#17 Midwestern State (6-0) vs. #16 Hawaii Pacific (6-1)
Non-Conference Match
Thurs. March 14 | 9:30 a.m.
San Antonio, Texas | Anne Marie Tennis Center
Series Notes: HPU leads 2-1 | All three meetings have come at a neutral site
First Meeting: MSU Texas lost 9-0 on March 18, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Last Meeting: MSU Texas won 7-2 on March 14, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nev.
 
#17 Midwestern State (6-0) vs. #9 Indianapolis (7-1)
Non-Conference Match
Thurs. March 14 | 9:30 a.m.
San Antonio, Texas | North Side Tennis Center
Series Notes: First Meeting
 
#17 Midwestern State (6-0) vs. #4 West Florida (6-1)
Non-Conference Match
Thurs. March 14 | 9:30 a.m.
San Antonio, Texas | Anne Marie Tennis Center
Series Notes: UWF leads 5-0 | Mustangs are 0-1 against the Argonauts in neutral site matches
First Meeting: UWF won 5-1 on May 13, 1999 in Pensacola, Fla.
Last Meeting: UWF won 9-0 on March 17, 2017 in Pensacola, Fla.

Storylines
First Serve
Midwestern State travels to San Antonio for three matches against top 20 opponents. The Mustangs face off with No. 16 Hawaii Pacific, No. 9 Indianapolis and No. 4 West Florida from Thursday through Saturday. First serve in all three matches is slated for 9:30 a.m.

Linn Nears Win No. 300 in the Maroon and Gold
Scott Linn enters his ninth season at the helm of the men's and women's tennis programs, needing 15 wins for his 300^th overall win at MSU Texas. The East Central graduate has posted a 285-124 (.697) combined record with the Mustangs, including a 137-62 (.688) mark with the men's program. He needs 222 wins to match Larry Wiggins (1995-2010) program record of 507.
 
Mustangs Drop Three Spots in ITA Poll
Midwestern State moved down three spots to No. 17 in the Oracle/ITA Division II men's national rankings on Feb. 20. At the time of the ranking, MSU Texas had yet to play its first regular season match.
 
The Mustangs represent the highest-ranked squad in the Lone Star Conference and South Central Region.
 
Last Time Out
MSU Texas swept Colorado State-Pueblo on Saturday at the MSU Tennis Center before the finale on Sunday was rained out.
 
Hot Starts
With a 6-0 record, the Mustangs are off to their best start since opening the 2011 season with eight-straight wins.
 
MSU Texas owns a 28-6 mark in singles and a 14-4 record in doubles.
 
Westwick and Diaz Start Top-10
The tandem of freshman Ben Westwick and sophomore Alberto Diaz earned the No. 8 national doubles ranking in the fall after advancing to the ITA Cup.
 
The Mustangs dominated the regional rankings with four doubles teams and five individuals earning a spot in the poll.
 
Alex Martinez Roca and Denney Norrie came in at No. 4 after advancing to the semifinals of the regional tournament, followed by Dillon Pineda and Nolan McCaig at No. 5. The pair of Jean Muniz and Angel Palacios rounded out the rankings for the Maroon and Gold at No. 7.
 
In singles, McCaig (10th), Palacios (11th) and Pineda (13th) climbed up the regional standings after moving to the Round of 16 at the regional tournament. Martinez Roca (17th) and Yaswanth Mylavarapu (20th) closed out the poll.

Individual Records and Notes
 
Alberto Diaz (So. / Tenerife, Spain / Nebraska-Kearney)
Notes: Saw his first action in doubles this spring with partner Ben Westwick this weekend…owns a 3-0 record at the No. 1 flight after advancing to the ITA Cup in the fall…remains unbeaten at the No. 5 singles line…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	3-0	3-0	0-0	3-0	3-0
No. 2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 4	0-1		0-1	0-1		0-1
No. 5	4-0		4-0	4-0		4-0
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	4-1	3-0	7-1	4-1	3-0	7-1

 
 
Alex Martinez Roca (So. / Castelldefels, Spain / IES Josep Lluis Sert)
Notes: Earned his 50^th career win against Metro State's Mateo Besada, 6-3, 6-4, at the No. 4 line on March 8…career .871 (27-4) singles winning percentage ranks as No. 2 in program history…career .774 (24-7) doubles winning percentage ranks as fourth best in program history…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 2	0-0	1-1	1-1	0-0	1-1	1-1
No. 3	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	23-6	23-6
No. 4	5-0		5-0	8-0		8-0
No. 5	1-0		1-0	10-4		10-4
No. 6	0-0		0-0	9-0		9-0
Totals	6-0	3-2	9-2	27-4	24-7	51-11

