#14 Midwestern State (18-6) def. UT Permian Basin (7-16)
Lone Star Championships Quarterfinal Match
Fri. May 3 | 9 a.m.
Waco, Texas | Waco Regional Tennis Center
Series Notes: MSU leads 6-1
 
#14 Midwestern State (19-6) def. #27 Texas A&M-Kingsville (12-8) 
Lone Star Championships Semifinal Match
Fri. May 3 | 4 p.m.
Waco, Texas | Waco Regional Tennis Center
Series Notes vs. TAMUK: MSU leads 10-1
 
#14 Midwestern State vs. #34 Tarleton
Lone Star Championships Finals
Sat. May 4 | 2 p.m.
Waco, Texas | Waco Regional Tennis Center
Series Notes vs. TSU: MSU leads 24-13
 
LSC Women's Tennis Championship Schedule
Thursday, May 2, 2019
WQF-1: No. 2 Midwestern State def. No. 7 UT Permian Basin, 4-0
WQF-2: No. 3 Texas A&M-Kingsville def. No. 6 Western New Mexico, 4-0
WQF-3: No. 5 Tarleton State def. No. 4 Cameron, 4-1
 
Friday, May 3, 2019
WSF-1: No. 1 Angelo State vs. No. 5 Tarleton State, 4 p.m.
WSF-2: No. 2 Midwestern State vs. No. 3 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 4 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 4, 2019
WF: WSF-1 Winner vs. WSF-2 Winner, 2 p.m.

Storylines
First Serve
Midwestern State opens the 2019 Lone Star Conference Postseason Championships on Thursday with a quarterfinal meeting with UT Permian Basin. First serve at the Waco Regional Tennis Center is tabbed for 2 p.m.
 
Last Time Out
Cameron stunned the Maroon and Gold in the regular season finale. MSU swept the doubles competition to take a 1-0 lead, but the Aggies grabbed wins on the top four singles courts to win the match.
 
Second Time Around
MSU swept UTPB on the road in the first meeting of the season.

MSU Texas def. UTPB, 7-0
Doubles
No. 1 – Ashley Ramirez/Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Maria Briones/Stephanie Prats (UTPB) 6-1
No. 2 – Greta Lazzarotto/Casie Curry (MSU) def. Madison Hoelting/Amelie Saint-Dizier (UTPB) 6-2
No. 3 – Lea Cizeron/Juliette Mary (MSU) def. Jessica Madamba/Melissa Ariza Gonzalez (UTPB) 6-2
 
Singles
No. 1 – Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Madison Hoelting (UTPB) 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 – Lea Cizeron (MSU) def. Melissa Ariza Gonzalez (UTPB) 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 – Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Amelie Saint-Dizier (UTPB) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 – Ashley Ramirez (MSU) def. Maria Briones (UTPB) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 – Juliette Mary (MSU) def. Julia Ramalho (UTPB) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 – Casie Curry (MSU) def. Paulina Obreque (UTPB) 6-3, 6-0

MSU Texas def. TAMUK, 5-2
Doubles
No. 1 – Ashley Ramirez/Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Lisa Carvajal/Maya Donkor (TAMUK) 6-4
No. 2 – Greta Lazzarotto/Casie Curry (MSU) def. Phonephathep Philavong/Victoria Romanovskaia (TAMUK) 6-4
No. 3 – Loren Tristan/Julia Rauer (TAMUK) def. Lea Cizeron/Juliette Mary (MSU) 6-4
 
Singles
No. 1 – Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Lisa Carvajal (TAMUK) 6-2, 6-7 (6), 7-5
No. 2 – Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Phonephathep Philavong (TAMUK) 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 – Lea Cizeron (MSU) def. Laura Montalvo (TAMUK) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 – Victoria Romanovskaia (TAMUK) def. Ashley Ramirez (MSU) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4
No. 5 – Valerie Ruiz (TAMUK) def. Juliette Mary (MSU) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2
No. 6 – Casie Curry (MSU) def. Julia Rauer (TAMUK) 6-4, 6-2

With the win over the Javelinas, the Mustangs advance to meet Tarleton in the championship. The Maroon and Gold won the matchup with the TexAnns on April 20, 4-3.

