THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State overcame a slow start in doubles with a strong singles performance in a 5-2 win against Southeastern Oklahoma State.
 
The 17^th-ranked Mustangs improved to 3-0 on the young season while the Savage Storm fall to 1-1.
 
The Mustangs dropped the doubles point for the first time this season despite a pair of fiery comeback bids at the Nos. 1 & 3 lines.
 
After the MSU Texas pair of Angel Palacios and Nolan McCaig dropped a 6-1 decision to Sandro Lena and Jason Roberts at the No. 2 flight.
 
Down multiple breaks on courts one and three, the Mustangs pulled within a game in each match before eventually succumbing. SEOSU's Ondrej Nice and Benjamin Finet held off Dillon Pineda and Ben Westwick, 6-4, at No. 1 seconds before Denney Norrie and Alex Martinez Roca were unable to force a tiebreaker at No. 3, 7-5.
 
Friday marked the first time in Scott Linn's tenure the team dropped all three doubles matches and came back to win.
 
The Mustangs quickly swung the momentum in singles with first set wins on five of six courts.
 
Martinez Roca remained unbeaten, cruising to a 6-1, 6-2 win against Roberts at the No. 4 line to even the match, 1-1.
 
Moments later, Palacios rolled to a straight-sets win over Scoppetta, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 1 to give the Maroon and Gold a 2-1 edge.
 
Pineda triumphed over Lena, 6-4, 6-2, at the No. 2 line to pull the Mustangs within a point of clinching the match, 3-1.
 
Newcomer Alberto Diaz locked up the win for MSU Texas, blasting Finet, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 5 before Westwick capped off the victory with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Vuckovic at No. 6.
 
BOX SCORE
#17 Midwestern State (3-0) def. Southeastern Oklahoma State (1-1)
Fri. March 1, 2019 | 3 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas
MSU Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Ondrej Nice/Benjamin Finet (SEOSU) def. Dillon Pineda/Ben Westwick (MSU) 6-4
No. 2 – Sandro Lena/Jason Roberts (SEOSU) def. Angel Palacios/Nolan McCaig (MSU) 6-1
No. 3 – Juan Scoppetta/Milos Vuckovic (SEOSU) def. Denney Norrie/Alex Martinez Roca (MSU) 7-5
 
Singles
No. 1 – Angel Palacios (MSU) def. Juan Scoppetta (SEOSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 – Dillon Pineda (MSU) def. Sandro Lena (SEOSU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 – Ondrej Nice (SEOSU) def. Nolan McCaig (MSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 – Alex Martinez Roca (MSU) def. Jason Roberts (SEOSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 – Alberto Diaz (MSU) def. Benjamin Finet (SEOSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 – Ben Westwick (MSU) def. Milos Vuckovic (SEOSU) 6-3, 6-3
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2, 1, 3); Singles (4, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6)

UP NEXT
MSU Texas hosts Colorado Mesa and Metro State on Friday, March 8, at the MSU Tennis Center. First serve in the doubleheader is slated for 9 a.m.