#17 Midwestern State (3-0) vs. Colorado Mesa (2-5)
Non-Conference Match
Fri. March 8 | 9 a.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes: MSU Texas leads 5-0 | Mustangs are 2-0 against the Mavericks in Wichita Falls
First Meeting: MSU Texas won 9-0 on Feb. 15, 2008 in Glendale, Ariz.
Last Meeting: MSU Texas won 8-1 on March 23, 2018 in Pueblo, Colo.
 
#17 Midwestern State (3-0) vs. Metro State (2-3)
Non-Conference Match
Fri. March 8 | 3 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes: MSU Texas leads 11-0 | Mustangs are 5-0 against the Roadrunners in Wichita Falls
First Meeting: MSU Texas won 5-4 on March 25, 2000 in Lawton, Okla.
Last Meeting: MSU Texas won 5-1 on April 30, 2018 in Wichita Falls in the South Central Regional
 
#17 Midwestern State (3-0) vs. Colorado State-Pueblo (2-8)
Non-Conference Match
Sat. March 9 | 2 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes: MSU Texas leads 6-1 | Mustangs are 0-1 against the Thunderwolves in Wichita Falls
First Meeting: CSU-Pueblo won 6-3 on March 25, 1997 in Wichita Falls
Last Meeting: MSU Texas won 9-0  on March 23, 2018 in Pueblo, Colo.
 
#17 Midwestern State (3-0) vs. Southern Arkansas (9-2)
Non-Conference Match
Sun. March 10 | 1 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes: First Meeting

Storylines
First Serve
Midwestern State plays four matches in a three-day span, welcoming Colorado Mesa, Metro State, Colorado State-Pueblo and Southern Arkansas to the MSU Tennis Center.

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 21 wins for his 300^th overall win at MSU Texas. The East Central graduate has posted a 279-124 (.692) combined record with the Mustangs, including a 134-62 (.684) mark with the men's program. He needs 228 wins to match Larry Wiggins (1995-2010) program record of 507.
 
Mustangs Drop Three Spots in ITA Poll
Midwestern State moved down three spots to No. 17 in the Oracle/ITA Division II men's national rankings on Feb. 20. At the time of the ranking, MSU Texas had yet to play its first regular season match.
 
The Mustangs represent the highest-ranked squad in the Lone Star Conference and South Central Region.
 
Last Time Out
MSU Texas won a pair of doubles tiebreakers to earn a 6-1 victory against St. Mary's on Thursday. The Mustangs won in straight-sets on four singles courts.
 
The Maroon and Gold rallied from a 1-0 deficit after being swept in doubles against Southeastern Oklahoma State with five straight-set wins in singles to quell the Savage Storm on Friday. It marked the first time in the Scott Linn era that MSU Texas was swept in doubles and came back to win.
 
Westwick and Diaz Start Top-10
The tandem of freshman Ben Westwick and sophomore Alberto Diaz earned the No. 8 national doubles ranking in the fall after advancing to the ITA Cup.
 
The Mustangs dominated the regional rankings with four doubles teams and five individuals earning a spot in the poll.
 
Alex Martinez Roca and Denney Norrie came in at No. 4 after advancing to the semifinals of the regional tournament, followed by Dillon Pineda and Nolan McCaig at No. 5. The pair of Jean Muniz and Angel Palacios rounded out the rankings for the Maroon and Gold at No. 7.
 
In singles, McCaig (10th), Palacios (11th) and Pineda (13th) climbed up the regional standings after moving to the Round of 16 at the regional tournament. Martinez Roca (17th) and Yaswanth Mylavarapu (20th) closed out the poll.

Individual Records and Notes
 
Alberto Diaz (So. / Tenerife, Spain / Nebraska-Kearney)
Notes: Earned his first collegiate singles win against St. Mary's Brendan Brown at the No. 5 line (2/28)…defeated SEOSU's Benjamin Finet in straight-sets (3/1)…

	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	0-1		0-1	0-1		0-1
No. 5	2-0		2-0	2-0		2-0
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	2-1	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	2-1

 
 
Alex Martinez Roca (So. / Castelldefels, Spain / IES Josep Lluis Sert)
Notes: Won in straight-sets – 6-2, 6-2 – against LCC's Adrian Martinez at No. 5 (2/20)…partnered with Denney Norrie and suffered a 6-3 setback to Juan David Ramirez and Alberto Mello (2/20)…improved to 3-0 in singles with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Alex Gee (StMU) and 6-1, 6-2 victory over Jason Roberts (SOSU) (3/1)…

