Fayetteville, Ark. - Wichita State fought hard but dropped a tough match to the No. 65 Arkansas Razorbacks, 5-2 on Wednesday night at the Billingsley Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Arkansas.

The doubles duos of Vlad Marinescu/Adrian Chermaci and Vlad Marinescu/Guillermo Nicol each battled hard for the Shockers but both dropped 8-5 decisions.  Matheus Pereira/David Cavalcanti continued their strong spring season earning their 14^th victory together.  Their only defeat this spring came at the hands of the #32 ranked duo of Mihov/Siributwong of Oklahoma University.

In singles, Guillermo Nicol defeated Gregoire Lehmann, 7-6(7-3), 3-6, 1-0(4) in a closely contested #4 match.  Valentin Mihai earned the Shockers other win with his defeat of Matt Walters, 6-2, 6-2 in the #5 match.

Next action for the Shockers will be a match against Idaho on Wed., Mar. 24 followed by the Boise State Tournament on March 25-26.

#65 Arkansas Razorbacks 5 Wichita State Shockers 2

Doubles
Order of finish: 3, 1*, 2
1. Gregoire Lehmann/Chris Nott (UA) def. Vlad Marinescu/Guillermo Nicol (WSU) 8-5
2. David Cavalcanti/Matheus Pereira(WSU) def. Nikolas Zogaj/Mike Ward (UA) 8-7(9-7)
3. Matt Hogan/Hall Fess (UA) def. Adrian Chermaci/Valentin Mihai (WSU) 8-5

Singles
Order of finish: 1, 3, 5, 2*, 4, 6
1. Chris Nott (UA) def. Vlad Marinescu (WSU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Matt Hogan (UA) def. Matheus Pereira (WSU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Nikolas Zogaj (UA) def. David Cavalcanti (WSU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Guillermo Nicol (WSU) def. Gregoire Lehmann (UA) 7-6(7-3), 3-6, 1-0(4)
5. Valentin Mihai (WSU) def. Matt Walters (UA) 6-2, 6-2
6. Mike Ward (UA) def. Juan Estenssoro (WSU) 3-6, 6-2, 7-5