#21 Midwestern State (14-3, 2-0 LSC) vs. Oklahoma Baptist (6-9)
Non-Conference Match
Tues. April 16 | 1:30 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes: MSU leads 4-2

Storylines
First Serve
Midwestern State continues its final homestand of the 2019 season on Tuesday as Oklahoma Baptist ventures to the MSU Tennis Center for a showdown with the Mustangs. First serve against the Bison is slated for 1:30 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
MSU Texas dropped just five games in singles play to sweep Dallas Baptist on Friday at the MSU Tennis Center. The Mustangs completed their fifth, 7-0 sweep of the season.
 
Doubles Decider
The doubles point has proved to be decisive for the Mustangs this season. MSU Texas is 12-1 when grabbing the early edge and 2-2 when falling into a hole.
 
Since winning the point in 10 of the first 12 matches, the Maroon and Gold have taken the lead in three of the last five outings.
 
Title Defense
MSU's April 25 showdown against Cameron serves as the de-facto regular season championship match for the Lone Star Conference. Both teams boast an unbeaten record in LSC play with only their rival on the schedule remaining in conference action.
 
The Mustangs look to repeat as conference champs for the first time in team history. MSU swept through UTPB (8-1), WNMU (7-2) and Cameron (6-3) last season en-route to the team's first league crown since 2006.
 
Flipping the Switch
Since falling to St. Edward's, 4-3, the Maroon and Gold have been on a tear in the last four matches. The Mustangs own a 22-2 mark in singles play over that stretch.
 
MSU has not lost more than three singles matches to a NCAA DII opponent this season

Mustangs Slip to No. 21
Midwestern State moved down five spots to No. 21 in the Oracle/ITA National Rankings after a 2-0 start to Lone Star Conference play last week. The 13-3 Mustangs return to the MSU Tennis Center for matches on Friday, April 12, and Tuesday, April 16, against Dallas Baptist and Oklahoma Baptist.
 
Junior Angel Palacios remained at No. 2 in the singles rankings while the doubles tandem of sophomore Alberto Diaz and freshman Ben Westwick dropped out of the top 10 to No. 15.
 
Pineda Reaches No. 100
Senior Dillon Pineda became the 12th member of the 100 win club on April 5 against UT Permian Basin. The Allen native swept Marcos Silva, 6-3, 6-0, at the No. 2 line in singles to reach the milestone.
 
Pineda owns a 42-33 singles record and 59-32 doubles record in his four-year career at MSU Texas.
 
Palacios Closing In on Century Mark
Junior Angel Palacios is three wins away from No. 100 in his three-year career at MSU. The Piedras Negras, Mexico, native ranks 12th with 50 singles wins, including 18 at the No. 1 flight.

Individual Records and Notes
 
Alberto Diaz (So. / Tenerife, Spain / Nebraska-Kearney)
Notes: Ranked No. 15 in doubles with partner Ben Westwick…Combined for a 22-8 record this spring, going 12-4 in singles and 10-4 in doubles…won four-straight in singles dating back to March 30…has posted a 10-2 record at the No. 5 flight…nine wins at the No. 5 line are the seventh-most in single-season history…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	10-4	10-4	0-0	10-4	10-4
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	2-2		2-2	2-2		2-2
No. 5	10-2		10-2	10-2		10-2
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	12-4	10-4	22-8	12-4	10-4	22-8

 
 
Alex Martinez Roca (So. / Castelldefels, Spain / IES Josep Lluis Sert)
Notes: Owns a 19-4 combined record this spring, going 16-2 in singles and 3-2 in doubles…boasts a 10-1 record at the No. 4 singles flight…has gone 3-1 at the No. 3 singles flight…won seven-straight in singles going back to March 23…career .860 (37-6) singles winning percentage ranks as No. 2 in program history…ranks eighth with 13 career wins at the No. 4 flight…his .889 (16-2) singles winning percentage would go down as the fourth-highest in single-season history…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	2-0	1-1	3-1	2-0	1-1	3-1
No. 3	3-1	2-1	5-2	3-1	23-6	26-7
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	16-2	3-2	19-4	37-6	24-7	61-13

 
 
