NICEVILLE, Fla. —Two Wichita State student-athletes collected second round victories Saturday at the USA F36 Niceville Futures.
Junior
Haru Inoue took on Mark Simons of Germany in the second round, and won in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. The No. 5 seed Inoue will take on Jordi Blanchar of Spain tomorrow in the round of 32.
Inoue will be joined by junior
Eddie Stoica who went head-to-head with Elio Ribeiro of Brazil. After dropping the first set, Stoica did what he does best, battled back and won the final two sets , 7-6(4), 6-0. Stoica will have face the No. 6 seed of the 128-man draw tomorrow, Boris Arias of Bolivia.
Senior
Miroslav Herzan faced Jacob Dunbar Saturday, and was forced to retire due to illness.
Third round action begins tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the Bluewater Bay Tennis Center in Niceville.
Results
Inoue (WSU) def. Simons (GER), 6-1, 6-2
Stoica (WSU) def. Ribeiro (BRA), 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-0
Dunbar (USA) def. Herzan (WSU), 5-0, ret.