#20 Midwestern State (18-5) vs. UT Permian Basin (12-9)
NCAA DII Round of 32
Sun. May 12 | 2 p.m.
Wichita Falls, Texas | MSU Tennis Center
Live Stats: MSUMustangs.com
Series Notes: MSU leads 7-0 | First Postseason Meeting
 
Projected Lineups
Doubles
No. 1 – #24 Ben Westwick/Alberto Diaz (MSU) vs. Fernando Siqueira/Jorge Garcia (UTPB)
No. 2 – Dillon Pineda/Nolan McCaig (MSU) vs. Raul Stevens/Jordan Minjoot (UTPB)
No. 3 – Denney Norrie/Angel Palacios (MSU) vs. Marcos Silva/Juan Diego Ruiz (UTPB)
 
Singles
No. 1 – #2 Angel Palacios (MSU) vs. #42 Raul Stevens (UTPB)
No. 2 – Alex Martinez Roca (MSU) vs. Marcos Silva (UTPB)
No. 3 – Dillon Pineda (MSU) vs. Felipe Dias (UTPB)
No. 4 – Nolan McCaig (MSU) vs. Juan Diego Ruiz (UTPB)
No. 5 – Alberto Diaz (MSU) vs. Enrique Sanchez (UTPB)
No. 6 – Ben Westwick (MSU) vs. Fernando Siqueira (UTPB)
 
Storylines
First Serve
Midwestern State and UT Permian Basin meet for the third time this season with a trip to the NCAA DII Round of 16 on the line. The Mustangs host the Falcons at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the MSU Tennis Center.
 
With a win, the Maroon and Gold advance to the NCAA Championships site of the Sanlando Park Tennis Center in Altamonte Springs, Fla., from May 21-24.
 
Last Time Out
MSU rallied from a 2-0 deficit to down 13^th-ranked Cameron in the Lone Star Conference Championship and win the team's fifth tournament title.
 
Meeting No. 3 With UTPB
MSU swept UTPB in singles after dropping the doubles point in the first meeting this season on April 5 in Odessa. The Mustangs downed the Falcons 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the Lone Star Conference Tournament on May 3.
 
The Mustangs and Falcons meet for the third time this season as MSU won the regular season meeting in Odessa (5-2) on April 5 before eliminating the Falcons in the quarterfinals of the LSC Championships (4-0) last weekend.
 
Midwestern State is 7-0 all-time against UTPB. Sunday's meeting marks the first postseason clash between the squads.
 

MSU Texas vs. UTPB
Doubles	Flight	April 5 Opponent/Result	May 3 Opponent/Result
Westwick/Diaz	1 / 1	Siqueira/Garcia / L, 6-3	Siqueira/Garcia / UF 5-2
Pineda/McCaig	2 / 2	Stevens/Minjoot / W, 6-3	Stevens/Minjoot / W 6-2
Norrie/Palacios	3 / 3	Silva/Ruiz / L, 6-4	Silva/Ruiz / W 6-2
Singles	Flight	April 5 Opponent/Result	May 3 Opponent/Result
Angel Palacios	1 / 1	Raul Stevens / W 6-2, 6-4	Raul Stevens / UF 6-7, 1-2
Alex Martinez Roca	3 / 2	Enrique Sanchez / W 6-4, 7-6	Marcos Silva / W 6-2, 6-0
Dillon Pineda	2 / 3	Marcos Silva / W 6-3, 6-0	Felipe Dias / W 6-1, 6-0
Nolan McCaig	4 / 4	Juan Diego Ruiz / W 6-4, 6-1	Enrique Sanchez / UF 6-2, 5-2
Alberto Diaz	5 / 5	Jordan Minjoot / W 7-6, 2-6, 1-0	Juan Diego Ruiz / W 6-1, 6-3
Ben Westwick	6 / 6	Jorge Garcia / W 6-1, 7-6	Fernando Siqueira / UF 3-6, 6-1

 
Tourney History
The Mustangs make their 17th overall and seventh consecutive postseason appearance in 22 years as a NCAA Division II member. MSU advanced to the national tournament site on eight occasions including five national quarterfinal showings (2006, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018).
 
Midwestern hosts its sixth NCAA Tournament match in the last seven seasons and is 5-1 all-time on its home courts in the postseason.
 
