#35 Midwestern State (11-5, 2-1 LSC) vs. #40 Dallas Baptist (17-7)
Non-Conference Match
Fri. April 12 | 2 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes:Â MSU leads 8-1
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#35 Midwestern State (11-5, 2-1 LSC) vs. #34 Texas A&M-Kingsville (9-5, 3-1 LSC)
Lone Star Conference Match
Sat. April 13 | 2 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes:Â MSU leads 9-1
Storylines
First Serve
Midwestern State starts a six-match homestand on Friday with 40th-ranked Dallas Baptist before continuing on Saturday with a Lone Star Conference clash with 34th-ranked Texas A&M-Kingsville.
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Last Time Out
MSU swept UT Permian Basin and Western New Mexico after dropping a 4-3 decision to 21
st-ranked Angelo State on the road.
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MSU Approaches 500th Program Win
Midwestern State is three wins away from its 500th win in program history. The Mustangs 497-333-3 (.598) would become the seventh MSU Texas program to eclipse the 500 win plateau.
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Rankings Tumble Continues
Midwestern State continued to fall in the Oracle/ITA National Team rankings on Wednesday following a 2-1 week with wins over UT Permian Basin and Western New Mexico while dropping a 4-3 decision at now 12th-ranked Angelo State.
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Best to Ever Do It
Senior
Greta Lazzarotto is three combined wins away from passing Lacey Wuthrich (2002-05) for the most career wins in program history. The senior passed Emilee Black (2000-03) for the second-most last Saturday against Western New Mexico.
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Lazzarotto ranks sixth all-time with 54 career singles wins and is 11 away from breaking Wuthrich's program-record of 64.
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The Italian passed Brooke Gray (2000-03) for the most career doubles wins on March 30 against Arkansas-Fort Smith. Partnered with freshman
Casie Curry, the tandem closed out a tiebreaker against the Lions to lock up the historic win.
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Duff Nears Win No. 100
Junior
Bianca Duff is four wins away from No. 100 in her three-year stint at Midwestern State. The Geelong, Australia, native owns a 40-23 career record in singles and 56-14 mark in doubles.
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Duff would become the 12th member of MSU Texas' 100-win club, joining teammate
Greta Lazzarotto. Currently, the junior ranks 13th on the all-time charts.
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Individual Records and Notes
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Lea Cizeron (Jr. / Saint Etienne, France / Saint Paul HS (Arkansas-Fort Smith))
Notes: Owns a 19-9 combined record this season, including a 10-5 mark in singles and 9-4 record in doubles…posted a 6-4 record at the No. 2 flight and 3-1 mark at No. 3 singles…posted a 9-4 mark in doubles at the No. 3 flight with partner
Juliette Mary…
|
Season |
Career |
|
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
No. 1 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
1-0 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
No. 2 |
6-4 |
0-0 |
6-4 |
6-4 |
0-0 |
6-4 |
No. 3 |
3-1 |
9-4 |
12-5 |
3-1 |
9-4 |
12-5 |
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 |
10-5 |
9-4 |
19-9 |
10-5 |
9-4 |
19-9 |
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Casie Curry (Fr. / Wichita Falls, Texas / Rider HS)
Notes: Owns a 17-3 overall record this spring, including a 10-1 mark in singles and 7-2 record in doubles…remains unbeaten at the No. 6 singles flight, posting a 6-0 mark…partnered with
Greta Lazzarotto in each of the last four matches at the No. 2 line, going a perfect 4-0…
|
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 |
4-0 |
4-0 |
0-0 |
4-0 |
4-0 |
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 |
6-0 |
|
6-0 |
6-0 |
|
6-0 |
Totals |
10-1 |
7-2 |
17-3 |
10-1 |
7-2 |
17-3 |
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Bianca Duff (Jr. / Geelong, Australia / Oberon HS)
Notes: Needs four wins for No. 100 in her career…owns 16-15 combined record this season, going 8-7 in singles and 8-8 in doubles…improved to 4-0 at the No. 1 singles flight with back-to-back wins at the top of the lineup…has won four-straight in singles…partnered with