Nolan McCaig (So. / Modesto, Calif / Ceres HS)
Notes: Combined for a 22-9 record this spring, going 11-5 in singles and 11-4 in doubles… has gone 7-5 at No. 3 and 3-0 at No. 4…won four-straight in singles…primarily played the No. 2 doubles flight with partner Dillon Pineda, posting an 11-4 record and winning four in a row… career .711 (27-11) winning percentage in singles ranks as the 10th-best in team history…ranks 10^th in team history with 12 career wins at the No. 3 line and eighth with 13 career wins at No. 4…career .667 (28-14) doubles winning percentage is 14th-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	1-0	11-4	12-4	1-0	11-4	12-4
No. 3	7-5	0-0	7-5	12-6	0-0	12-6
No. 4	3-0		3-0	13-5		13-5
No. 5	0-0		0-0	1-0		1-0
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	11-5	11-4	22-9	27-11	28-14	55-25

  
 
Jean Muniz (So. / Brasilia, Brazil / Colegio Ateneu)
Notes: Owns a 3-1 combined record this spring, going 2-0 at the No. 5 singles flight and 1-0 at the No. 6 line…made his doubles debut in 2019 against Western New Mexico with partner Denney Norrie at the No. 3 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	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-2	0-2
No. 4	0-0		0-0	2-0		2-0
No. 5	2-0		2-0	11-1		11-1
No. 6	1-0		1-0	6-5		6-5
Totals	3-0	0-1	3-1	19-6	0-3	19-9

 
 
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 12-8 record this spring, going 2-1 in singles and 10-7 in doubles…primarily partnered with Angel Palacios at the No. 3 flight, going 10-6…

	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	10-6	10-6	0-0	19-16	19-16
No. 4	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
No. 5	0-0		0-0	1-0		1-0
No. 6	2-1		2-1	7-5		7-5
Totals	2-1	10-7	12-8	8-5	37-27	45-32

 
 
Angel Palacios (Jr. / Piedras Negras, Mexico / Everman HS)
Notes: Needs three combined wins to become 13th member of the 100-win club…became highest-ranked singles player in program history with a No. 2 ranking on March 27 which he has held for three-straight weeks…combined for a 27-7 record this spring, including a 15-2 mark in singles and 12-5 record in doubles…has posted a 15-2 record at the No. 1 flight, the seventh most single-season wins at No. 1 in program history…partnered with Denney Norrie at No. 3 doubles for an 11-4 record… ranks 12th all-time with 50 career singles wins…his .758 (50-16) singles winning percentage is the fifth-best in team history…season .882 (15-2) winning percentage in singles is fifth-best in program history…ranks fourth with 18 career wins at the No. 1 singles flight…ranks 10th with a .681 (47-22) doubles winning percentage…tied for fourth all-time with 35 doubles wins at the No. 3 line…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	15-2	0-0	15-2	18-3	0-0	18-3
No. 2	0-0	1-1	1-1	12-9	12-10	24-19
No. 3	0-0	11-4	11-4	17-4	35-12	52-16
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	15-2	12-5	27-7	50-16	47-22	97-38

  
 
Dillon Pineda (Sr. / Allen, Texas / Allen HS)
Notes: Combined for a 21-13 record this spring, going 8-9 in singles and 13-4 in doubles…collected 100^th career combined win against UTPB's Marcos Silva at the No. 2 flight on April 5…owns a 7-8 record at the No. 2 flight…primarily partnered with Nolan McCaig at the No. 2 doubles flight, going 11-3…won four-straight in doubles…ranks 10^th in team history with 103 combined wins…ranks fifth all-time with 15 wins at the No. 2 flight…sits in ninth with 60 career doubles victories…owns the seventh most wins (27) at the No. 2 doubles flight in team history…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-1	2-1	2-2	0-1	31-18	31-19
No. 2	7-8	11-3	18-11	15-17	27-13	42-30
No. 3	1-0	0-0	1-0	4-2	2-1	6-3
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	8-9	13-4	21-13	43-33	60-32	103-65

 
 
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	1-0	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	1-0	0-0	1-0	1-0

 
 
Ben Westwick (Fr. / Houston, Texas / Memorial HS)
Notes: Ranked No. 15 in doubles with partner Alberto Diaz…combined for a 19-10 record, including a 7-5 mark in singles and 12-5 mark in doubles…he sits at 10-3 with Diaz as his partner at the No. 1 doubles flight…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	12-5	12-5	0-0	12-5	12-5
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	1-0		1-0	1-0		1-0
No. 6	6-5		6-5	6-5		6-5
Totals	7-5	12-5	19-10	7-5	12-5	19-10

 
 
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