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GAME DAY | Midwestern State at Azusa Pacific (March 13, 2023)

Women's Tennis Pete Stein / MSU Athletic Communications

No. 20 Mustangs travel west to face No. 14 Azusa Pacific

AZUSA, Calif. -- No. 20-ranked Midwestern State (7-2) begins its four-dual excursion in California against No. 14-ranked Azusa Pacific (9-4) at the Munson and Bavougian Tennis Complex. First serve is scheduled for Monday at 5 p.m. central time.

The Mustangs have won their last six duals, including a 5-2 victory over Southwest Baptist in their last outing at home on March 3.

Skylar Minns is 6-0 in singles for MSU with four victories coming in the No. 5 position.

Emilija Visic has opened the season with a 6-2 record in singles, playing seven matches in the No. 4 position and winning her only match at No. 3 singles. Visic has four-match winning streak in singles.

Sydney Williams has won her last four singles matches and improved to 4-1 on the season with a 6-3, 6-4 victory at No. 5 singles against Lola Cincunegui of Southwest Baptist.

Amelia Lawson improved to 5-4 at No. 1 singles with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Paula Ballesteros of Southwest Baptist and has won four of her last six singles matches for the Mustangs.

Alice Di Matteo has played all eight of her singles matches in the No. 3 position. Di Matteo had a four-match winning streak snapped with a 6-1, 5-7, 0-6 loss to Elsa Pascual of Southwest Baptist and is 5-3 in singles this year.

Minns and Visic are 2-0 as a doubles team with victories over Collin College and St. Mary's.

Visic is 3-1 in doubles overall and earned a 6-4 victory with Hannah Yip at No. 3 doubles against Southwest Baptist.

Williams and Lawson are 4-3 at No. 1 doubles and are coming off a 7-5 loss to Southwest Baptist.

Di Matteo and Kanaha Furutani are 5-3 as a doubles team, including a 3-3 record at No. 2 doubles and a 2-0 mark at No. 3 doubles.

Azusa Pacific is 6-3 at home this season following a 4-1 loss to top-ranked Barry on Wednesday. Three of the losses are against Division II teams ranked in the top-five nationally. The other loss for the Cougars came against Division I Ball State.

Eleonara Liga is ranked No. 4 in singles and received All-American honors last season as well as All-PacWest first team honors in singles and doubles. Liga is 11-1 at No. 1 singles this season and has a nine-match winning streak for the Cougars. Liga is 11-2 at No. 1 doubles, winning 10 doubles matches with Madison Kane, and the duo is ranked No. 4 in the nation.

Katherine Nguyen was a 6-1, 6-0 winner at No. 3 singles over Holy Names, improving to 10-1 for the Cougars this season. Nguyen had a 15-match unbeaten streak in singles last season and finished the year 17-4 for Azusa Pacific.

Miruna Tudor has a nine-match winning streak in singles, including a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Elena Malykh of Ball State at No. 5 singles. Tudor is 7-4 in doubles and has played all 11 doubles matches at the No. 2 position.

April Wong is also 7-4 in doubles, winning four matches at the No. 2 position and going 3-1 at No. 3 doubles.

MSU lost its only previous visit to Azusa in 2011, 6-3. The two schools clashed five years ago in Las Vegas, and the Mustangs prevailed, 5-4. The all-time series is tied, 1-1.

Midwestern State is tentatively scheduled to play Hawaii-Hilo on Wednesday at the Munson and Bavougian Tennis Complex at 11 a.m. central time. Inclement weather could force the dual to be moved to the Biola Tennis Center in La Mirada, California. If the venue is changed the first serve would be at 5 p.m. central time.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kanaha Furutani

Kanaha Furutani

5' 3"
Sophomore
Right
Skylar Minns

Skylar Minns

5' 8"
Junior
Right
Emilija Visic

Emilija Visic

5' 11"
Senior
Right
Sydney Williams

Sydney Williams

5' 5"
Sophomore
Right
Hannah Yip

Hannah Yip

5' 2"
Sophomore
Left
Alice Di Matteo

Alice Di Matteo

5' 6"
Fifth Year
Right
Amelia Lawson

Amelia Lawson

5' 6"
Fifth Year
Right

Players Mentioned

Kanaha Furutani

Kanaha Furutani

5' 3"
Sophomore
Right
Skylar Minns

Skylar Minns

5' 8"
Junior
Right
Emilija Visic

Emilija Visic

5' 11"
Senior
Right
Sydney Williams

Sydney Williams

5' 5"
Sophomore
Right
Hannah Yip

Hannah Yip

5' 2"
Sophomore
Left
Alice Di Matteo

Alice Di Matteo

5' 6"
Fifth Year
Right
Amelia Lawson

Amelia Lawson

5' 6"
Fifth Year
Right