THE RUNDOWN
BOLIVAR, Mo. – After inexplicably dropping 19 spots to No. 33 in this week's Oracle/ITA national team rankings, Midwestern State continued to prove the poll wrong on Saturday. A day after knocking off the nation's No. 2 junior college, the Mustangs fell to 17th-ranked Southwest Baptist on the road, 4-3, to close its three-day roadtrip with a 3-0 record.
 
The Mustangs needed a comeback effort for the second-straight day after dropping the doubles competition for the fifth-straight match.
 
MSU Texas opened the day with a sweep from the duo of Lea Cizeron and Juliette Mary – 6-0 – at the No. 3 line against Sarah Brown and Emma Davis.
 
The early high was quickly lost as the Bearcats pulled a pair of upsets at the Nos. 1 and 2 doubles flights to grab the 1-0 edge. The 42nd-ranked tandem of Bianca Duff and Greta Lazzarotto dropped a 6-2 affair to Constanca Crespo and Diana Cabrera at No. 2 before 13^th-ranked Jill Van Den Dungen and Klara Vickov bested the No. 10 pair of Maddy Coffman and Ashley Ramirez, 6-4, at the No. 1 line.
 
The Mustangs fell further behind early in singles.
 
At the No. 2 flight, 35th-ranked Crespo stole a first-set tiebreaker against Cizeron, 7-1, before blanking the MSU Texas junior in the second set, 6-0, to extend SBU's lead to 2-0.
 
For the second-straight day, freshman Casie Curry got the comeback started for the Maroon and Gold to remain unbeaten on the spring. The Wichita Falls native topped 62nd-ranked Vickov in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0, to put the Mustangs on the board, down 2-1.
 
In a top 20 showdown at the No. 1 line, 13th-ranked Coffman fought off 19th-ranked Van Den Dungen, 7-5, 7-6 (3), to even the match. The Flower Mound native secured her fourth win against a nationally ranked opponent.
 
Sophomore Taylor Gray made her spring debut and did so in dominant fashion. The Wichita Falls native rolled Davis in straight-sets, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 6 to give MSU Texas its first lead of the day.
 
The Bearcats pulled even at the No. 5 line as Ramirez fell to Brown, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
 
For the second-straight day, the match fell to Mary as the last court standing. The Perpignan, France, native upended 66^th-ranked Cabrera, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, to secure the win for the Mustangs.
 
BOX SCORE
#33 Midwestern State (8-2) def. #17 Southwest Baptist (5-4)
Sat., March 23, 2019 | 9 a.m.
Bolivar, Mo.
Bryant Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #13 Jill Van Den Dungen/Klara Vickov (SBU) def. #10 Maddy Coffman/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) 6-4
No. 2 – Constanca Crespo/Diana Cabrera (SBU) def. #42 Bianca Duff/Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) 6-2
No. 3 – Lea Cizeron/Juliette Mary (MSU) def. Sarah Brown/Emma Davis (SBU) 6-0
 
Singles
No. 1 – #13 Maddy Coffman (MSU) def. #19 Jill Van Den Dungen (SBU) 7-5, 7-6 (3)
No. 2 – #35 Constanca Crespo (SBU) def. Lea Cizeron (MSU) 7-6 (1), 6-0
No. 3 – Casie Curry (MSU) def. #62 Klara Vickov (SBU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
No. 4 – Juliette Mary (MSU) def. #66 Diana Cabrera (SBU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
No. 5 – Sarah Brown (SBU) def. Ashley Ramirez (MSU) 7-6 (3), 6-4
No. 6 – Taylor Gray (MSU) def. Emma Davis (SBU) 6-1, 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4)

UP NEXT
MSU Texas returns to the MSU Tennis Center tomorrow for another ranked showdown with 32^nd-ranked Northwest Missouri State. First serve is slated for 1 p.m.