#20 Midwestern State (19-5) def. #19 Indianapolis (17-5)
NCAA DII Round of 16
Tues. May 21 | 3 p.m. (Central)
Altamonte Springs, Fla. | Sanlando Park Tennis Center
Live Stats: MSUMustangs.com
Series Notes: MSU leads 1-0 | First Postseason Meeting

#20 Midwestern State (20-5) vs. #1 Columbus State (26-2)
NCAA DII National Quarterfinals
Weds. May 22 | 3 p.m. (Central)
Altamonte Springs, Fla. | Sanlando Park Tennis Center
Live Stats: MSUMustangs.com | Watch: NCAA.com
Series Notes: Columbus State leads 1-0 | Second-straight meeting in national quarterfinals

Bracket
Round of 16 – May 21
#2 Barry def. #30 Southern Arkansas 4-0
#7 West Florida def. #13 Cameron 4-0
#5 South Carolina-Aiken def. #29 Drury 4-1
#4 Hawaii-Hilo def. #13 Bluefield State 4-0
#3 Hawaii Pacific def. #50 Southern New Hampshire 4-0
#6 Southwest Baptist def. #27 Concordia 4-1
#20 Midwestern State def. #19 Indianapolis 4-3
#1 Columbus State def. #39 Mercyhurst 4-0
Quarterfinals – May 22
#2 Barry vs. #7 West Florida– 3 p.m.
#5 South Carolina-Aiken vs. #4 Hawaii-Hilo– 3 p.m.
#3 Hawaii Pacific vs. #6 Southwest Baptist– 3 p.m.
#20 Midwestern State vs. #1 Columbus State– 3 p.m.
Semifinals – May 23
Barry/West Florida winner vs. South Carolina-Aiken/Hawaii-Hilo winner – 12 p.m.
Hawaii Pacific/Southwest Baptist winner vs. Midwestern State/Columbus State winner – 12 p.m.
Championship – May 24
Semifinal winners – 12 p.m.
 
Storylines
First Serve
Midwestern State meets top-ranked Columbus State in the national quarterfinals for the second-straight season. First serve at the Sanlando Park Tennis Center in Altamonte Springs is slated for 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22.
 
The winner meets the Hawaii Pacific/Southwest Baptist winner at noon on Thursday.
 
Last Time Out
MSU Texas held serve on its own court, clipping UT Permian Basin 4-1 to move on to the NCAA DII Championships. The Mustangs got singles wins from Nolan McCaig and Dillon Pineda before Angel Palacios clinched the match.
 
Rematch With the 'Hounds
The Maroon and Gold defeated then-No. 9 Indianapolis 4-1 on March 15 in San Antonio for the program's first win over a top-10 team.
 
MSU claimed the doubles point with wins by Ben Westwick/Alberto Diaz and Dillon Pineda/Nolan McCaig at the Nos. 1-2 flights.
 
Angel Palacios, Alex Martinez Roca and Alberto Diaz rattled off consecutive singles wins to clinch the match.
 
Doubles
No. 1 – #8 Ben Westwick/Alberto Diaz (MSU) def. #6 Dario Huber/Matej Kostadinov (UIndy), 6-3
No. 2 – Dillon Pineda/Nolan McCaig (MSU) def. Renato Lima/Magnus Mueller (UIndy), 7-6 (5)
No. 3 – Nils Hoffacker/Ariel Farji (UIndy) def. Angel Palacios/Denney Norrie (MSU), 6-2
 
Singles
No. 1 – Angel Palacios (MSU) def. #5 Renato Lima (UIndy), 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 – #32 Nils Hoffacker (UIndy) def. Dillon Pineda (MSU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 – Nolan McCaig (MSU) vs. Dario Huber (UIndy), 6-3, 6-7, 2-5, unfinished
No. 4 – Alex Martinez-Roca (MSU) def. Magnus Mueller (UIndy), 7-5, 6-2
No. 5 – Alberto Diaz (MSU) def. Matej Kostadinov (UIndy), 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
No. 6 – Ben Westwick (MSU) vs. Ariel Farji (UIndy), 6-7, 6-1, 3-0, unfinished
 
Tourney History
The Mustangs make their ninth appearance in the Round of 16 while advancing to the national quarterfinals on five occasions (2006, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018). The Maroon and Gold have never advanced past the Elite Eight.
 
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 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 May 4 at the Waco Regional Tennis & Fitness Center.
 
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 (1st team)
Nolan McCaig – All-LSC Doubles (1st team)
Angel Palacios – All-LSC Singles (1st team)
Dillon Pineda – LSC Sportsmanship Player of the Year; All-LSC Singles (1st team); All-LSC Doubles (1st team)
Ben Westwick – LSC Freshman of the Year; All-LSC Doubles (1st 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 a 19-5 record and a second-straight LSC Postseason Tournament title.
 
Palacios named regional ITA Player to Watch
Junior Angel Palacios was awarded the ITA's Player to Watch award for the South Central Region. Palacios joins Kacper Boborykin (2014) as the only recipients of the honor for MSU.
 
A two-time, first team all-conference performer, Palacios became the highest ranked singles player in MSU history. The Piedras Negras native spent most of the season ranked No. 2 in the Oracle/ITA polls.
 
