LSC Tennis Weekly Release (03/09/17)

1. TENNIS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
MEN’S
Angel Palacios, Midwestern State University, FR, Piedras Negras, Mexico, Everman (TX) HS
Palacios posted a perfect 4-0 singles record including three wins over regionally-ranked opponents to lead No.
15 Midwestern State to a 2-2 record on the week. The Piedras Negras, Mexico native helped the Mustangs
avenge a 2016 NCAA quarterfinal loss to No. 20 Ferris State Tuesday with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 win over the Midwest
Region’s 11th-ranked Vasil Surduk at No. 2 singles for his sixth-straight win. Palacios also took down two ranked
players out of the Central Region in Southwest Baptist’s No. 6 Chris Blodig and Northwest Missouri’s No. 11
Mauro Tete. He also came away with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Doane’s Kris Kiland in his first career appearance at
No. 1 singles. In doubles, Palacios earned wins with Denney Norrie and Dillon Pineda at No. 3 to finish the week
at 6-2. On the season, Palacios sports a team-best 6-1 record with a 4-0 mark against regionally-ranked foes.
WOMEN’S
Bianca Duff, Midwestern State University, FR, Geelong, Australia, Oberon HS
Duff continued her strong freshman campaign with a 6-0 weekly record to guide No. 21 Midwestern State to
three wins including a 5-4 upset of No. 11 Southwest Baptist. The Geelong, Australia native earned her first
career win at No. 2 singles over the 20th-ranked player out of the Central Region in Southwest Baptist’s Lani
Tuemmers, 6-4, 6-1. The 19th-ranked Duff also earned wins on court three against Northwest Missouri State’s
Aniek Kolen (7-5, 6-0) and No. 43 Tarleton State’s Elena Preadca (6-0, 6-0). In doubles, Duff and partner Maddy
Coffman improved to 6-0 on the season at No. 2 with an 8-0 win over SBU highlighting the duo’s week.
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Mateo Velasco, Cameron University, helped CU go 2-1 last weekend, winning all of his matches except his
doubles match against No. 20 Ferris State. In singles, Velasco won all three of his matches against in two sets,
winning 6-3, 6-2 against No. 48 Colorado State-Pueblo, 7-5, 6-1 against the third best JUCO team Seminole
State, and 6-4, 6-3 against No. 20 Ferris State. He also partnered with teammate Felipe Oyarzun for a pair of
doubles wins against CSU-Pueblo and Seminole State and then fell 9-8 (9-7) in the match against Ferris.
NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s)
Cameron
While the Aggie women’s tennis team did not compete, the Cameron men came away with a 2-1 record after
taking down No. 48 Colorado State-Pueblo 9-0 and then the No. 3 ranked JUCO team Seminole State 6-3. Their
one loss came against No. 20 Ferris State, 6-3.
Midwestern State
Midwestern State men’s tennis moved to 4-3 on the season following a 2-2 week. The 15th-ranked Mustangs
suffered setbacks to No. 12 Northwest Missouri State (6-3) and No. 19 Southwest Baptist (7-2) on the road
before recording wins over Doane (9-0) and No. 20 Ferris State (7-2) at the MSU Tennis Center. In a rematch
of the 2016 NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, Midwestern State turned the tables on the 20th-ranked Bulldogs
Tuesday with a dominant 7-2 victory. The Mustangs swept doubles play and picked up wins on the top four
singles courts with junior Vasudev Vijayaraman recording the clincher for MSU at No. 3. Midwestern State
begins a four-match spring break road trip next week with matches against No. 5 Valdosta State, Abraham
Baldwin, No. 9 West Florida and No. 11 Georgia College on the road.
Midwestern State women’s tennis went undefeated on the week to improve to 5-1 overall. Highlighting
the week for the Mustangs was a 5-4 upset win over No. 11 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) on the road Saturday.
Midwestern State opened up Lone Star Conference action Tuesday at home with a 9-0 win against No. 43
Tarleton State. The 9-0 sweep over the TexAnns was just the second against Tarleton in program history, also
recording a 9-0 win on Feb. 8, 2003 in Wichita Falls. The Mustangs also posted an 8-1 result over Northwest
Missouri State in a neutral site match. Midwestern begins a four-match road swing over spring break next week
with matches against No. 14 Valdosta State, Abraham Baldwin, No. 7 West Florida and No. 19 Georgia College.
