#29 Midwestern State (8-3) vs. #25 St. Edward's (10-4)
Non-Conference Match
Fri. March 29 | 3 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes:Â MSU Texas leads 16-8 | Mustangs have won seven-straight
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#29 Midwestern State (8-3) vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith (5-5)
Non-Conference Match
Sat. March 30 | 10 a.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes:Â MSU Texas leads 10-0
Storylines
First Serve
Midwestern State tries to improve upon its No. 29 ranking when 25th-ranked St. Edwards and Arkansas-Fort Smith venture to the MSU Tennis Center on Friday and Saturday. The Mustangs welcome the Hilltoppers on Friday at 3 p.m. before hosting the Lions at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
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Last Time Out
MSU Texas suffered a 5-2 setback to Northwest Missouri State at home on Sunday after a whirlwind road trip.
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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 151-65 (.699) mark with the women's program. He needs 215 wins to match Larry Wiggins (1995-2010) program record of 507.
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Midwestern State Approaches 500th Program Win
Midwestern State is six wins away from its 500th win in program history. The Mustangs 494-331-3 (.598) would become the seventh MSU program to eclipse the 500 win plateau.
Mustangs Up to No. 29 in ITA Poll
Midwestern State climbed four spots to No. 29 in the Oracle/ITA national team rankings after wins against UT Tyler, second-ranked (NJCAA) Tyler JC and 17th-ranked Southwest Baptist to improve to 8-3 on the year.
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Senior
Maddy Coffman jumped up six spots to No. 7 with a 6-3 record at the top flight. The Flower Mound native bested 19th-ranked Jill Van Den Dungen of Southwest Baptist (7-5, 7-6 (3)) on Saturday for her fourth win against a nationally ranked foe.
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The All-American duo of junior
Ashley Ramirez and Coffman fell five spots to No. 15 after a 1-3 week. The pair sits at 3-3 at the No. 1 flight.
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Lazzarotto Goes For Doubles Record
Senior
Greta Lazzarotto is one win away from breaking Brooke Gray's (2000-03) program record of 78 wins. The senior boasts a 78-15 career mark in doubles, including a 38-10 mark at the No. 2 flight.
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Lazzarotto tied the record on Sunday against NWMSU and breaks the record with her next victory.
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Lazzarotto is 11 combined wins away from passing Lacey Wuthrich (2002-05) for the most all time at 138.
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The Italian moved into ninth all-time with her 50th-career singles win. She needs 14 singles wins to match Wuthrich for the most all-time.
Individual Records and Notes
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Lea Cizeron (Jr. / Saint Etienne, France / Saint Paul HS (Arkansas-Fort Smith))
Notes: Owns a 13-5 combined record this season, including a 7-3 mark in singles and 6-2 record in doubles…posted a 4-2 record at the No. 2 flight and 3-1 mark at No. 3 singles…posted a 6-2 mark in doubles at the No. 3 flight with partner
Juliette Mary…
|
Season |
Career |
|
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
| No. 1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| No. 2 |
4-2 |
0-0 |
4-2 |
4-2 |
0-0 |
4-2 |
| No. 3 |
3-1 |
6-2 |
9-3 |
3-1 |
6-2 |
9-3 |
| 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 |
7-3 |
6-2 |
13-5 |
7-3 |
6-2 |
13-5 |
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Maddy Coffman (Sr. / Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound HS (Dallas Baptist))
Notes: Ranked No. 7 in singles and No. 15 in doubles with
Ashley Ramirez…owns a 12-8 combined record, going 6-3 in singles and 6-5 in doubles...all decisions this season have come at the No. 1 flight…seven wins away from 100
th career victory…43 career singles wins rank 15
th all-time…ranks No. 9 with a .741 (43-15) singles winning percentage…No. 3 all-time with 21 career wins at No. 1 singles…No. 15 with 50 career wins in doubles…No. 10 with a .769 winning percentage in doubles (50-15)…career-leader with 39 wins at No. 1 doubles…
|
Season |
Career |
|
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
| No. 1 |
6-3 |
6-5 |
12-8 |
21-11 |
39-15 |
60-26 |
| No. 2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
11-0 |
11-0 |
| No. 3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
3-0 |
0-0 |
3-0 |
| No. 4 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
14-3 |
|
14-3 |
| No. 5 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
5-1 |
|
5-1 |
| No. 6 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
| Totals |
6-3 |
6-5 |
12-8 |
43-15 |
50-15 |
93-30 |
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Casie Curry (Fr. / Wichita Falls, Texas / Rider HS)
Notes: Owns a 10-3 overall record this spring, including a 7-1 mark in singles and 3-2 record in doubles…
|
Season |
Career |
|
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
| No. 1 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
3-2 |
0-0 |
3-2 |
3-2 |
