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Shocker Men Defeat Newman, Oral Roberts

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Shocker Men Defeat Newman, Oral Roberts

WICHITA, Kan.- The Wichita State men's tennis team took both of their matches on Saturday at Genesis Health Club, defeating both Newman University and Oral Roberts, 7-0.

In the first match against Newman, the Shockers would grab a point early by defeating the Jets in all three of the doubles matches.

The dominance continued on into singles play. The Shocks won in straight sets in every match.  Junior Matheus Pereira and Freshmen Kester Black did not allow their opponents to win a set, winning both of their matches, 6-0, 6-0.

It was more of the same in the second match of the day for the Shockers, playing against the Golden Eagles from Oral Roberts.

In doubles, No. 31 Matheus Periera and David Cavalcanti defeated Alvaro Gutierrez and Oscar Witzand, 8-4. The win moved the ranked duo to 5-2 on the season. The Shocker men would win the other two doubles matchups to take the first point of the match.

It continued to go well for the Shockers, taking all six of the singles matchups to win the whole match, 7-0.

The Shockers will continue play next weekend when they stay home to take on Illinois-Chicago on Saturday, March 3 at noon. The match will take place at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex.

-WICHITA STATE-
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Players Mentioned

Kester Black

Kester Black

PLAYER
Freshman
David Cavalcanti

David Cavalcanti

PLAYER
Senior
Matheus Pereira

Matheus Pereira

PLAYER
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kester Black

Kester Black

Freshman
PLAYER
David Cavalcanti

David Cavalcanti

Senior
PLAYER
Matheus Pereira

Matheus Pereira

Junior
PLAYER