Tarleton State
Texas A&M-Kingsville
UT Permian Basin
Western New Mexico
MEN’S STANDINGS
School LSC CPct. Overall
Western New Mexico 0-0 0.000 2-1
Midwestern State 0-0 0.000 3-2
UT Permian Basin 0-0 0.000 1-1
Cameron 0-0 0.000 2-3
WOMEN’S STANDINGS
School LSC CPct. Overall
Midwestern State 1-0 1.000 5-1
Texas A&M-Kingsville 1-0 1.000 1-3
Tarleton State 1-1 0.500 5-2
Cameron 0-0 0.000 1-3
UT Permian Basin 0-2 0.000 0-5
Western New Mexico 0-0 0.000 0-3
LSC MEN’S SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 09, 2017
* Western New Mexico at UT Permian Basin
Friday, March 10, 2017
St. Edward’s at UT Permian Basin
St. Mary’s at Western New Mexico
Cameron at UA-Fort Smith
Saturday, March 11, 2017
St. Edward’s at Western New Mexico
Cameron at North Alabama
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Cameron at West Alabama
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Western New Mexico at UC San Diego
Cameron at Spring Hill
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Cameron at West Florida
Midwestern State at Valdosta State
LSC WOMEN’S SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 09, 2017
* Western New Mexico at UT Permian Basin
Friday, March 10, 2017
St. Edward’s at UT Permian Basin
St. Mary’s at Western New Mexico
Cameron at UA-Fort Smith
Saturday, March 11, 2017
St. Edward’s at Western New Mexico
Tarleton State at Nova Southeastern
Cameron at North Alabama
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Cameron at West Alabama
Tarleton State at Florida Tech
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Cameron at Spring Hill
Indiana (PA) at Texas A&M-Kingsville
Tarleton State at Palm Beach Atlantic
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Cameron at West Florida
Midwestern State at Valdosta State
Texas A&M-Kingsville at Palm Beach Atlantic
WEEKLY AWARDS
DATE, MEN’S
F-16 Jean-Laurent Pageault, Western New Mexico
F-23 Vladimir Gnilozubov, Western New Mexico
M-3 Ramon Toyos, Midwestern State
M-9 Angel Palacios, Midwestern State
DATE, WOMEN’S
F-16 Tori Simmons, Tarleton State
F-23 Alicia Barbaroux, Tarleton State
M-3 Bianca Duff, Midwestern State
M-9 Bianca Duff, Midwestern State (2)
April 21-22, 2017
Arlington Tennis Center,
Arlington, Texas
TENNISLONE STAR CONFERENCE WEEKLY RELEASE | MARCH 9, 2017
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Division II Women - South Central
February 15, 2017
No. School
1 St. Mary’s (TX)
2 Cameron
3 Midwestern State
4 St. Edwards
5 Dallas Bap st
6 Tarleton State
7 Texas A&M Kingsville
8 Newman
9 Western New Mexico
10 Metro State
SINGLES
No. Player School
DOUBLES
No. Doubles Team School
Division II Women - Na onal
February 22, 2017
No. School Previous
1 Armstrong State 1
2 BYU-Hawaii 2
3 Lynn 4
4 Saint Leo 3
5 Hawaii Pacific 5
6 Barry 6
7 West Florida 7
8 Columbus State 8
9 St. Mary’s (TX) 10
10 Northeastern State 9
11 Southwest Bap st 11
12 Flagler 12
13 UC-San Diego 13
14 Valdosta 14
15 Nova Southeastern 15
16 Indianapolis 16
17 Cameron 17
18 Francis Merion 18
19 Georgia College 19
20 Drury 20
21 Midwestern State 21
22 Academy of Art 24
23 Sonoma State 23
24 Point Loma 28
25 Azusa Pacific 22
26 West Alabama 26
27 NYIT 27
28 Indiana PA 28
29 Cal State LA 25
30 USC Aiken 30
31 Concordia (Irvine) 31
32 Augustana 32
33 Florida Southern College 33
34 North Georgia 24
35 Northwood 35
36 Embry-Riddle 36
37 St. Edwards 37
38 Rollins 38
39 Queens (NC) 39
40 Dallas Bap st 40
41 Queens (NY) 41
42 Tiffin 43
43 Tarleton State 44
44 Mercyhurst 45
45 Wingate 46
46 Grand Valley State 47
47 Southeastern Oklahoma 48
48 Charleston (WV) 49
49 Cal State Stanislaus 50
50 Young Harris NR
Na onal Singles Rankings
Na onal Doubles Rankings
2016-17 ITA Women’s College Tennis Rankings

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Division II Men - South Central
February 15, 2017
No. School
1 Midwestern State University
2 Cameron University
3 St. Mary’s University
4 Western New Mexico
5 St. Edward’s University
6 CSU-Pueblo
7 Colorado Mesa
8 Newman
9 Metro State
10 UT-Permian Basin
SINGLES
No. Player School
DOUBLES
No. Doubles Team School
Division II Men - Na onal
February 22, 2017
No. School Previous
1 Hawaii Pacific 1
2 Saint Leo 2
3 Armstrong State 3
4 Lander 4
5 Valdosta State 5
6 Columbus State 6
7 Barry 7
8 Lynn 8
9 West Florida 9
10 Embry Riddle 10
11 Georgia College 11
12 Northwest Missouri 12
13 Azusa Pacific 14
14 UC San Diego 13
15 Midwestern State 15
16 Cameron 16
17 Southeastern Oklahoma 17
18 North Georgia 18
19 Southwest Bap st 19
20 Ferris State 20
21 Nebraska Kearney 21
22 Point Loma 22
23 Saint Mary’s (TX) 23
24 Western New Mexico 25
25 St. Edwards 24
26 BYU-Hawaii 26
27 Francis Marion 27
28 New York Ins tute of Technology 30
29 University of Indianapolis 31
30 Holy Names 32
31 Flagler 33
32 Rollins 34
33 Grand Valley State 36
34 Southern Indiana 37
35 Drury 38
36 Washburn 28
37 Ouachita Bap st 29
38 Harding 39
39 South Carolina-Aiken 40
40 Florida Southern 35
41 Bluefield State 41
42 Florida Tech 42
43 University of Missouri - St. Louis 43
44 Lewis 44
45 North Alabama 45
46 Palm Beach Atlan c 46
47 Augusta 49
48 CSU - Pueblo NR
49 Colorado Mesa 48
50 Chowan NR
Na onal Singles Rankings
Na onal Doubles Rankings
2016-17 ITA Men’s College Tennis Rankings