#23 Midwestern State (14-5, 3-1 LSC) vs. #8 Central Oklahoma (14-3)
Non-Conference Match
Thurs. April 18 | 2 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes:Â MSU leads 16-12-2
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#23 Midwestern State (14-5, 3-1 LSC) vs. #5 Washburn (20-1)
Non-Conference Match
Fri. April 19 | 3 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes:Â MSU leads 7-1
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#23 Midwestern State (14-5, 3-1 LSC) vs. #33 Tarleton State (10-5, 2-2 LSC)
Lone Star Conference Match
Sat. April 20 | 1 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Series Notes:Â MSU leads 23-13
Storylines
First Serve
Midwestern State closes out a six-match homestand with a pair of top 10 clashes and a Lone Star Conference showdown with Tarleton State. The Mustangs take on No. 8 Central Oklahoma on Thursday at 2 p.m. before hosting No. 5 Washburn at 3 p.m. on Sunday. MSU closes the home regular season against the No. 33-ranked TexAnns on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Last Time Out
MSU Texas recorded its 500th win in program history as
Juliette Mary won a second-set tiebreaker to clinch a 4-3 win against Oklahoma Baptist.
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MSU Collects 500th Program Win
Midwestern State collected win No. 500 in program history on Tuesday against Oklahoma Baptist. The Mustangs (500-333-3) became the seventh MSU program to eclipse the 500-win plateau.
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Doubles Decider
The doubles point has proved to be decisive for the Mustangs this season. MSU Texas is 11-0 when grabbing the early edge and 3-5 when falling into a hole.
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After dropping the point in seven-straight, the Maroon and Gold have taken the point in six of the last seven contests.
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Mustangs Start Rankings Climb
Midwestern State jumped up 12 spots to No. 23 in Wednesday's Oracle/ITA National Team rankings following a 3-0 week with wins over No. 40 Dallas Baptist, No. 34 Texas A&M-Kingsville and Oklahoma Baptist.
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Freshman
Casie Curry made her career debut in the singles rankings at No. 60 while the duo of juniors
Ashley Ramirez and
Bianca Duff came in at No. 50.
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Best to Ever Do It
Senior
Greta Lazzarotto supplanted herself atop the MSU Texas career wins chart on Sunday against Texas A&M-Kingsville, passing Lacey Wuthrich (2002-05) with win No. 139. Lazzarotto bested Phoephathep Philavong, 6-1, 6-3, in singles to break the record.
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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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Lazzarotto ranks sixth all-time with 55 career singles wins and is 10 away from breaking Wuthrich's program-record of 64.
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Duff Nears Win No. 100
Junior
Bianca Duff collected her 100th career victory in a three-set thriller with Lisa Carvajal at the No. 1 line on Sunday. Duff became the 12
th member of the 100-win club, joining teammate
Greta Lazzarotto.