Mustangs Ranked No. 20 Entering Tourney
Midwestern State continued to hover at the bottom of the top 25, dropping one spot to No. 20 in the Oracle/ITA National Rankings released last Wednesday.
 
Junior Angel Palacios remained at No. 2 in the singles rankings while the doubles tandem of sophomore Alberto Diaz and freshman Ben Westwick dropped nine spots to No. 24.
 
Back 2 Back
MSU Texas won its fifth postseason tournament title in team history (2001, 2006, 2013, 2018) and its first back-to-back crown with a 4-2 comeback over Cameron on Saturday.
 
Six Receive All-LSC Honors
Senior Dillon Pineda was a two-way, first team performer while sophomore Alberto Diaz and freshman Ben Westwick were tabbed the Lone Star Conference's newcomer and freshman of the year, respectively, as the league released its postseason honors on Thursday.
 
Alberto Diaz – LSC Newcomer of the Year; All-LSC Doubles (1^st team)
Alex Martinez Roca – All-LSC Singles (1^st team)
Nolan McCaig – All-LSC Doubles (1^st team)
Angel Palacios – All-LSC Singles (1^st team)
Dillon Pineda – LSC Sportsmanship Player of the Year; All-LSC Singles (1^st team); All-LSC Doubles (1^st team)
Ben Westwick – LSC Freshman of the Year; All-LSC Doubles (1^st team)
 
Coach Scott Linn garnered the conference's coach of the year honors, becoming the first men's coach in LSC history to win the award three-straight seasons. Linn guided Midwestern State to an 18-5 record and a second-straight LSC Postseason Tournament title.
 
Doubles Decider
The doubles point has proved to be decisive for the Mustangs this season. MSU is 15-2 when grabbing the early edge and 3-3 when falling into a hole.
 
Senior Dillon Pineda and sophomore Nolan McCaig lead the team with a 15-4 record at the No. 2 flight. The duo of senior Denney Norrie and junior Angel Palacios ranks second on the team with a 13-6 mark at No. 3. MSU Texas' top-flight of Alberto Diaz and Ben Westwick boasts an 11-7 record from the No. 1 slot.
 
Pineda and Palacios Reach No. 100
Senior Dillon Pineda became the 12^th 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 46-35 singles record and 65-33 doubles record in his four-year career at MSU Texas.
 
Junior Angel Palacios joined Pineda as the 13th member of the 100-win club on April 19 with a 6-2 win in doubles over Washburn's Chase Brill and Bradley Eidenmueller to open the doubles competition.
 
Palacios needs three singles wins to match Brett Emerson's single-season record of 20 at the No. 1 flight.
 
Martinez Roca Hits 20
Sophomore Alex Martinez Roca became the first singles player in program history with back-to-back 20-win seasons. Following a 21-4 campaign as a freshman, the Castelldefels, Spain, native owns a 22-2 record in 2019, winning 13-straight.

Individual Records and Notes
 
Alberto Diaz (So. / Tenerife, Spain / Nebraska-Kearney)
Notes: Named LSC Newcomer of the Year and picked up first team all-conference accolades in doubles…ranked No. 24 in doubles with partner Ben Westwick…combined for a 27-13 record this spring, going 16-6 in singles and 11-7 in doubles…won eight of his last 10 matches in singles…has posted a 14-4 record at the No. 5 flight…14 wins at the No. 5 line are the third-most in single-season history…owns an 11-7 record in doubles with Westwick at the No. 1 flight…ranks eighth on the single-season charts with 11 wins at No. 1 doubles…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	11-7	11-7	0-0	11-7	11-7
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	14-4		14-4	14-4		14-4
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	16-6	11-7	27-13	16-6	11-7	27-13

 
 
Alex Martinez Roca (So. / Castelldefels, Spain / IES Josep Lluis Sert)
Notes: Named first team All-LSC in singles…became the first player in program history with back-to-back 20-win seasons in singles…owns a 25-4 combined record this spring, going 22-2 in singles and 3-2 in doubles…22 wins in singles are the third-most in school single-season history…has gone 7-0 at No. 2, 4-1 at the No. 3 and 10-1 at No. 4 singles flights…won 13-straight in singles going back to March 23…career .878 (43-6) singles winning percentage ranks as No. 2 in program history…his .917 (22-2) singles winning percentage would be the 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	7-0	1-1	8-1	7-0	1-1	8-1
No. 3	4-1	2-1	6-2	4-1	23-6	27-7
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	22-2	3-2	25-4	43-6	24-7	67-13

