OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Midwestern State participated in the consolation round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship on Saturday, Feb. 27. The team faced no. 14 Concordia University Irvine at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center at 2:30 p.m. Though the team garnered a point, it was not enough to outlast the Eagles in the 1-4 heartbreak.

The lone win of the match came from No. 5 Angel Palacio's up cut of Mike Jansen 6-4, 6-3.

Alex Martinez Roca and Alexandre Crepy overturned Yassine Smiej and Mike Jansen 6-1 at no. 1 doubles. The rest of the Mustangs dropped their matches with Angel Palacios and Quentin Scharfenberg lost to Patrick Wong and Jan Simon 4-6. Benjamin Buck and Gertjan De Wilder 4-6 overmatched Brice Bradshaw and Alberto Diaz.

On the singles side, No. 43 Martinez Roca won a set over Smiej in their unfinished game at 6-4, 2-4 while Westwick dropped his match against Wong 2-6, 3-6.

As previously stated, Palacios won at no. 3 singles to gain MSU a team point.

Crepy also took a set from his opponent, Simon, but lost in three 3-6, 6-2, 3-6. Buck swept Scharfenberg 6-4, 6-4. At no. 6 singles, Bradshaw faced Sofian Tayebi and was not able to finish the match. Bradshaw won the first set 6-4 but fell 5-3 in the second set.
 
Doubles
No. 1 – Martinez Roca/Crepy def Smiej/Jansen, 6-1
No. 2 Wong/Simon def Palacios/Scharfenberg, 6-4
No. 3 – Buck/DeWilder def Bradshaw/Diaz, 6-4
 
Singles
No. 1 – No. 43 Martinez Roca def Smiej, 6-4, 2-5 unfinished
No. 2 – Wong def Westwick, 2-6, 6-3
No. 3 – No. 5 Palacios def Jansen, 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 – Simon def Crepy, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 – Buck def Scharfenberg, 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 – Bradshaw def Tayebi, 6-4, 5-3 unfinished
 
UP NEXT
No. 22 Midwestern State will take on no. 9 Flagler on Sunday, Feb. 28 in the 7th place match of the tournament. The first serve of the Mustangs' final matcg at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship is set for 8 a.m.