MSU Men advance to LSC Title Match, Women fall
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The 29th ranked Midwestern State University Mustangs men avenged a regular season loss to 14th ranked Cameron University by upending the Aggies 5-1 in the semifinals of the Lone Star Conference Tournament at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center on Thursday, but the MSU women dropped a 5-3 decision to Tarleton State in the opening round of the tournament.
The MSU men (10-8) entered the tournament seeded third, while Cameron (20-5) was the number two seed.
MSU was led again by the All-American duo of Brett Emerson and Zac Dillard. The 22nd ranked doubles squad beat Cameron's 10th ranked duo of Tin Hinst and Jordi Mullor 9-8 at number one doubles.
Emerson, ranked 17th in singles, then dispatched Hinst 6-3, 6-2 at number one, while Dillard ripped Ignacio Murgier 6-1, 6-1 at number four.
Travis Stegner was a part of the other two MSU triumphs, teaming with Stefan McKinney at number three doubles to down Murgier and Daniel Graziani 8-4, then winning at number six singles over Vitas Van Dijk 6-3, 6-1.
MSU will seek to defend it's 2006 LSC Championship at 9 a.m. on Friday against 28th ranked Abilene Christian, a 5-0 winner in the other semifinal.
The 26th ranked Midwestern State women (17-9), seeded fifth, were doomed from the start after dropping all three doubles matches to the fourth-seeded TexAnns (19-10).
MSU came back to collect three singles wins as Faye d'Hamecourt defeated Stacey Benavides 6-0, 6-4 at number four, Collean Kinser beat Jade Charlot 7-5, 6-2 at number five and Melissa dos Prazeres-Silva beat Evgeniya Prokofeva 6-3, 6-4.
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Lone Star Conference Tournament Men's Semifinal
Midwestern State vs Cameron
Apr 19, 2007 at Oklahoma City, Okla.
#29 Midwestern State 5, #14 Cameron 1
Singles competition
1. #17 Brett Emerson (MSU) def. Tin Hinst (CU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #44 Jordi Mullor (CU) vs. Charles van Swelm (MSU) 6-7, unfinished
3. Nicolas Mascheroni (CU) vs. Stefan McKinney (MSU) 3-6, 2-3, unfinished
4. Zac Dillard (MSU) def. Ignacio Murgier (CU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Augustin Criado (CU) vs. Fernando Villarreal (MSU) unfinished
6. Travis Stegner (MSU) def. Vitas Van Dijk (CU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #22 Brett Emerson/Zac Dillard (MSU) def. #10 Tin Hinst/Jordi Mullor (CU) 9-8
2. Nicolas Mascheroni/Augustin Criado (CU) def. Charles van Swelm/Fernando Villarreal (MSU) 8-1
3. Stefan McKinney/Travis Stegner (MSU) def. Ignacio Murgier/Daniel Graziani (CU) 8-4
Match Notes:
Midwestern State 10-8; National ranking #29; Regional ranking #5
Cameron 20-5; National ranking #14; Regional ranking #2
Lone Star Conference Tournament Women's First Round
Midwestern State vs Tarleton State
Apr 19, 2007 at Oklahoma City, Okla.
Tarleton State 5, #26 Midwestern State 3
Singles competition
1. Shannon Wallis (TSU) vs. Cilia Muller (MSU) 3-6, 5-4, unfinished
2. Chrissie Cooper (TSU) def. Brynne Chappell (MSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
3. Melanie Zilles (TSU) def. Ann Indeherberge (MSU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Faye d'Hamecourt (MSU) def. Stacen Benavides (TSU) 6-0, 6-4
5. Collean Kinser (MSU) def. Jade Charlot (TSU) 7-5, 6-2
6. M.dos Prazeres-Silva (MSU) def. Evgeniva Prokofeva (TSU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Shannon Wallis/Melanie Zilles (TSU) def. Cilia Muller/Ann Indeherberge (MSU) 8-5
2. Chrissie Cooper/Jade Charlot (TSU) def. Brynne Chappell/Collean Kinser (MSU) 8-4
3. Stacen Benavides/Diane Hawkins (TSU) def. Faye d'Hamecourt/Michelle Watson (MSU) 8-3
Match Notes:
Midwestern State 17-9; National ranking #26; Regional ranking #5
Tarleton State 19-10; Regional ranking #7