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MATCH DAY | Midwestern State vs. Hawaii-Hilo (March 14, 2023)

Women's Tennis Pete Stein / MSU Athletic Communications

No. 20 MSU looks to rebound against Hawaii-Hilo

LA MIRADA, Calif. -- No. 20-ranked Midwestern State (7-3) continues its four-dual excursion in California against Hawaii-Hilo (4-4) at the Biola Tennis Center. First serve is scheduled for Wednesday at 5 p.m. central time.

Midwestern State leads the all-time series, 2-0, and won the last meeting, 8-1, in 2018 at Las Vegas. In 2009, the Mustangs defeated the Vulcans, 6-3, as the two schools met in Glendale, Arizona.

The Mustangs had a six-dual winning streak snapped with a 4-0 loss to 14th-ranked Azusa Pacific on Monday afternoon.

Midwestern State leads the all-time series, 2-0, and won the last meeting, 8-1, in 2018 at Las Vegas. In 2009, the Mustangs defeated the Vulcans, 6-3, as the two schools met in Glendale, Arizona.

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 6-3 record in singles, playing eight matches in the No. 4 position and winning her only match at No. 3 singles. Visic had a four-match winning streak snapped with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Vini Bautista of Azusa Pacific.

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 is 5-5 at No. 1 singles after suffering a 6-4, 6-4 loss to No. 4-ranked Eleonora Liga of Azusa Pacific on Monday.

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.

Minns and Visic are 3-0 as a doubles team with victories over Collin College, St. Mary's and Azusa Pacific.

Visic improved to 4-1 in doubles overall following a 6-2 win over the Cougars. Visic has played with both Minns and Hannah Yip this season.

Williams and Lawson are 4-4 at No. 1 doubles and are coming off a 6-2 loss to the No. 4-ranked duo of Liga and Madison Kane at Asusa Pacific.

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.

Hawaii-Hilo fell to 4-4 with a 7-0 loss to Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego on Monday.

Hikari Osaki has been a dominant singles player in the No. 4 spot for the Vulcans this season. She posted a 6-0, 6-0 win over Dominican and a 6-0, 6-2 win against Academy of Art.

Osaki is one of six returning players from last season for head coach Kallen Mizuguchi. Julia Barden was 5-8 last season, and Nanami Okamoto was 6-6 for the Vulcans in 2022.

McKenna Mountain of San Diego transferred to Hawaii-Hilo from Saint Katherine, where she helped the Firebirds win two Golden State Athletic Conference championships. Mountain was a first-team All-GSAC selection last year.

Mizuguchi played four seasons with the Vulcans and was All-PacWest third team as a senior. He was ranked in the top three for the 18-and-under division in Hawaii.

Midwestern State is scheduled to play Fresno Pacific at the Munson and Bavougian Tennis Complex in Azusa at noon central time on Thursday.
 
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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