 
 
Nolan McCaig (So. / Modesto, Calif / Ceres HS)
Notes: Named first team all-conference in doubles…combined for a 30-12 record this spring, going 14-7 in singles and 16-5 in doubles… has gone 7-5 at No. 3 and 6-2 at No. 4…primarily played the No. 2 doubles flight with partner Dillon Pineda, posting a 16-5 record and winning nine of last 10 matches… career .698 (30-13) winning percentage in singles ranks as the 11th-best in team history…ranks 10^th in team history with 12 career wins at the No. 3 line and eighth with 16 career wins at No. 4…career .688 (33-15) doubles winning percentage is seventh-best in team history…tied for sixth with 15 wins this season at No. 2 doubles…

	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	16-5	17-5	1-0	16-5	17-5
No. 3	7-5	0-0	7-5	12-6	0-0	12-6
No. 4	6-2		6-2	16-7		16-7
No. 5	0-0		0-0	1-0		1-0
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	14-7	16-5	30-12	30-13	33-15	63-28

  
 
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 (Sr. / Wichita Falls, Texas / Wichita Falls HS)
Notes: Combined for a 16-10 record this spring, going 2-1 in singles and 14-9 in doubles…primarily partnered with Angel Palacios at the No. 3 flight, going 14-8…the pair's 14 wins at the No. 3 flight rank as the fourth-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	0-1	0-1	0-0	18-11	18-11
No. 3	0-0	14-8	14-8	0-0	23-18	23-18
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	14-9	16-10	8-5	41-29	49-34

 
 
Angel Palacios (Jr. / Piedras Negras, Mexico / Everman HS)
Notes: Named first team All-LSC in singles…became 13th-member of the 100-win club with doubles win over Washburn…became highest-ranked singles player in program history with a No. 2 ranking on March 27 which he has held for six-straight weeks…combined for a 33-12 record this spring, including a 17-5 mark in singles and 16-7 record in doubles…has posted a 17-5 record at the No. 1 flight, the fourth most single-season wins at No. 1 in program history…partnered with Denney Norrie at No. 3 doubles for a 15-6 record… ranks 12th all-time with 52 career singles wins…his .732 (52-19) singles winning percentage is the seventh-best in team history…ranks fourth with 20 career wins at the No. 1 singles flight…ranks 12^th with a .680 (51-24) doubles winning percentage…ranks second all-time with 39 doubles wins at the No. 3 line…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	17-5	0-0	17-5	20-6	0-0	20-6
No. 2	0-0	1-1	1-1	12-9	12-10	24-19
No. 3	0-0	15-6	15-6	17-4	39-14	56-18
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	17-5	16-7	33-12	52-19	51-24	103-43

  
 
Dillon Pineda (Sr. / Allen, Texas / Allen HS)
Notes: Named LSC Sportsmanship Player of the Year while earning first team all-conference accolades in both singles and doubles…combined for a 29-16 record this spring, going 11-11 in singles and 18-5 in doubles…collected 100^th career combined win against UTPB's Marcos Silva at the No. 2 flight on April 5…owns a 7-9 record at the No. 2 flight and 4-1 mark at No. 3…primarily partnered with Nolan McCaig at the No. 2 doubles flight, going 16-4…won nine of last 10 in doubles…ranks ninth in team history with 111 combined wins…ranks fifth all-time with 15 wins at the No. 2 flight…sits in eighth with 65 career doubles victories…owns the seventh most wins (32) 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	7-9	16-4	23-13	15-18	32-14	47-32
No. 3	4-1	0-0	4-1	7-3	2-1	9-4
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	11-11	18-5	29-16	46-35	65-33	111-68

 
 
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: Named LSC Freshman of the Year and first team all-conference in doubles…ranked No. 24 in doubles with partner Alberto Diaz…combined for a 22-16 record, including a 9-8 mark in singles and 13-8 mark in doubles…he sits at 11-6 with Diaz as his partner at the No. 1 doubles flight…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	13-8	13-8	0-0	13-8	13-8
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	8-8		8-8	8-8		8-8
Totals	9-8	13-8	22-16	9-8	13-8	22-16

 
 
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