| No. 2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| No. 3 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
| No. 4 |
1-0 |
|
1-0 |
1-0 |
|
1-0 |
| No. 5 |
2-1 |
|
2-1 |
2-1 |
|
2-1 |
| No. 6 |
3-0 |
|
3-0 |
3-0 |
|
3-0 |
| Totals |
7-1 |
3-2 |
10-3 |
7-1 |
3-2 |
10-3 |
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Bianca Duff (Jr. / Geelong, Australia / Oberon HS)
Notes: Needs 10 wins for No. 100 in her career…owns a 10-11 combined record this season, going 4-6 in singles and 6-5 in doubles…produced a 1-4 record at the No. 2 line this season…partnered with
Greta Lazzarotto at the No. 2 doubles line for a 6-5 record…tied for third with 17 career wins at No. 2 singles…ranks 11th all-time with 54 career doubles wins…career .831 (54-11) winning percentage is fourth highest in program history…ranks fifth with 40 wins at No. 2 doubles…
|
Season |
Career |
|
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
| No. 1 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
2-0 |
3-0 |
14-5 |
17-5 |
| No. 2 |
1-4 |
6-5 |
7-9 |
17-15 |
40-6 |
57-21 |
| No. 3 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
1-2 |
16-6 |
0-0 |
16-6 |
| No. 4 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
0-1 |
|
0-1 |
| No. 5 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
| No. 6 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
| Totals |
4-6 |
6-5 |
10-11 |
36-22 |
54-11 |
90-33 |
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Taylor Gray (So. / Wichita Falls, Texas / Rider HS (Missouri State))
Notes: Owns a 1-0 singles record after picking up her first victory against Southwest Baptist…
|
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 |
1-0 |
|
1-0 |
1-0 |
|
1-0 |
| Totals |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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Greta Lazzarotto (Sr. / Bassano del Grappa, Italy / Licero Statale G.B. Brocchi
Notes: Owns a 13-2 combined record this season, going 7-2 in singles and 6-5 in doubles…boasts a 5-2 record at the No. 4 flight…partnered with
Bianca Duff for a 6-5 record at No. 2 doubles…ranks fifth all-time with 128 career combined wins…needs 11 to break Lacey Wuthrich's (2002-05) career record of 138…ranks ninth all-time with 50 career singles wins…ranks seventh with 15 wins at the No. 4 flight…tied with Brooke Gray for the most doubles wins in program history at 78…her .839 (78-15) career winning percentage is the third best in team history…ranks sixth with 38 career wins at the No. 2 doubles flight…
|
Season |
Career |
|
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
| No. 1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
2-0 |
| No. 2 |
0-0 |
6-5 |
6-5 |
4-4 |
38-10 |
42-14 |
| No. 3 |
2-0 |
0-0 |
2-0 |
9-9 |
39-5 |
48-14 |
| No. 4 |
5-2 |
|
5-2 |
15-6 |
|
15-6 |
| No. 5 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
19-13 |
|
19-13 |
| No. 6 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
2-2 |
|
2-2 |
| Totals |
7-2 |
6-5 |
13-7 |
50-34 |
78-15 |
128-49 |
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Juliette Mary (Jr. / Perpignan, France / College de Tsingoni (Eastern Arizona))
Notes: Owns a 13-3 combined record this season, going 7-1 in singles and 6-2 in doubles…posted a 3-0 record at the No. 4 and No. 6 flights…partnered with
Lea Cizeron for a 6-2 record at the No. 3 flight in doubles…
|
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 |
6-2 |
6-2 |
0-0 |
6-2 |
6-2 |
| No. 4 |
3-0 |
|
3-0 |
3-0 |
|
3-0 |
| No. 5 |
1-1 |
|
1-1 |
1-1 |
|
1-1 |
| No. 6 |
3-0 |
|
3-0 |
3-0 |
|
3-0 |
| Totals |
7-1 |
6-2 |
13-3 |
7-1 |
6-2 |
13-3 |
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Ashley Ramirez (Jr. / Scottsdale, Ariz. / Cactus Shadow HS
Notes: Ranked No. 15 in doubles with partner
Maddy Coffman…owns a 5-5 combined record this season, going 2-2 in singles and 3-3 in doubles…owns a 1-2 mark at No. 5 and 1-0 mark at No. 6 singles…partnered with
Maddy Coffman for a 3-3 record at the No. 1 flight in doubles…ranks fifth with 14 career wins at the No. 6 flight…ranks eighth with a .783 (47-13) career winning percentage in doubles…ranks seventh with 22 career wins at the No. 1 doubles line…
|
Season |
Career |
|
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
| No. 1 |
0-0 |
3-3 |
3-3 |
0-0 |
22-8 |
22-8 |
| No. 2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| No. 3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
4-1 |
24-4 |
28-5 |
| No. 4 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
12-7 |
|
12-7 |
| No. 5 |
1-2 |
|
1-2 |
5-2 |
|
5-2 |
| No. 6 |
1-0 |
|
1-0 |
14-6 |
|
14-6 |
| Totals |
2-2 |
3-3 |
5-5 |
35-16 |
47-13 |
82-29 |
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Emilija Segetlija (Jr. / Belgrade, Serbia / Fontainebleau HS (Texas Wesleyan)
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 |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| No. 4 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
| No. 5 |
0-1 |
|
0-0 |
2-2 |
|
2-2 |
| No. 6 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
10-10 |
|
10-10 |
| Totals |
0-1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
12-12 |
1-1 |
13-13 |
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Midwestern State begins Lone Star Conference play next weekend on the road at Angelo State. First serve against ASU is slated for 3 p.m. in San Angelo.
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