 
 
Nolan McCaig (So. / Modesto, Calif / Ceres HS)
Notes: Coming off a 3-0 weekend in singles, winning five sets via tiebreaker…owns a career 10-2 record at No. 3 singles…partnered with Dillon Pineda for a pair of wins at No. 2 doubles…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	17-10	17-10
No. 2	0-0	3-1	3-1	0-0	3-1	3-1
No. 3	5-1	0-0	5-1	10-2	0-0	10-2
No. 4	0-0		0-0	10-5		10-5
No. 5	0-0		0-0	1-0		1-0
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	5-1	3-1	8-2	21-7	20-11	41-18

  
 
Jean Muniz (So. / Brasilia, Brazil / Colegio Ateneu)
Notes:

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-1
No. 2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-1
No. 4	0-0		0-0	2-0		2-0
No. 5	0-0		0-0	9-1		9-1
No. 6	0-0		0-0	5-5		5-5
Totals	0-0	0-0	0-0	16-6	0-2	16-8

 
 
Yaswanth Mylavarapu (So. / Leawood, Kan. / Blue Valley Northwest HS)
Notes:

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 4	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
No. 5	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
No. 6	0-0		0-0	1-1		1-1
Totals	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-1	0-0	1-1

 
 
Denney Norrie (Jr. / Wichita Falls, Texas / Wichita Falls HS)
Notes: Collected doubles win No. 30 in his career with a 6-2 victory against CSU-Pueblo's James Ryan and Dante Alcala at the No. 3 flight with Angel Palacios…earned first singles victory of the season with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 decision against Colorado Mesa's Christian Albrechtse at No. 6…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 2	0-0	0-1	0-1	0-0	18-11	18-11
No. 3	0-0	3-1	3-1	0-0	12-11	12-11
No. 4	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
No. 5	0-0		0-0	1-0		1-0
No. 6	1-0		1-0	6-4		6-4
Totals	1-0	3-2	4-2	7-4	30-22	37-26

 
 
Angel Palacios (Jr. / Piedras Negras, Mexico / Everman HS)
Notes: Career .745 (41-14) singles winning percentage is seventh best in program history…career .690 (40-18) doubles winning percentage ranks as seventh best in program history…ranks ninth all-time with nine career wins at No. 1 singles…ranks seventh all-time with 28 career doubles victories at No. 3…opened the season 6-0 at the No. 1 singles line…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	6-0	0-0	6-0	9-1	0-0	9-1
No. 2	0-0	1-1	1-1	12-9	12-10	24-19
No. 3	0-0	4-0	4-0	17-4	28-8	45-12
No. 4	0-0		0-0	3-0		3-0
No. 5	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	6-0	5-1	11-1	41-14	40-18	81-32

  
 
Dillon Pineda (Sr. / Allen, Texas / Allen HS)
Notes: Needs two combined wins to move into the top-15 on the career list…nine combined wins away from 100…ranks 12^th all-time with 52 career doubles wins…ranks sixth all-time with 31 wins at No. 1 doubles…needs one to match Luke Joyce (2010-13) for fifth-most…partnered with Nolan McCaig in the last two matches at the No. 2 line…coming off a 2-1 weekend at the No. 2 singles flight…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	31-18	31-18
No. 2	4-2	3-0	7-2	12-11	19-10	31-21
No. 3	0-0	0-0	0-0	3-2	2-1	5-3
No. 4	0-0		0-0	9-5		9-5
No. 5	0-0		0-0	8-3		8-3
No. 6	0-0		0-0	7-5		7-5
Totals	4-2	5-1	9-3	39-26	52-29	91-55

 
 
Quentin Scharfenberg (Fr. / Lubbock, Texas / Coronado HS)
Notes:

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 3	0-0	1-0	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0
No. 4	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
No. 5	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	0-0	1-0	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0

 
 
Ben Westwick (Fr. / Houston, Texas / Memorial HS)
Notes: Saw his first action in doubles this spring with partner Alberto Diaz this weekend…owns a 3-0 record with Diaz at the No. 1 flight after advancing to the ITA Cup in the fall…owns a 5-1 record at No. 1 doubles this season…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	5-1	5-1	0-0	5-1	5-1
No. 2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 4	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
No. 5	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
No. 6	2-2		2-2	2-2		2-2
Totals	2-2	5-1	7-3	2-2	5-1	7-3

 
 
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