#14 Midwestern State (21-6) vs. #24 Northwest Missouri State (19-6)
NCAA DII Round of 16
Wed. May 22 | 11 a.m.
Altamonte Springs, Fla. | Sanlando Park Tennis Center
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Series Notes: MSU leads 16-4 | Second Postseason Meeting (2000 – MSU Texas won, 5-0)
 
Bracket
Round of 16 – May 22
#2 Barry vs. #45 Charleston (WV) – 7 a.m.
#23 Azusa Pacific vs. #7 Central Oklahoma – 7 a.m.
#9 Hawaii Pacific vs. #19 St. Edward's – 7 a.m.
West Virginia State vs. #5 Columbus State – 7 a.m.
#1 Lynn vs. #28 Grand Valley State – 11 a.m.
#49 Queens (NY) vs. #12 North Georgia – 11 a.m.
#14 Midwestern State vs. #24 Northwest Missouri State – 11 a.m.
Goldey-Beacom vs. #6 Indianapolis – 11 a.m.
Quarterfinals – May 23
Barry/Charleston winner vs. Azusa Pacific/Central Oklahoma winner – 8 a.m.
Hawaii Pacific/St. Edward's winner vs. West Virginia State/Columbus State winner – 8 a.m.
Lynn/Grand Valley State winner vs. Queens/North Georgia winner – 8 a.m.
Midwestern State/Northwest Missouri State winner vs. Goldey-Beacom/Indianapolis winner – 8 a.m.
Semifinals – May 24
Quarterfinal winners – 8 a.m.
Championship – May 25
Semifinal winners – 8 a.m.
 
Projected Lineups
Doubles
No. 1 – #10 Ashley Ramirez/Bianca Duff (MSU) vs. #15 Tania Teruel/Marta Ferrando (NWMSU)
No. 2 – Greta Lazzarotto/Casie Curry (MSU) vs. Irene Recuenco/Julia Aliseda (NWMSU)
No. 3 – Lea Cizeron/Taylor Gray (MSU) vs. Sara Grozdanovic/Julie Rinderknech (NWMSU)
 
Singles
No. 1 – Bianca Duff (MSU) vs. #17 Irene Recuenco (NWMSU)
No. 2 - #66 Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) vs. Tania Teruel (NWMSU)
No. 3 – Lea Cizeron (MSU) vs. Marta Ferrando (NWMSU)
No. 4 – Juliette Mary (MSU) vs. #57 Julia Aliseda (NWMSU)
No. 5 – Ashley Ramirez (MSU) vs. Julie Rinderknech (NWMSU)
No. 6 - #62 Casie Curry (MSU) vs. Sara Grozdanovic (NWMSU)

Storylines
First Serve
Midwestern State looks to avenge a midseason loss to Northwest Missouri State in the NCAA DII Round of 16. The No. 7 seeded Mustangs make their eighth appearance in the Round of 16 at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22 at the Sanlando Park Tennis Center in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
 
The victor moves on to face either Indianapolis or Goldey-Beacom in the national quarterfinals at 8 a.m. on Thursday.
 
Last Time Out
Junior Juliette Mary won the final match standing in a three-set thriller to keep the season alive as MSU Texas rattled St. Mary's, 4-3, in the Round of 32.
 
Second Time Around
NWMSU knocked off the Maroon and Gold, 5-2, on March 24 at the MSU Tennis Center. The Bearcats caught the Mustangs at the end of a four day, four-match stretch that ran from Tyler to Missouri and back to Wichita Falls.
 
Wednesday's meeting should feature nine new matchups as both teams have altered their lineup since the first go-round.
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Tania Teruel/Marta Ferrando (NWMSU) def. #10 Maddy Coffman/Ashley Ramirez (MSU) 6-1
No. 2 – #42 Bianca Duff/Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) def. Julie Rinderknech/Julia Aliseda (NWMSU) 7-5
No. 3 – Irene Recuenco/Sara Grozdanovic (NWMSU) def. Lea Cizeron/Juliette Mary (MSU) 6-2
 
Singles
No. 1 – #13 Maddy Coffman (MSU) def. Tania Teruel (NWMSU) 7-6 (2), 6-2
No. 2 – #33 Irene Recuenco (NWMSU) def. Lea Cizeron (MSU) 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 – Marta Ferrando (NWMSU) def. Bianca Duff (MSU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 – #75 Julia Aliseda (NWMSU) def. Greta Lazzarotto (MSU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 – Julie Rinderknech (NWMSU) def. Casie Curry (MSU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 – Juliette Mary (MSU) def. Tess Lovig (NWMSU) 7-6, 6-2
 
Tourney History
MSU makes its eighth appearance at the NCAA Championship site and fifth trip in the last six seasons. The Mustangs previously advanced to the national quarterfinals in 2015 and 2017.
 
