#18 Midwestern State (10-2) vs. #32 St. Edward's (11-5)
Non-Conference Match
Fri. March 29 | 12 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes: All-time series is tied 12-12 | MSU has won eight-straight dating back to the 2013 season
 
#18 Midwestern State (10-2) vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (3-6)
Non-Conference Match
Sat. March 30 | 10 a.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes: MSU leads the all-time series 10-0

Storylines
First Serve
Midwestern State welcomes No. 32-ranked St. Edward's and Arkansas-Fort Smith to the MSU Tennis Center for a weekend showdown. First serve against the Hilltoppers on Friday is slated for noon while Saturday's contest with UAFS is tabbed for 10 a.m.
 
Last Time Out
Midwestern State won the doubles point for the fifth-straight contest and picked up singles wins from Angel Palacios, Alberto Diaz and Alex Martinez Roca to upend Northwest Missouri State, 4-3.

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 eight wins for his 300th overall win at MSU. The East Central graduate has posted a 292-129 (.694) combined record with the Mustangs, including a 141-64 (.688) mark with the men's program. He needs 215 wins to match Larry Wiggins (1995-2010) program record of 507.
 
Mustangs Down to No. 18; Palacios Makes History
Junior Angel Palacios became the highest-ranked Midwestern State singles player in school history, earning a No. 2 ranking in the Oracle/ITA National Rankings released on Wednesday.
 
Following a 2-1 week, Midwestern State dropped two spots to No. 18 in the team rankings with a 10-2 overall record.
 
Three singles players and a doubles tandem appeared in the individual rankings for the Maroon and Gold.
 
Palacios jumped from No. 5 to No. 2, behind Columbus State's top-ranked Kiranpal Pannu. The Piedras Negras native improved to 12-1 overall and 6-0 against nationally ranked foes. Palacios picked up wins against Northwest Missouri State's 13th-ranked Franco Oliva (7-5, 6-2) and Southwest Baptist's 42nd-ranked Raul Caballero (4-6, 6-4, 6-4).
 
Sophomore Alberto Diaz made his first appearance among the singles ranks at No. 63. The Tenerife, Spain, native boasts an 8-3 overall record, including an 8-2 mark at the No. 5 flight.
 
Sophomore Alex Martinez Roca earned a No. 71 ranking in singles. The Castelldefels, Spain, improved to 11-2 after a 3-1 week, including a 10-1 mark at the No. 4 line.
 
Freshman Ben Westwick and Diaz slid down two spots to No. 5 in the doubles ranking. The pair sits at 7-2 overall this spring, all at the No. 1 line.

Hot Starts
With an 10-2 record, the Mustangs are off to their best start since opening the 2011 season with an identical 10-2 mark.
 
MSU owns a 49-23 mark in singles and a 26-11 record in doubles.

Individual Records and Notes
 
Alberto Diaz (So. / Tenerife, Spain / Nebraska-Kearney)
Notes: Ranked No. 63 in singles and No. 5 in doubles with partner Ben Westwick…Combined for a 15-5 record this spring, going 8-3 in singles and 7-2 in doubles…has posted an 8-2 record at the No. 5 flight…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	7-2	7-2	0-0	7-2	7-2
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	0-1		0-1	0-1		0-1
No. 5	8-2		8-2	8-2		8-2
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	8-3	7-2	15-5	8-3	7-2	15-5

 
 
Alex Martinez Roca (So. / Castelldefels, Spain / IES Josep Lluis Sert)
Notes: Ranked No. 71 in singles…owns a 14-4 combined record this spring, going 11-2 in singles and 3-2 in doubles…boasts a 10-1 record at the No. 4 singles flight…career .842 (32-6) singles winning percentage ranks as No. 2 in program history…ranks eighth with 14 career wins at the No. 4 flight…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	0-1	2-1	2-2	0-1	23-6	23-7
No. 4	10-1		10-1	13-1		13-1
No. 5	1-0		1-0	10-4		10-4
No. 6	0-0		0-0	9-0		9-0
Totals	11-2	3-2	14-4	32-6	24-7	56-13

 
 
Nolan McCaig (So. / Modesto, Calif / Ceres HS)
Notes: Combined for a 14-8 record this spring, going 7-5 in singles and 7-3 in doubles…primarily played the No. 2 doubles flight with partner Dillon Pineda…has gone 6-5 at No. 3 for the Mustangs…career .676 (23-11) winning percentage in singles ranks as the 12^th-best in team 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	7-3	7-3	0-0	7-3	7-3
No. 3	6-5	0-0	6-5	11-6	0-0	11-6
No. 4	1-0		1-0	11-5		11-5
No. 5	0-0		0-0	1-0		1-0
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	7-5	7-3	14-8	23-11	24-13	47-24

  
 
Jean Muniz (So. / Brasilia, Brazil / Colegio Ateneu)
Notes: Owns a 1-0 combined record this spring, going 1-0 at the No. 6 singles flight…

	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	1-0		1-0	6-5		6-5
Totals	1-0	0-0	1-0	17-6	0-2	17-8

 
 
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 7-6 record this spring, going 1-0 in singles and 6-6 in doubles…primarily partnered with Angel Palacios at the No. 3 flight, going 6-5…

	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	6-5	6-5	0-0	15-15	15-15
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	6-6	7-6	7-4	33-26	40-30

 
 
Angel Palacios (Jr. / Piedras Negras, Mexico / Everman HS)
Notes: Became highest-ranked singles player in program history with a No. 2 ranking this week…combined for a 20-6 record this spring, including a 12-1 mark in singles and 8-5 record in doubles…has posted a 12-1 record at the No. 1 flight…partnered with Denney Norrie at No. 3 doubles for a 7-4 record…needs 10 combined wins for 100 in his career with the Mustangs…ranks 13th all-time with 47 career singles wins…his .758 (47-15) winning percentage is the fifth-best in team history…ranks fifth with 15 career wins at the No. 1 singles flight…ranks 14th with a .662 (43-22) doubles winning percentage…tied for sixth all-time with 31 doubles wins at the No. 3 line…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	12-1	0-0	12-1	15-2	0-0	15-2
No. 2	0-0	1-1	1-1	12-9	12-10	24-19
No. 3	0-0	7-4	7-4	17-4	31-12	48-16
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	12-1	8-5	20-6	47-15	43-22	90-37

  
 
Dillon Pineda (Sr. / Allen, Texas / Allen HS)
Notes: Combined for a 15-10 record this spring, going 6-7 in singles and 9-3 in doubles…needs three combined wins for his 100th career victory…owns a 6-7 record at the No. 2 flight…primarily partnered with Nolan McCaig at the No. 2 doubles flight, going 7-2…ranks 15^th in team history with 97 combined wins…ranks sixth all-time with 14 wins at the No. 2 flight…sits at ninth with 56 career doubles victories…owns the 10^th most wins at the No. 2 doubles flight in team history…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	31-18	31-18
No. 2	6-7	7-2	13-9	14-16	23-12	37-28
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	6-7	9-3	15-10	41-31	56-31	97-62

 
 
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: Ranked No. 5 in doubles with partner Alberto Diaz…combined for a 12-8 record, including a 3-5 mark in singles and 9-3 mark in doubles…he sits at 7-2 with Diaz as his partner at the No. 1 doubles flight…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	9-3	9-3	0-0	9-3	9-3
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	3-5		3-5	3-5		3-5
Totals	3-5	9-3	12-8	3-5	9-3	12-8

 
 
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Midwestern State begins Lone Star Conference play next weekend, taking on UT Permian Basin on the road. First serve in Midland is slated for 10 a.m.