Doubles
No. 1 – #50 Ashley Ramirez/Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Alicia Barbaroux/Neetika Sud (TSU) 6-2
No. 2 – Sherine Salem/Faustine Palatte (TSU) def. Greta Lazzarotto/Casie Curry (MSU) 6-4
No. 3 – Lea Cizeron/Juliette Mary (MSU) def. Nathalie Ulander/Shelby Fillingame (TSU) 6-2
 
Singles
No. 1 – Bianca Duff (MSU) def. Alicia Barbaroux (TSU) 7-6 (4), 6-3
No. 2 – Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Neetika Sud (TSU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
No. 3 – Sherine Salem (TSU) def. Lea Cizeron (MSU) 6-0, 2-6, 6-3
No. 4 – Faustine Palatte (TSU) def. Ashley Ramirez (MSU) 6-4, 6-7 (6), 1-0 (7)
No. 5 – Nathalie Ulander (TSU) def. Juliette Mary (MSU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 – #60 Casie Curry (MSU) def. Shelby Fillingame (TSU) 6-0, 6-1

Tourney History
The Mustangs have claimed four tournament crowns in the last five seasons and vie for their third-straight. In eight seasons under Scott Linn, MSU has advanced to the finals seven times and won four titles.
 
Prior to Linn's arrival in 2011, the Maroon and Gold made three trips to the title match (2002, 2005, 2006), but had never broken through.
 
The Mustangs brought home the title in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. A win this week would mark the first three-peat in program history.
 
Regional Outlook
Midwestern State remained at No. 3 in the South Central Region rankings released on Wednesday by the NCAA DII Women's Tennis Committee.
 
The top four teams from the South Central Region will advance to the NCAA Tournament with the top two teams serving as hosts for opening round action May 13-14 at their campus site. The Lone Star and Heartland Conference Tournament champions will receive automatic bids into the NCAA postseason. Two teams from each of the eight regions will advance to the NCAA Championship site to vie for a national title, May 22-25, at the Sanlando Park Tennis Center in Orlando, Fla.
 
MSU Texas Collects 500th Program Win
Midwestern State collected win No. 500 in program history on April 16 against Oklahoma Baptist. The Mustangs (503-334-3) became the seventh MSU program to eclipse the 500-win plateau.
 
Doubles Decider
The doubles point has proved to be decisive for the Mustangs this season. MSU Texas is 13-1 when grabbing the early edge and 4-5 when falling into a hole.
 
After dropping the point in seven-straight, the Maroon and Gold have taken the point in nine of the last 11 contests.
 
Moving On Up
MSU remained in the top 15 this week, falling two spots to No. 14 in the Oracle/ITA National Team rankings released on Wednesday.
 
The Mustangs remained the highest ranked team in the LSC with the league getting five teams in the top 50. No. 15 Angelo State, No. 27 Texas A&M-Kingsville, No. 34 Tarleton State and No. 40 Cameron followed MSU in the polls.
 
Senior Greta Lazzarotto and freshman Casie Curry remained in the singles rankings while juniors Ashley Ramirez and Bianca Duff jumped into the top 10 in doubles.
 
Best to Ever Do It
Senior Greta Lazzarotto supplanted herself atop the MSU Texas career wins chart on April 14 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.
 
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.
 
Lazzarotto ranks fourth all-time with 57 career singles wins and is eight away from breaking Wuthrich's program-record of 64.
 
Duff Wins No. 100
Junior Bianca Duff collected her 100th career victory in a three-set thriller with Lisa Carvajal at the No. 1 line on April 14. Duff became the 12th member of the 100-win club, joining teammate Greta Lazzarotto.
 
The Geelong, Australia, native sits at No. 11 with 106 combined wins while ranking in the top-15 in both singles (14th) and doubles (10th).
 
Ramirez Chasing History
Junior Ashley Ramirez can join Lazzarotto and Duff in the 100-Win department. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native needs six combined wins for No. 100 with a career record of 94-39.
 
Individual Records and Notes
 
Lea Cizeron (Jr. / Saint Etienne, France / Saint Paul HS (Arkansas-Fort Smith))
Notes: Owns a 27-15 combined record this season, including a 13-9 mark in singles and 14-6 record in doubles…posted a 6-4 record at the No. 2 flight and 6-5 mark at No. 3 singles…posted a 13-6 mark in doubles at the No. 3 flight with partner Juliette Mary…the 13 wins at No. 3 doubles are the seventh-most in single-season history…went 3-3 in singles and 4-2 in doubles in LSC play…

	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	6-5	14-6	20-11	6-5	14-6	20-11
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	13-9	14-6	27-15	13-9	14-6	27-15

 
 
Casie Curry (Fr. / Wichita Falls, Texas / Rider HS)
Notes: Ranked No. 62 in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings…owns a 28-4 overall record this spring, including a 16-1 mark in singles and 12-3 record in doubles…remains unbeaten at the No. 6 singles flight, posting an 11-0 mark and has not lost a set…won nine-straight in singles dating back to April 4…partnered with Greta Lazzarotto in each of the last 11 matches at the No. 2 line, going 9-1…ranks sixth on the single-season charts with 11 wins at No. 6…her .941 (16-1) winning percentage is third highest in single-season history…went 6-0 in singles and 5-1 in doubles in LSC play…