Moving On Up
MSU remained in the top 15, falling two spots to No. 14 in the Oracle/ITA National Team rankings released prior to the NCAA Tournament.
 
Senior Greta Lazzarotto (No. 66) and freshman Casie Curry (No. 62) remained in the singles rankings while juniors Ashley Ramirez and Bianca Duff jumped into the top 10 in doubles.
 
Threepeat
Midwestern State won its fifth LSC Postseason Tournament title in the last six seasons with a 4-1 victory against 34th-ranked Tarleton State on Saturday at the Waco Regional Tennis Center.
 
MSU eclipses the 20-win plateau for the seventh time in program history with its third-straight league tournament crown. The Maroon and Gold previously won the LSC's championship in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018.
 
Conference Champs Put Five on All-LSC Squad
Junior Bianca Duff was a two-way, first team performer and freshman Casie Curry picked up Lone Star Conference freshman of the year honors the league office announced.
 
Lea Cizeron – All-LSC Singles (HM)
Casie Curry – LSC Freshman of the Year; All-LSC Doubles (HM)
Bianca Duff – All-LSC Singles (1st team); All-LSC Doubles (1st team)
Greta Lazzarotto – All-LSC Singles (1st team); All-LSC Doubles (HM)
Ashley Ramirez – All-LSC Doubles (1st team)
 
Coach Scott Linn garnered the conference's coach of the year honors for the third-straight season. Midwestern State eclipsed the 20-win plateau for the seventh time in school history and won its fifth league postseason title in the last six seasons.
 
MSU Collects 500^th Program Win
Midwestern State collected win No. 500 in program history on April 16 against Oklahoma Baptist. The Mustangs (507-334-3) became the seventh MSU Texas program to eclipse the 500-win plateau.
 
Lazzarotto Wins Prestigious Elite 90
Senior Greta Lazzarotto became Midwestern State's first recipient of the Elite 90 award, presented Monday evening at the 2019 NCAA DII Women's Tennis banquet in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
 
The Elite 90, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 90 championships.
 
The three-time Lone Star Conference Academic Player of the Year and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District selection boasts a 4.0 GPA in Management.
 
Doubles Decider
The doubles point has proved to be decisive for the Mustangs this season. MSU is 17-1 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 13 of the last 15 contests.
 
The pair of Bianca Duff and Ashley Ramirez climbed into the top-10 after just three weeks, winning 12 of their last 13 matches. Greta Lazzarotto and Casie Curry own an 11-1 record at the No. 2 flight while Lea Cizeron and Taylor Gray have paired off in the last five contests, going 3-0.
 
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 59 career singles wins and is six away from breaking Wuthrich's program-record of 64.
 
Duff and Ramirez Collect 100^th Wins
Junior Bianca Duff collected her 100th career victory in a three-set thriller with Lisa Carvajal at the No. 1 line on April 14. Junior Ashley Ramirez joined Duff and Lazzarotto in the 100-Win club with her doubles win against St. Mary's on May 13.
 
Individual Records and Notes
 
Lea Cizeron (Jr. / Saint Etienne, France / Saint Paul HS (Arkansas-Fort Smith))
Notes: Named honorable mention all-conference in singles…owns a 32-15 combined record this season, including a 16-9 mark in singles and 16-6 record in doubles…posted a 6-4 record at the No. 2 flight and 9-5 mark at No. 3 singles…posted a 13-6 mark in doubles with partner Juliette Mary and 3-0 record with partner Taylor Gray at No. 3…the 13 wins at No. 3 doubles are the seventh-most in single-season history…

	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	9-5	16-6	25-11	9-5	16-6	25-11
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	16-9	16-6	32-15	16-9	16-6	32-15

 
 
Casie Curry (Fr. / Wichita Falls, Texas / Rider HS)
Notes: Named LSC Freshman of the Year and honorable mention all-conference in doubles…ranked No. 62 in the Oracle/ITA singles rankings…owns a 33-4 overall record this spring, including a 19-1 mark in singles and 14-3 record in doubles…remains unbeaten at the No. 6 singles flight, posting a 14-0 mark…won 12-straight in singles dating back to April 4…partnered with Greta Lazzarotto in each of the last 15 matches at the No. 2 line, going 11-1…her .950 (19-1) singles winning percentage would go down as the best in single-season history…ranks third on the single-season charts with 14 wins at No. 6…

