No. 43 Midwestern State vs No. 51 UT Tyler

Sunday, April 10 – 2 p.m.
MSU Tennis Center (Wichita Falls, Texas)
All-Time Series: MSU leads 4-0

WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State hosts No. 51 UT Tyler in a Sunday Lone Star Conference match. The conference foes battle at MSU Tennis Center at 2 p.m.

ABOUT THE MUSTANGS

The 43rd-ranked Mustangs control a 17-5 record. The team walked away with a 4-3 victory over Northwest Missouri State on Friday. MSU has 11 home wins this season. The team dropped only to Seward County and Tyler Junior College at MSU Tennis Center.

Anda Ghinga holds the 34th spot in the ITA National Singles Rankings. The sophomore is 14-7 at line one for the 2022 season. She earned her second career Lone Star Conference Player of the Week honors on March 9. The Arad, Romania, native is 2-2 against nationally-ranked opponents this year.

Ghinga and Hannah Yip sit at 24th in the ITA National Doubles Rankings. The duo has yet to be defeated this spring season, earning 17 consecutive wins. Yip earned a 10-11 record at the Mustangs' line two.

Emilija Visic lost her first singles match of the year last weekend but rebounded with a W on Friday. The sophomore holds 15 wins this year. She earned her first LSC Player of the Week honor after winning ten matches from March 9 to 16. The Phoenix, Ariz., product is 4-1 in LSC play.

Visic and Casie Curry hold the 45th spot in the ITA National Rankings. The pair has a 14-2 record, winning their last three matches. They have four Lone Star Conference wins at line two.

Curry has 15 singles wins this season. The junior is 10-2 at line four for the Mustangs. She recently surpassed 100 career wins, which puts her 13th in the MSU program records.

Skylar Minns holds a 13-6 record. The sophomore played the last seven matches a line six where she is 10-6. She clinched the match for the Mustangs in Friday's battle versus NWMSU. Minns and Sydney Williams are 15-5 at doubles line three this season. In the last ten matches, the duo posted a 9-1 record.

AT THE HELM

Scott Linn is in his 12th season at the helm of the Midwestern State men's and women's tennis programs. He guided the Mustangs to 17 NCAA Tournament appearances since he arrived in Wichita Falls in 2010. The Mustangs have thrived under Linn's leadership as he revived the program to the highest level. Linn has directed the women's program to a 201-86 (.700) record in his eleven seasons on campus. This includes nine NCAA Division II postseason appearances. Linn helped the team reach the round of 16 in 2013, 2014, 2018, and 2019. The Mustangs also made trips to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2015 and 2017 under his direction.

SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS

UT Tyler is 9-6 for the 2022 season. The Patriots won their last three matches to push them to a 3-1 LSC record. When playing on the road, UTT is 1-6. UT Tyler holds the 51stt spot in the ITA National Team Rankings.

Leony Deutschmann is No. 64 on the ITA's singles listing. The freshman from Berlin, Germany, is 7-3 at line two. She has four consecutive wins and is 7-3 in her last ten matches. She and Delara Zamani are 5-8 at doubles line one. Zamani holds a 6-5 record at singles line one. The senior won her last three matches.

Brooklyn Ross is 3-1 at line three, taking wins in her last two contests. The junior partners with Chloe Chawner at doubles line two. The duo has a 5-4 record for the season.

Tanvikhaa Saravanan won her last five matches. The sophomore played at lines four and five this season. She has two LSC wins thus far.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Midwestern State has yet to drop a match against UT Tyler in the short series history. MSU opened the series with a 9-0 sweep of UTT in 2011. This was the only home match for the Mustangs against the Patriots. The other three matches were all in Tyler, Texas. In the first LSC meeting in 2021, Midwestern State bested UT Tyler 4-3.

UP NEXT

Midwestern State hosts No. 6 Cameron in a mid-week conference slate. The Lone Star Conference foes face off at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 12. MSU Tennis Center is the site for the competition.