OMAHA, Neb. - Wichita State's men's tennis team opened the Missouri Valley season with a win on Friday against conference-rival Creighton, 6-1.
Snapping an eight-dual winning streak for the Jays, the Shocks (9-7) kicked off the morning by sweeping the doubles point. Freshman Matheus Pereira and sophomore David Cavalcanti shut out Ryan Norman and James McAvoy in the No. 3 match. In the meantime, juniors Adrian Chermaci and Vlad Marinescu took down Kyle Obermeier and Connor Macey, 8-3.
Freshman duo Sven Kasper and Valentin Mihai sealed the sweep at the No. 1 spot, defeating Billy Paluch and J.T. Christian, 8-6.
WSU continued rolling through singles play. Aside from a loss at the No. 2 spot, every Shocker beat their Bluejay counterpart in straight sets.
At the top spot, Kasper knocked off Paluch, 6-4, 6-3. Marinescu's quest to hand Christian his second loss of the season didn't pan out, as he defeated the Shocker junior, 6-2, 6-2.
Mihai fought a tough first set and flew through the second on his way to a 7-5, 6-2 victory at the No. 3 position against Gabe Nagy. Pereira did the same in the No. 6 slot, beating Bryan Lube, 7-5, 6-3.
Chermaci and Cavalcanti each won fairly handily at the No. 4 and 5 positions, respectively. Chermaci topped Obermeier, 6-1, 6-4 while Cavalcanti worked quickly against McAvoy, 6-1, 6-4.
The Shockers already made their way to Des Moines, Iowa to face the defending MVC regular season champs at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center on Saturday. First serve is set for noon.
Singles Results
1. Sven Kasper (WSU) def. Billy Paluch (CU), 6-4, 6-3
2. J.T. Christian (CU) def, Vlad Marinescu (WSU), 6-2, 6-2
3. Valentin Mihai (WSU) def. Gabe Nagy (CU), 7-5, 6-2
4. Adrian Chermaci (WSU) def. Kyle Obermeier (CU), 6-2, 6-3
5. David Cavalcanti (WSU) def. James McAvoy (CU)
6. Matheus Pereira(WSU) def. Bryan Lube (CU)
Doubles Results
1. Kasper/Mihai (WSU) def. Paluch/Christian (CU), 8-5
2. Chermaci/Marinescu (WSU) def. Obermeier/Macey, 8-3
3. Pereira/Cavalcanti (WSU) def. Norman/McAvoy (CU), 8-0
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