with a loss by Angelo State, the Mustangs' win allowed MSU to take sole possession of the top position in league play with a 3-1 record.
 
The Mustangs' dominating play in doubles continued as they swept doubles for the ninth time in the last 10 matches. Daria Panferova and Maddie Rowe remained perfect at 14-0 with an 8-0 sweep of Chrsitine Roerick and Kaycie Cormier at No. 3 while Bianca Duff and Greta Lazzarotto notched their 17^th-straight with an 8-2 decision against Nadia Justiniano and Karina Diaz at No. 2. The eighth-ranked duo of Maddy Coffman and Ashley Ramirez downed Klara Smolikova and Jeanne Kolb, 8-3, at No. 1 to complete the doubles sweep.
 
WNMU offered little opposition in singles as the Mustangs won in straight sets on all six courts. Panferova won her 13^th-consecutive match, ousting Justiniano, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 2 to stretch the advantage to 4-0. Ramirez clinched the match for the Maroon and Gold, knocking off Kolb, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 3. Lazzarotto and Duff rattled off easy wins against Diaz and Smolikova, respectively, before Segetlija blasted Roerick, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 5. Rowe earned her first singles win as a member of the Mustangs, rocking Cormier, 6-0, 6-1, at No. 6 to close out the sweep.

BOX SCORE
Midwestern State (13-6, 3-1 LSC) def. Western New Mexico (2-15, 0-3 LSC)
Saturday, April 7, 2018 | 2 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas
MSU Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #8 Maddy Coffman/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Klara Smolikova/Jeanne Kolb (WNMU) 8-3
No. 2 – Bianca Duff/Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Nadia Justiniano/Karina Diaz (WNMU) 8-2
No. 3 – Daria Panferova/Maddie Rowe (MSU) def. Christine Roerick/Kaycie Cormier (WNMU) 8-0
 
Singles
No. 1 – #67 Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Klara Smolikova (WNMU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 – Daria Panferova (MSU) def. Nadia Justiniano (WNMU) 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 – Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Jeanne Kolb (WNMU) 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 – Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Karina Diaz (WNMU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 – Emilija Segetlija (MSU) def. Christine Roerick (WNMU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Maddie Rowe (MSU) def. Kaycie Cormier (WNMU) 6-0, 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (2, 3, 4, 1, 5, 6)
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to the courts on Tuesday, April 10, for a South Central Region matchup with Dallas Baptist. First serve is slated for 3 p.m. in Dallas.