Midwestern State head men's and women's tennis coach Scott Linn discusses the challenges his teams face week-in and week-out, and the on-court battles throughout the course of the season.
Midwestern State women are No. 3 in the ITA College Tennis Rankings and have won five consecutive dual matches. MSU is 12-3 overall and 4-0 in conference play. During a three-dual match homestand last week, the Mustangs took 17 of 21 points from their opponents, including a 4-3 win over No. 19-ranked Angelo State. MSU has three singles players ranked among the top-50 in NCAA Division II. The women have won the doubles point in four of their last five dual matches and improved to 7-0 at home this season. The women are on the road to face Western New Mexico and UT Permian Basin on Friday and Saturday.
The Midwestern State men are champing at the bit to play a dual match. The 7-7 Mustangs are ranked No. 18 in the nation and have three consecutive victories but have not faced an opponent since defeating St. Mary’s, 5-2, on March 22. Midwestern State has posted victories over No. 22-ranked Auburn Montgomery, No. 23 Hawaii Pacific and No. 33 Lubbock Christian. The seven losses have come against No. 3-ranked Flagler, No. 4-ranked Rollins, No. 6-ranked Washburn, No. 9-ranked West Florida, No. 12-ranked McKendree, No. 14-ranked Embry-Riddle, and No. 21-ranked Ouachita Baptist. The Stangs are 2-0 against LSC opponents and return to action Friday with a dual match in Silver City, New Mexico, against Western New Mexico — followed by a meeting with UT Permian Basin at Bush Tennis Center in Midland, Texas, on Saturday.