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Chermaci Loses First Match, Shocks Fall at No. 21 Oklahoma

Men's Tennis Wichita State

Chermaci Loses First Match, Shocks Fall at No. 21 Oklahoma

NORMAN - No. 21 Oklahoma proved their top-25 national ranking as the Sooners took down the Shockers on their home courts on Sunday afternoon, 7-0.

Junior Adrian Chermaci endured his first loss on Sunday as the Sooners won each singles position in straight sets in the Shockers' first sweep of the season.

Teamed up for the second time in as many days, Adrian Chermaci and Valentin Mihai couldn't stop Oklahoma's Blake Boswell and Lawrence Formentera who won the No. 2 match, 8-3. Costin Paval and George Chanturia sealed the doubles point when they took down the Shockers No. 3 duo of senior Jonathan Obrist and David Cavalcanti, 8-3.

At the No. 1 spot, redshirt freshman Sven Kasper and junior Vlad Marinescu fell just shy of toppling OU's Ionut Beleleu and David Pultr, but fell 8-6.

Chermaci's impressive 9-0 start was flawed on Sunday when he was the first Shocker to fall in singles play. Formentera worked quickly against the undefeated Shocker junior on Sunday, however, as he defeated Chermaci, 6-1, 6-1.

Marinescu fell next in the No. 2 match to Paval, 6-3, 6-2 to push the Sooner lead, 3-0. Kasper fought Beleleu in the top spot, but his 6-4, 6-3 loss clinched the match for the Sooners.

Freshman Matheus Pereira challenged Boswell in the No. 6 match, but Boswell shook off the threat to win, 7-5, 6-4. Cavalcanti put up the biggest fight for the Shockers, pushing Chanturia to a third set after taking the first one. Chanturia rallied to defeat him, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Mihai continued to show the Shockers' fire by forcing a tie breaker for rights to the second set. He fell to Pultr in the No. 3 spot, 6-4, 7-6 (8).

The Shockers return home for one more match before taking off for California for a week of spring break matches. WSU will host Cowley College on Thursday, March 11 at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex starting at 2 p.m.

Singles Results
1. Ionut Beleleu (OU) def. Sven Kasper (WSU), 6-4, 6-3
2. Costin Paval (OU) def. Vlad Marinescu (WSU), 6-3, 6-2
3. David Pultr (OU) def. Valentin Mihai (WSU), 6-4, 7-6(8)
4. Lawrence Formentera (OU) def. Adrian Chermaci (WSU), 6-1, 6-1
5. George Chanturia (OU) def. David Cavalcanti (WSU), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
6. Blake Boswell (OU) def. Matheus Pereira (WSU), 7-5, 6-4
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 1*, 6, 5, 3

Doubles Results
1. Beleleu/Pultr (OU) def. Kasper/Marinescu (WSU), 8-6
2. Boswell/Formentera (OU) def. Mihai/Chermaci (WSU), 8-3
3. Paval/Chanturia (OU) def. Obrist/Cavalcanti (WSU), 8-3
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1

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Players Mentioned

David Cavalcanti

David Cavalcanti

PLAYER
5' 9"
Sophomore
Adrian Chermaci

Adrian Chermaci

PLAYER
6' 0"
Junior
Sven Kasper

Sven Kasper

PLAYER
6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
Vlad Marinescu

Vlad Marinescu

PLAYER
6' 0"
Junior
Valentin Mihai

Valentin Mihai

PLAYER
6' 1"
Freshman
Jonathan Obrist

Jonathan Obrist

PLAYER
5' 7"
Senior
Matheus Pereira

Matheus Pereira

PLAYER
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

David Cavalcanti

David Cavalcanti

5' 9"
Sophomore
PLAYER
Adrian Chermaci

Adrian Chermaci

6' 0"
Junior
PLAYER
Sven Kasper

Sven Kasper

6' 0"
Redshirt Freshman
PLAYER
Vlad Marinescu

Vlad Marinescu

6' 0"
Junior
PLAYER
Valentin Mihai

Valentin Mihai

6' 1"
Freshman
PLAYER
Jonathan Obrist

Jonathan Obrist

5' 7"
Senior
PLAYER
Matheus Pereira

Matheus Pereira

6' 0"
Freshman
PLAYER