Ashley Ramirez in the last five matches at the No. 2 doubles line for a 2-3 record…tied for second with 18 career wins at No. 2 singles…ranks 11
th all-time with 56 career doubles wins…career .800 (56-14) winning percentage is fifth highest in program history…ranks sixth with 40 wins at No. 2 doubles…
|
Season |
Career |
|
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
No. 1 |
4-0 |
2-2 |
6-2 |
5-0 |
16-7 |
21-7 |
No. 2 |
2-4 |
6-6 |
8-10 |
18-15 |
40-7 |
58-22 |
No. 3 |
2-3 |
0-0 |
2-3 |
17-7 |
0-0 |
17-7 |
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 |
8-7 |
8-8 |
16-15 |
40-23 |
56-14 |
96-37 |
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Taylor Gray (So. / Wichita Falls, Texas / Rider HS (Missouri State))
Notes: Owns a 1-2 singles record…recorded first career win in 6-1, 6-1 decision over Emma Davis of 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 |
0-1 |
|
0-1 |
0-1 |
|
0-1 |
No. 6 |
1-1 |
|
1-1 |
1-1 |
|
1-1 |
Totals |
1-2 |
0-0 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
0-0 |
1-2 |
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Greta Lazzarotto (Sr. / Bassano del Grappa, Italy / Licero Statale G.B. Brocchi)
Notes: Needs three combined wins to break Lacey Wuthrich's (2002-05) career record of 138…owns a 21-9 combined record this season, going 11-3 in singles and 10-6 in doubles…boasts a 5-0 record at the No. 3 line and 6-3 mark at No. 4…partnered with
Casie Curry for four-straight wins at the No. 2 flight…ranks second all-time with 136 career combined wins…ranks sixth all-time with 54 career singles wins…passed Brooke Gray for the most doubles wins in program history in the win over Arkansas-Fort Smith…her .837 (82-16) career winning percentage is the third best in team history…ranks fourth with 42 career wins at the No. 2 doubles flight…
|
Season |
Career |
|
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
No. 1 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
1-0 |
1-1 |
2-1 |
No. 2 |
0-0 |
10-5 |
10-5 |
4-4 |
42-10 |
46-14 |
No. 3 |
5-0 |
0-0 |
5-0 |
12-9 |
39-5 |
51-14 |
No. 4 |
6-3 |
|
6-3 |
16-7 |
|
16-7 |
No. 5 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
19-13 |
|
19-13 |
No. 6 |
0-0 |
|
0-0 |
2-2 |
|
2-2 |
Totals |
11-3 |
10-6 |
21-9 |
54-35 |
82-16 |
136-51 |
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Juliette Mary (Jr. / Perpignan, France / College de Tsingoni (Eastern Arizona))
Notes: Owns a 19-6 combined record this season, going 10-2 in singles and 9-4 in doubles…posted a 4-0 record at the No. 4 flight…partnered with
Lea Cizeron for a 9-4 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 |
9-4 |
9-4 |
0-0 |
9-4 |
9-4 |
No. 4 |
4-0 |
|
4-0 |
4-0 |
|
4-0 |
No. 5 |
3-2 |
|
3-2 |
3-2 |
|
3-2 |
No. 6 |
3-0 |
|
3-0 |
3-0 |
|
3-0 |
Totals |
10-2 |
9-4 |
19-6 |
10-2 |
9-4 |
19-6 |
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Ashley Ramirez (Jr. / Scottsdale, Ariz. / Cactus Shadow HS
Notes: Needs 13 wins for No. 100 in her career…owns a 10-8 combined record this season, going 5-2 in singles and 5-6 in doubles…owns a 1-2 mark at No. 5 and 2-0 mark at Nos. 4 & 6 singles…partnered with
Bianca Duff for a 2-3 record at the No. 1 line in the last five matches…ranks 14th with a .704 (38-16) winning percentage in singles…tied for eighth with 14 career wins at the No. 4 line…ranks fifth with 15 career wins at No. 6…career .754 (49-16) winning percentage in doubles is 13th best in team history…24 career wins at No. 1 doubles are seventh most in team history…
|
Season |
Career |
|
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
No. 1 |
0-0 |
5-5 |
5-5 |
0-0 |
24-10 |
24-10 |
No. 2 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
0-1 |
0-0 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
No. 3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
4-1 |
24-4 |
28-5 |
No. 4 |
2-0 |
|
2-0 |
14-7 |
|
14-7 |
No. 5 |
1-2 |
|
1-2 |
5-2 |
|
5-2 |
No. 6 |
2-0 |
|
2-0 |
15-6 |
|
15-6 |
Totals |
5-2 |
5-6 |
10-8 |
38-16 |
49-16 |
87-32 |
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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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MSU returns to the MSU Tennis Center Tuesday against Oklahoma Baptist. First serve is slated for 1:30 p.m.
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