THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS – Another day, another Goliath vanquished for No. 23-ranked Midwestern State. The Mustangs handed No. 5-ranked Washburn its first loss against a NCAA Division II opponent this season in Friday's 4-3 upset at the MSU Tennis Center.
 
MSU won its third-straight match in walk-off fashion and seventh-straight overall. After knocking off No. 8 Central Oklahoma yesterday, the Maroon and Gold rallied from an early hole to stun the Ichabods.
 
"This was a tough win today. Washburn is one of the best doubles programs we've faced this year without a doubt. We had different people step up. Bianca Duff and Greta Lazzarotto stepped up for a couple wins at the Nos. 1 & 2 lines. Casie Curry and Juliette Mary have embraced being in that situation with the match on the line. The girls played for each other. This was a true all-around team effort," MSU coach Scott Linn said.
 
Senior Greta Lazzarotto pulled off the biggest singles upset in program history, defeating second-ranked Alexis Czapinski in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, at the No. 2 flight to put the Mustangs on the board.
 
The Bassano del Grappa, Italy, native joined Kayla Casey as the lone singles players to defeat a top-five opponent. Casey topped West Florida's fourth-ranked Monika Kochanova, 4-6, 6-4, 12-10 on March 17, 2015.
 
Junior Bianca Duff followed with a 6-4, 7-5 upset of No. 20-ranked Jacqueline Engelbrecht to pull even at 2-2. The Geelong, Australia, native pulled off the biggest upset of her career as the Mustangs Nos. 1 & 2 players completely turned the momentum of the match.
 
After a loss at the No. 3 line, MSU Texas had its backs to the wall, needing wins at the Nos. 5 & 6 flights to pull off the win.
 
Freshman Casie Curry went out and earned her seventh-straight win to improve to 10-0 at the No. 6 flight. The Rider High School product bested Madison Lysaught, 6-4, 6-1, to even the match at 3-all.
 
Junior Juliette Mary won the last match standing for the second time in the last three contests to clinch the win. Mary fought off Svea Crohn in straight sets, 7-5, 7-5, at No. 5 to give the Mustangs their
 
The Mustangs fell into an early deficit after dropping the doubles competition for the first time in the last seven matches. MSU's No. 3 flight of Lea Cizeron and Mary dropped a 6-1 decision to open the day.
 
Lazzarotto and Curry knocked off Crohn and Engelbrecht, 6-3, at No. 2 for the pair's eighth-straight win to push the action to the No. 1 flight.
 
The Maroon and Gold's 50th-ranked duo of Ashley Ramirez and Duff were unable to pull the upset against the Ichabods second-ranked tandem of Czapinski and Logan Morrissey, 6-3, to give WU the 1-0 lead.
 
BOX SCORE
#23 Midwestern State (16-5) def. #5 Washburn (20-2)
Fri., April 19, 2019 | 3 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas
MSU Tennis Center
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #2 Alexis Czapinski/Logan Morrissey (WU) def. #50 Ashley Ramirez/Bianca Duff (MSU) 6-3
No. 2 – Greta Lazzarotto/Casie Curry (MSU) def. Svea Crohn/Jacqueline Engelbrecht (WU) 6-3
No. 3 – Maria Soler Valverde/Kinsey Fields (WU) def. Lea Cizeron/Juliette Mary (MSU) 6-1
 
Singles
No. 1 – Bianca Duff (MSU) def. #20 Jacqueline Engelbrecht (WU) 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 – Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. #2 Alexis Czapinski (WU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 – #47 Maria Soler Valverde (WU) def. Lea Cizeron (MSU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 – Logan Morrissey (WU) def. Ashley Ramirez (MSU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 – Juliette Mary (MSU) def. Svea Crohn (WU) 7-5, 7-5
No. 6 – #60 Casie Curry (MSU) def. Madison Lysaught (WU) 6-4, 6-1

Order of finish: Doubles (3, 2, 1); Singles (4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5)

UP NEXT
MSU Texas plays its final home match on Saturday as 33^rd-ranked Tarleton State visits the MSU Tennis Center at 1 p.m.