	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	11-1	11-1	0-0	11-1	11-1
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	14-0		14-0	14-0		14-0
Totals	19-1	14-3	33-4	19-1	14-3	33-4

 
Bianca Duff (Jr. / Geelong, Australia / Oberon HS)
Notes: Named first team all-conference in both singles and doubles…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 31-21 combined record this season, going 13-12 in singles and 18-9 in doubles…has gone 9-5 at the No. 1 singles flight…scored the biggest upset of her career taking down Washburn's 20th-ranked Jacque Engelbrecht, 6-4, 7-5, on April 19…partnered with Ashley Ramirez in the last 15 matches at the No. 1 doubles line for a 12-3 record…won 12 of the last 13 matches in doubles…ranks 10th all-time with 111 career combined wins, 14th with 45 singles wins and seventh with 66 doubles wins…tied for 10th with 10 career wins at No. 1 singles…career .815 (66-15) winning percentage in doubles is fourth highest in program history…sits in seventh with 26 career wins at No. 1 doubles…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	9-5	12-3	21-8	10-5	26-8	36-13
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	13-12	18-9	31-21	45-28	66-15	111-43

 
Taylor Gray (So. / Wichita Falls, Texas / Rider HS (Missouri State))
Notes: Came off the bench for a pair of wins against Cameron…owns a 5-2 combined record this spring, going 2-2 in singles and 3-0 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 in each of the last five matches, going 3-0…

	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	3-0	3-0	0-0	3-0	3-0
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	3-0	5-2	2-2	3-0	5-2

 
Greta Lazzarotto (Sr. / Bassano del Grappa, Italy / Licero Statale G.B. Brocchi)
Notes: MSU's first NCAA Elite 90 winner…grabbed Academic All-District honors…named first team all-conference in singles and picked up honorable mention all-LSC accolades in doubles…voted as the league's Academic Player of the Year for the third-straight season…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 33-15 combined record this season, going 16-8 in singles and 17-7 in doubles…boasts a 5-5 record at No. 2, 5-0 record at No. 3 and 6-3 mark at No. 4…scored the biggest upset in program history, upsetting Washburn's second-ranked Alexis Czapinski, 6-2, 6-2…partnered with Casie Curry for an 11-1 record at the No. 2 flight…ranks fourth all-time with 59 career singles wins…passed Brooke Gray for the most doubles wins in program history in the win over Arkansas-Fort Smith…her .840 (89-17) career winning percentage is the third best in team history…ranks third with 49 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	5-5	17-6	22-11	9-9	49-11	58-20
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	16-8	17-7	33-15	59-40	89-17	148-57

 
Juliette Mary (Jr. / Perpignan, France / College de Tsingoni (Eastern Arizona))
Notes: Owns a 28-11 combined record this season, going 15-5 in singles and 13-6 in doubles…posted a 5-1 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	5-1		5-1	5-1		5-1
No. 5	7-4		7-4	7-4		7-4
No. 6	3-0		3-0	3-0		3-0
Totals	15-5	13-6	28-11	15-5	13-6	28-11

 
Ashley Ramirez (Jr. / Scottsdale, Ariz. / Cactus Shadow HS
Notes: Named first team all-conference in doubles…became the 13th member of the 100-Win club at MSU Texas with her doubles victory against St. Mary's on May 13…ranked No. 10 in doubles with partner Bianca Duff…owns a 23-16 combined record this season, going 8-9 in singles and 15-7 in doubles…owns a 3-6 record at No. 4, 3-3 mark at No. 5 and 2-0 mark at No.  6 singles…partnered with Bianca Duff for a 12-3 record at the No. 1 line in the last 15 matches, winning 12 of the last 13…ranks No. 12 with 100 combined career wins…No. 11 on the all-time doubles wins chart with 59 wins…career .776 (59-17) winning percentage in doubles is eighth best in team history…34 career wins at No. 1 doubles are fourth most in team history…

	Season			Career
	Singles	Doubles	Combined	Singles	Doubles	Combined
No. 1	0-0	15-6	15-6	0-0	34-11	34-11
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	3-3		3-3	7-3		7-3
No. 6	2-0		2-0	15-6		15-6
Totals	8-9	15-7	23-16	41-23	59-17	100-40

 
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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