EDMOND, Okla. – There was heartbreak for the Mustangs on the night before Valentine's Day as No. 9 Central Oklahoma buried No. 16 Midwestern State 7-0 at Oak Tree Country Club in the first test of MSU's season.

Originally, the schedule had the team slated to take on McMurry and Hardin-Simmons for the first two matches, but the frigid weather canceled the Abilene competitions.

The lone win of the this match for the Mustangs came from the doubles duo Anda Ghinga/Emilija Visic. They won 7-5 against UCO's Mae Canete and Paola Landin. Last season, Visic went 4-4 in doubles with a 1-1 mark at the top spot.

On the singles side, No. 29 Dunlap went head to head against No. 43 Casie Curry. Curry fought hard to win the Mustangs a point, but eventually fell 3-6, 4-6. Curry finished the 2020 season 5-5 in singles play.

Tiffany Hollebeck faced off against No. 26 Adel-Byanu Abidullina at the number one singles spot. Central Oklahoma took the stage again with a 6-4, 6-3 victory. Hollebeck, a transfer from SMU, is in her first season with Midwestern State.

Overall, the Mustangs control the all-time record versus the Bronchos. The series is now at 17-14-2, which started in the 1981 season. This will make the second year that MSU took a beat from No. 9 ranked UCO.
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Adel-Byanu Abidullina/Isabella Dunlap def. Tiffany Hollebeck/Cassie Curry, 6-4
No. 2 – Anda Ghinga/Emilija Visic def. Mae Canete/Paola Landin, 7-5
No. 3 – Blythe Buntrock/Nikki Boyer def. Kyndall Quiroz/Ethne Dowling, 7-5
 
Singles
No. 1 – No. 26 Adel-Byanu Abidullina def. Tiffany Hollebeck, 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 – Mae Canete def. Anda Ghinga, 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 – No. 29 Isabella Dunlap def. No. 43 Casie Curry, 6-3, 6-4
No. 4 – Paola Landin def. Kyndall Quiroz, 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 – Blythe Buntrock def. Emilija Visic, 7-5, 6-0
No. 6 – Nikki Boyar def. Skylar Minns, 6-1, 7-5
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (2, 6, 5, 1, 4, 3)

UP NEXT
The Mustangs have a scrimmage against Tyler Junior College on Feb. 20. Then they take on Southeastern Oklahoma on Friday, March 5 in their home opener at MSU Tennis Center. Match starts at 1 p.m.