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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 24-10 combined record this season, including a 13-5 mark in singles and 11-5 record in doubles…posted a 6-4 record at the No. 2 flight and 6-1 mark at No. 3 singles…won five-straight matches in singles dating back to April 5…posted an 11-5 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 |
6-1 |
11-5 |
17-6 |
6-1 |
11-5 |
17-6 |
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 |
13-5 |
11-5 |
24-10 |
13-5 |
11-5 |
24-10 |
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Casie Curry (Fr. / Wichita Falls, Texas / Rider HS)
Notes: Ranked No. 60 in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings…owns a 22-3 overall record this spring, including a 12-1 mark in singles and 10-2 record in doubles…remains unbeaten at the No. 6 singles flight, posting an 8-0 mark…won five-straight in singles dating back to April 4…partnered with
Greta Lazzarotto in each of the last seven matches at the No. 2 line, going a perfect 7-0…
|
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 |
7-0 |
7-0 |
0-0 |
7-0 |
7-0 |
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 |
8-0 |
|
8-0 |
8-0 |
|
8-0 |
Totals |
12-1 |
10-2 |
22-3 |
12-1 |
10-2 |
22-3 |
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Bianca Duff (Jr. / Geelong, Australia / Oberon HS)
Notes: Became the 12th player in program history to reach the 100 win mark on April 14 against Texas A&M-Kingsville…ranked No. 50 in doubles with
Ashley Ramirez…owns 21-16 combined record this season, going 10-8 in singles and 11-8 in doubles…has gone 6-1 at the No. 1 singles flight…partnered with
Ashley Ramirez in the last eight matches at the No. 2 doubles line for a 5-3 record…won five-consecutive matches in doubles…ranks 10th all-time with 59 career doubles wins…career .808 (59-14) winning percentage is fourth highest in program history…
|
Season |
Career |
|
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
No. 1 |
6-1 |
5-2 |
11-3 |
7-1 |
19-7 |
26-8 |
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 |
10-8 |
11-8 |
21-16 |
42-24 |
59-14 |
101-38 |
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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: Broke Lacey Wuthrich's career wins record with a pair of wins on April 14 against Texas A&M-Kingsville…passed Wuthrich with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Phonatep Philavong at the No. 2 line…owns a 25-11 combined record this season, going 12-5 in singles and 13-6 in doubles…boasts a 5-0 record at the No. 3 line and 6-3 mark at No. 4…partnered with
Casie Curry for seven-straight wins at the No. 2 flight…ranks sixth all-time with 55 career singles wins…passed Brooke Gray for the most doubles wins in program history in the win over Arkansas-Fort Smith…her .842 (85-16) career winning percentage is the third best in team history…ranks fourth with 45 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 |
1-2 |
13-5 |
14-7 |
5-6 |
45-10 |
50-16 |
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 |
12-5 |
13-6 |
25-11 |
55-37 |
85-16 |
140-53 |
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Juliette Mary (Jr. / Perpignan, France / College de Tsingoni (Eastern Arizona))
Notes: Owns a 23-8 combined record this season, going 12-3 in singles and 11-5 in doubles…posted a 4-0 record at the No. 4 flight and 5-3 mark at No. 5 singles…partnered with
Lea Cizeron for an 11-5 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 |
11-5 |
11-5 |
0-0 |
11-5 |
11-5 |
No. 4 |
4-0 |
|
4-0 |
4-0 |
|
4-0 |
No. 5 |
5-3 |
|
5-3 |
5-3 |
|
5-3 |
No. 6 |
3-0 |
|
3-0 |
3-0 |
|
3-0 |
Totals |
12-3 |
11-5 |
23-8 |
12-3 |
11-5 |
23-8 |
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Ashley Ramirez (Jr. / Scottsdale, Ariz. / Cactus Shadow HS
Notes: Needs 10 wins for No. 100 in her career…ranked No. 50 in doubles with partner
Bianca Duff…owns a 13-11 combined record this season, going 5-5 in singles and 8-6 in doubles…owns a 2-3 record at No. 4, 1-2 mark at No. 5 and 2-0 mark at No.  6 singles…partnered with
Bianca Duff for a 5-3 record at the No. 1 line in the last eight matches, winning five straight tied for eighth with 14 career wins at the No. 4 line…ranks fifth with 15 career wins at No. 6…career .765 (52-16) winning percentage in doubles is ninth best in team history…26 career wins at No. 1 doubles are sixth most in team history…
|
Season |
Career |
|
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
Singles |
Doubles |
Combined |
No. 1 |
0-0 |
8-5 |
8-5 |
0-0 |
27-10 |
27-10 |
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 |
2-3 |
|
2-3 |
14-10 |
|
14-10 |
No. 5 |
1-2 |
|
1-2 |
5-2 |
|
5-2 |
No. 6 |
2-0 |
|
2-0 |
15-6 |
|
15-6 |
Totals |
5-5 |
8-6 |
13-11 |
38-19 |
52-16 |
90-35 |
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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 closes out the regular season on Thursday, April 25, in the Red River Rivalry with Cameron in Lawton.
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