#16 Midwestern State (8-1) at UT Tyler (2-7)
Non-Conference Match
Thurs. March 21 | 3 p.m.
Tyler, Texas | Summer Tennis Center
Series Notes: MSU Texas leads 4-1
 
#16 Midwestern State (8-1) at Tyler JC (8-1)
Non-Conference Match
Fri. March 22 | 9 a.m.
Tyler, Texas | JoAnn Medlock Murphy Tennis Center
Series Notes: TJC leads 5-2
 
#16 Midwestern State (8-1) at #13 Southwest Baptist (8-2)
Non-Conference Match
Sat. March 23 | 9 a.m.
Bolivar, Mo. | John A. Bryant Tennis Center
Series Notes: MSU Texas leads 12-7
 
#16 Midwestern State (8-1) vs. Northwest Missouri State (5-3)
Non-Conference Match
Sun. March 24 | 1 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes: MSU Texas leads 10-5

Storylines
First Serve
Midwestern State treks to UT Tyler and Tyler JC on Thursday and Friday before turning north to Bolivar, Mo., for a Saturday showdown against Southwest Baptist. MSU Texas returns to the MSU Tennis Center on Sunday to meet Northwest Missouri State.
 
Last Time Out
MSU Texas pulled off its first top-five upset, taking down fourth-ranked West Florida, 4-3, in San Antonio. Junior Angel Palacios recorded a pair of straight-set singles wins against top-10 opponents at the No. 1 flight to improve to 9-0.

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 13 wins for his 300^th overall win at MSU Texas. The East Central graduate has posted a 287-127 (.693) combined record with the Mustangs, including a 139-63 (.688) mark with the men's program. He needs 220 wins to match Larry Wiggins (1995-2010) program record of 507.
 
Mustangs Up One in ITA Poll
After knocking off a pair of top 10 foes, including the team's first win against a top five opponent, Midwestern State moved up one spot to No. 16 in the Oracle/ITA National Team Rankings on Wednesday.
 
Junior Angel Palacios jumped from unranked to No. 5 nationally in singles after a 9-0 start to the season. Palacios picked up wins against the Nos. 5, 8 and 31 players last weekend to remain unbeaten at the top flight. The Piedras Negras native is the highest ranked individual for the Maroon and Gold since Ramon Toyos started the 2017 campaign at No. 5.
 
Sophomore Alberto Diaz and freshman Ben Westwick climbed from No. 8 to No. 3 in the doubles rankings following a 4-1 start at the No. 1 flight. The tandem locked up an upset of Indianapolis' sixth-ranked duo of Dario Huber and Matej Kostadinov, 6-3, on Friday.
 
The pair became the first MSU Texas team to earn a top-3 ranking since Zac Dillard and Brett Emerson opened the 2007 season at No. 2.
 
Hot Starts
With an 8-1 record, the Mustangs are off to their best start since opening the 2011 season with a 9-1 record.
 
MSU Texas owns a 37-13 mark in singles and an 18-7 record in doubles.

Individual Records and Notes
 
Alberto Diaz (So. / Tenerife, Spain / Nebraska-Kearney)
Notes: Combined for a 10-3 record this spring, going 6-2 in singles and 4-1 in doubles…partnered with Ben Westwick in doubles at No. 1 to take down Indianapolis' sixth-ranked team of Huber/Kostadinov, 6-3…beat West Florida's 34^th-ranked Juan Motta in singles, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	4-1	4-1	0-0	4-1	4-1
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	0-1		0-1	0-1		0-1
No. 5	6-1		6-1	6-1		6-1
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	6-2	4-1	10-3	6-2	4-1	10-3

 
 
Alex Martinez Roca (So. / Castelldefels, Spain / IES Josep Lluis Sert)
Notes: Owns an 11-3 combined record this spring, going 8-1 in singles and 3-2 in doubles…career .853 (29-5) 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	7-1		7-1	10-1		10-1
No. 5	1-0		1-0	10-4		10-4
No. 6	0-0		0-0	9-0		9-0
Totals	8-1	3-2	11-3	29-5	24-7	53-12

 
 
Nolan McCaig (So. / Modesto, Calif / Ceres HS)
Notes: Posted a 10-3 record this spring with five wins in both singles and doubles…primarily played the No. 2 doubles flight and No. 3 singles line…career .700 (21-9) singles winning percentage is 11^th-best in program history…

	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	5-1	5-1	0-0	5-1	5-1
No. 3	5-3	0-0	5-3	10-4	0-0	10-4
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	5-3	5-1	10-3	21-9	22-11	43-20

  
 
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: Combined for a 5-4 record this spring, going 1-0 in singles and 4-4 in doubles…primarily partnered with Angel Palacios at the No. 3 flight…

	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	4-3	4-3	0-0	13-13	13-13
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	4-4	5-4	7-4	31-24	38-28

 
 
Angel Palacios (Jr. / Piedras Negras, Mexico / Everman HS)
Notes: Career .759 (44-14) singles winning percentage is fifth best in program history…career .672 (41-20) doubles winning percentage ranks as 12^th best in program history…ranks ninth all-time with 12 career wins at No. 1 singles…ranks seventh all-time with 29 career doubles victories at No. 3…posted wins against the No. 5, 8, 18 and 31 singles players at the No. 1 flight…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	9-0	0-0	9-0	12-1	0-0	12-1
No. 2	0-0	1-1	1-1	12-9	12-10	24-19
No. 3	0-0	5-2	5-2	17-4	29-10	46-14
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	9-0	6-3	15-3	44-14	41-20	85-34

  
 
Dillon Pineda (Sr. / Allen, Texas / Allen HS)
Notes: Ranks 15^th all-time with 94 combined wins…needs six combined wins for 100 in his career…ranks 11^th all-time with 54 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…eighth-most wins 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	5-4	5-0	10-4	13-13	21-10	34-23
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	5-4	8-1	9-3	40-28	54-29	94-57

 
 
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: Combined for a 9-5 record this spring, going 3-3 in singles and 6-2 in doubles…partnered with Alberto Diaz to upset Indianapolis' ninth-ranked pair of Huber and Kostadinov at No. 1, 6-3…

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

 
 
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