He posted an 18-5 record at the No. 1 flight in singles for the second most single-season wins in team history. The Mustangs front-man has secured 10 wins over nationally ranked opponents, including victories over Indianapolis' No. 5 Renato Lima, West Florida's No. 8 Serder Bojadjiev, Cameron's No. 8 Vinicius Santos and St. Mary's No. 18 Jeremiah Gonzalez.
 
Pineda Repeats as Arthur Ashe winner
Senior Dillon Pineda received the regional Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship award for the second-straight season.
 
The Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship award recognizes outstanding individuals in all divisions at the regional and national level, dating back to 1982. The award goes to men's and women's players who have exhibited outstanding sportsmanship and leadership as well as scholastic, extracurricular and tennis achievements.
 
A two-time, two-way all-conference performer and three-time LSC Sportsmanship Player of the Year, Pineda and former standout Luke Joyce (2012) remain the only recipients of the honor in team history.
 
Doubles Decider
The doubles point has proved to be decisive for the Mustangs this season. MSU Texas is 16-2 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 16-4 record at the No. 2 flight. The duo of senior Denney Norrie and junior Angel Palacios ranks second on the team with a 14-6 mark at No. 3. MSU's 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 47-35 singles record and 66-33 doubles record in his four-year career at MSU Texas.
 
Junior Angel Palacios joined Pineda as the 13^th 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 two 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	12-7	12-7	0-0	12-7	12-7
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	15-4		15-4	15-4		15-4
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	17-6	12-7	29-13	17-6	12-7	29-13

 
 
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	7-1	1-1	8-1	7-1	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	22-3	3-2	25-5	43-7	24-7	67-14

 
 
Nolan McCaig (So. / Modesto, Calif / Ceres HS)
Notes: Named first team all-conference in doubles…combined for a 32-12 record this spring, going 15-7 in singles and 17-5 in doubles… has gone 7-5 at No. 3 and 7-2 at No. 4…primarily played the No. 2 doubles flight with partner Dillon Pineda, posting a 17-5 record and winning 10 of last 11 matches… career .705 (31-13) winning percentage in singles ranks as the 10th-best in team history…ranks 10th in team history with 12 career wins at the No. 3 line and eighth with 17 career wins at No. 4…career .694 (34-15) doubles winning percentage is seventh-best in team history…sixth with 16 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	18-5	19-5	1-0	18-5	19-5
No. 3	7-5	0-0	7-5	12-6	0-0	12-6
No. 4	7-3		7-3	17-8		17-8
No. 5	0-0		0-0	1-0		1-0
No. 6	0-0		0-0	0-0		0-0
Totals	15-8	18-5	33-13	31-14	35-15	66-29

  
 
Jean Muniz (So. / Brasilia, Brazil / Colegio Ateneu)
Notes: Owns a 3-2 combined record this spring, going 2-0 at the No. 5 singles flight and 1-1 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	1-1		1-1	6-6		6-6
Totals	3-1	0-1	3-2	19-7	0-3	19-10

 
 
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 17-10 record this spring, going 2-1 in singles and 15-9 in doubles…primarily partnered with Angel Palacios at the No. 3 flight, going 14-6…the pair's 14 wins at the No. 3 flight rank as the third-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	15-9	15-9	0-0	24-19	24-19
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	15-10	17-10	8-5	42-30	50-35

 
 
Angel Palacios (Jr. / Piedras Negras, Mexico / Everman HS)
Notes: Received South Central Region's ITA Player to Watch award…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 35-12 record this spring, including an 18-5 mark in singles and 17-7 record in doubles…has posted an 18-5 record at the No. 1 flight, the second most single-season wins at No. 1 in program history…partnered with Denney Norrie at No. 3 doubles for a 14-6 record… ranks 11th all-time with 53 career singles wins…his .736 (53-19) singles winning percentage is the seventh-best in team history…ranks fourth with 21 career wins at the No. 1 singles flight…ranks ninth with a .684 (52-24) doubles winning percentage…ranks second all-time with 40 doubles wins at the No. 3 line…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	19-5	0-0	19-5	22-6	0-0	22-6
No. 2	0-0	1-1	1-1	12-9	12-10	24-19
No. 3	0-0	16-7	16-7	17-4	40-15	57-19
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	19-5	17-8	36-13	54-19	52-25	106-44

  
 
Dillon Pineda (Sr. / Allen, Texas / Allen HS)
Notes: Received South Central Region Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership & Sportsmanship for second-straight season…named LSC Sportsmanship Player of the Year while earning first team all-conference accolades in both singles and doubles…combined for a 31-16 record this spring, going 12-11 in singles and 19-5 in doubles…collected 100th 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 5-1 mark at No. 3…primarily partnered with Nolan McCaig at the No. 2 doubles flight, going 17-4…won 10 of last 11 in doubles…ranks ninth in team history with 113 combined wins…ranks fifth all-time with 15 wins at the No. 2 flight…sits in seventh with 66 career doubles victories…owns the seventh most wins (33) 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	18-4	25-13	15-18	34-14	49-32
No. 3	5-2	0-0	5-2	8-4	2-1	10-5
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	12-12	20-5	32-17	47-36	67-33	114-69

 
 
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	14-8	14-8	0-0	14-8	14-8
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	9-8		9-8	9-8		9-8
Totals	10-8	14-8	24-16	10-8	14-8	24-16

 
 
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