	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	9-1	9-1	0-0	9-1	9-1
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	3-1		3-1	3-1		3-1
No. 6	11-0		11-0	11-0		11-0
Totals	16-1	12-3	28-4	16-1	12-3	28-4

 
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. 10 in doubles with Ashley Ramirez…owns 26-19 combined record this season, going 12-10 in singles and 14-9 in doubles…has gone 8-3 at the No. 1 singles flight…produced a 5-1 record in both singles and doubles in LSC play…scored the biggest upset of her career taking down Washburn's 20^th-ranked Jacque Engelbrecht, 6-4, 7-5, on April 19…partnered with Ashley Ramirez in the last 12 matches at the No. 1 doubles line for an 8-3 record…won eight of the last nine matches in doubles…ranks 11^th all-time with 106 career combined wins, 14th with 44 singles wins and 10^th with 62 doubles wins…career .805 (62-15) winning percentage is fourth highest in program history…sits in eighth with 22 career wins at No. 1 doubles…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	8-3	8-3	16-6	9-3	22-8	31-11
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	12-10	14-9	26-19	44-26	62-15	106-41

 
Taylor Gray (So. / Wichita Falls, Texas / Rider HS (Missouri State))
Notes: Came off the bench for a pair of wins against Cameron…owns a 3-2 combined record this spring, going 2-2 in singles and 1-0 in doubles…recorded first career win in 6-1, 6-1 decision over Emma Davis of Southwest Baptist…defeated CU's Pilar Jaurena, 6-2, 6-4, in the regular season finale…paired with Lea Cizeron against the Aggies…

	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	0-1		0-1	0-1		0-1
No. 6	2-1		2-1	2-1		2-1
Totals	2-2	1-0	3-2	2-2	1-0	3-2

 
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…ranked No. 66 in singles…owns a 29-14 combined record this season, going 14-7 in singles and 15-7 in doubles…boasts a 3-4 record at No. 2, 5-0 record at No. 3 and 6-3 mark at No. 4…went 4-2 in singles and 5-1 in doubles in league play…scored the biggest upset in program history, upsetting Washburn's second-ranked Alexis Czapinski, 6-2, 6-2…partnered with Casie Curry for wins in eight of the last nine at the No. 2 flight…ranks fourth all-time with 57 career singles wins…passed Brooke Gray for the most doubles wins in program history in the win over Arkansas-Fort Smith…her .837 (87-17) career winning percentage is the third best in team history…ranks fourth with 47 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	3-4	15-6	18-10	7-8	47-11	54-19
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	14-7	15-7	29-14	57-39	87-17	144-56

 
Juliette Mary (Jr. / Perpignan, France / College de Tsingoni (Eastern Arizona))
Notes: Owns a 27-10 combined record this season, going 14-4 in singles and 13-6 in doubles…posted a 4-0 record at the No. 4 flight and 7-4 mark at No. 5 singles…partnered with Lea Cizeron for a 13-6 record at the No. 3 flight in doubles…the duos 13 wins at the No. 3 flight rank as the seventh most in single-season 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	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0
No. 3	0-0	13-6	13-6	0-0	13-6	13-6
No. 4	4-0		4-0	4-0		4-0
No. 5	7-4		7-4	7-4		7-4
No. 6	3-0		3-0	3-0		3-0
Totals	14-4	13-6	27-10	14-4	13-6	27-10

 
Ashley Ramirez (Jr. / Scottsdale, Ariz. / Cactus Shadow HS
Notes: Needs six wins for No. 100 in her career…ranked No. 10 in doubles with partner Bianca Duff…owns a 17-15 combined record this season, going 6-8 in singles and 11-7 in doubles…owns a 3-6 record at No. 4, 1-2 mark at No. 5 and 2-0 mark at No.  6 singles…partnered with Bianca Duff for an 8-3 record at the No. 1 line in the last 11 matches, winning eight of the last nine…posted a 2-3 singles record and 5-1 doubles record in LSC play…ranks eighth with 15 career wins at the No. 4 line…No. 12 on the all-time doubles wins chart with 55 wins…career .764 (55-16) winning percentage in doubles is ninth best in team history…30 career wins at No. 1 doubles are fourth most in team history…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	11-6	11-6	0-0	30-11	30-11
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	3-6		3-6	15-13		15-13
No. 5	1-2		1-2	5-2		5-2
No. 6	2-0		2-0	15-6		15-6
Totals	6-8	11-7	17-15	39-22	55-17	94-39

 
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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