MSU Men split Spring Break Tennis trip
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MSU Men split Spring Break Tennis trip

  • 17 March 2007
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WICHITA FALLS
,
Texas
- The 18th ranked
Midwestern
State
University
men's tennis team went 2-2 against four nationally-ranked teams last week during a Spring Break trip to
Missouri
and
Kansas
.

The Mustangs defeated 39th ranked

Northwest
Missouri
State
5-4 last Monday and 34th ranked Southwest Baptist (
Mo.
) 7-2 on the trip on Friday, but lost to No. 36 Washburn (
Kan.
) 5-3 last Sunday and to No. 4 Drury (
Mo.
) last Tuesday.

MSU stands at 7-4 on the dual season heading into Wednesday's showdown with No. 20 Abilene Christian at the

MSU
Tennis
Center
.

MSU got strong play from senior Brett Emerson. The senior, ranked 14th nationally, went 3-1 for the week, losing only to 15th ranked Stefan Borg 6-4, 6-2.

Emerson teamed only once in the four matches with Zac Dillard, as the second ranked doubles team in NCAA Division II fell 8-3 to unranked Rutger Vliegenberg and Andrew Plum of Washburn 8-3.

Emerson and Stefan McKinney joined to go 2-1 in the next two matches, losing only to Borg and Nikola Prpic of Drury 8-6.

Senior Chales van Swelm also posted a 3-1 week in singles, beating all by Drury's Antonio Garcia Santos. Van Swelm split doubles matches, falling at Washburn with

McKinney
, but going 2-1 with Dillard.

The Mustangs, 2-0 in Lone Star Conference play this season, return to conference play with the ACU showdown. Match time Wednesday is at 2:30 p.m. as both the men and women face the Wildcats at the

MSU
Tennis
Center
.

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