	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	0-1	0-1
No. 3	0-0	1-1	1-1	0-0	22-6	22-6
No. 4	2-0		2-0	5-0		5-0
No. 5	1-0		1-0	10-4		10-4
No. 6	0-0		0-0	9-0		9-0
Totals	3-0	1-2	4-2	24-4	22-7	46-11

 
 
Nolan McCaig (So. / Modesto, Calif / Ceres HS)
Notes: Defeated Alberto Mello of LCC, 6-3, 6-4, at the No. 3 flight in season opener (2/20)…took down St. Mary's Jose Antelo, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 3 (2/28)…partnered with Angel Palacios in the last two matches at No. 2 doubles, going 1-1 (2/28)…

	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	1-1	1-1	0-0	1-1	1-1
No. 3	2-1	0-0	2-1	7-2	0-0	7-2
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	2-1	1-1	3-2	18-7	18-11	36-18

  
 
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: Earned his first doubles win of 2019, pairing off with Alex Martinez Roca for a 7-5 win over St. Mary's Alex Gee and Saisaurav Konakanchi at No. 3 doubles (2/28)…

	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	1-1	1-1	0-0	10-11	10-11
No. 4	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
No. 5	0-0		0-0	1-0		1-0
No. 6	0-0		0-0	5-4		5-4
Totals	0-0	1-2	1-2	6-4	28-22	34-26

 
 
Angel Palacios (Jr. / Piedras Negras, Mexico / Everman HS)
Notes: Career .731 (38-14) singles winning percentage is sixth best in program history…career .673 (37-18) doubles winning percentage ranks as 11^th best in program history…ranks ninth all-time with 25 career doubles victories at No. 3…partnered with Quentin Scharfenberg in the season-opener for 6-4 win at No. 3 (2/20)…defeated Manuel Pilotto to clinch the match against LCC for the Mustangs, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 (2/20)…remained unbeaten at No. 1 singles, upsetting St. Mary's 18^th-ranked Jeremiah Gonzalez, 6-4, 6-1 (2/28)…paired with Nolan McCaig in the last two doubles matches, going 1-1 (3/1)…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	3-0	0-0	3-0	6-1	0-0	6-1
No. 2	0-0	1-1	1-1	12-9	12-10	24-19
No. 3	0-0	1-0	1-0	17-4	25-8	42-12
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	3-0	2-1	5-1	38-14	37-18	75-32

  
 
Dillon Pineda (Sr. / Allen, Texas / Allen HS)
Notes: Ranks sixth all-time with 31 wins at No. 1 doubles…needs one to match Luke Joyce (2010-13) for fifth-most…career .628 (49-29) doubles winning percentage is 15^th best in program history…matched Tomas Grejtak (2012-15) for 15^th most career doubles wins…partnered with Ben Westwick to win 6-2 over Manuel Pilotto and Maurico Grijalva at No. 1 flight (2/20)…suffered a 6-3, 7-5 loss to Grijalva at No. 2 (2/20)…upset St. Mary's 14^th-ranked pair of Jeremiah Gonzalez and Bojan Popovic, 7-6 (6) with Ben Westwick…won back-to-back matches in singles (3/1)…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	31-18	31-18
No. 2	2-1	0-0	2-1	10-10	16-10	26-20
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	2-1	2-1	4-2	37-25	49-29	86-54

 
 
Quentin Scharfenberg (Fr. / Lubbock, Texas / Coronado HS)
Notes: Partnered with Angel Palacios for collegiate debut, winning 6-4 against Rodrigo Mere and Adrian Martinez at the No. 3 flight (2/20)…

	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: Picked up first career win with partner Dillon Pineda at the No. 1 doubles line, defeating Manuel Pilotto and Maurico Grijalva, 6-2 (2/20)…suffered a three-set loss to Rodrigo Mere, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 at No. 6 in first singles action (2/20)… upset St. Mary's 14^th-ranked pair of Jeremiah Gonzalez and Bojan Popovic, 7-6 (6) with Dillon Pineda at No. 1 (2/28)…claimed first career singles win over SOSU's Milos Vuckovic, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 6 (3/1)…

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

 
 
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