SAN ANTONIO -- No. 14 Midwestern State displayed resilience rallying from three down before succumbing to No. 8-ranked West Florida 4-3 Saturday at the Anne-Marie Tennis Center.
 
The Argonauts (6-5) claimed the doubles point with wins at the top two positions, then put the Mustangs on the brink with successive victories at Nos. 1 and 2 singles.
 
Berta Bonardi, the nation's top-ranked singles player, defeated Maddy Coffman 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1, while No. 29-ranked Karolina Silwanowicz beat Bianca Duff 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to push the UWF edge to 3-0.
 
But it was far from over as senior Greta Lazzarotto set the tone by claiming her 50th career singles win with a 7-6 (2), 6-4 win over Valeria Mantilla on the No. 4 line. The Italian improved to a perfect 7-0 this season.
 
Freshman Casie Curry edged the Mustangs closer with a straight-set -- 6-2, 7-6 (2) -- win on the No. 6 line. The Wichitan has provided a spark for MSU the past two weeks by winning her first four collegiate singles matches.
 
Junior Lea Cizeron battled back after dropping the first set 1-6 at No. 3, then beat UWF's Gabriela Araujo 7-5, 6-4 to even the match at 3-all.
 
Junior Juliette Mary split sets at No. 5 going 6-3, 2-6 before West Florida's Dianna Vlad clinched with a close 7-5 victory allowing the Argonauts to escape and improve to 6-5 on the season.
 
BOX SCORE
No. 8 West Florida (6-5) def. No. 14 Midwestern State (5-2)
Saturday, March 16, 2019 | 9:30 a.m.
San Antonio, Texas
Anne-Marie Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Berta Bonardi/Dianna Vlad (UWF) def. Maddy Coffman/Casie Curry (MSU), 6-4
No. 2 – Karolina Silwanowicz/Gabriela Araujo (UWF) def. Greta Lazzarotto/Bianca Duff (MSU), 6-0
No. 3 – Lea Cizeron/Juliette Mary (MSU) vs. Heather Mixon/Valeria Mantilla (UWF), 5-4, unfinished
 
Singles
No. 1 – #1 Berta Bonardi (UWF) def. #16 Maddy Coffman (MSU), 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 –  #29 Karolina Silwanowicz (UWF) def. Bianca Duff (MSU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 –  Lea Cizeron (MSU) def. Gabriela Araujo (UWF), 7-6 (2), 6-4
No. 4 –  Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Valeria Mantilla (UWF), 7-6 (2), 6-4
No. 5 –  Dianna Vlad (UWF) def. Juliette Mary (MSU), 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
No. 6 –  Casie Curry (MSU) def. Heather Mixon (UWF), 6-2, 7-6 (2)
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,2,4,6,3,5)

UP NEXT
Midwestern State gets back in the swing next week with three road matches against UT Tyler on Thursday, Tyler JC on Friday and Southwest Baptist (Mo.) on Saturday before returning home to face Northwest Missouri State on Sunday.