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MTen: Pereira, Gutierrez to Play For Singles Championships

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MTen: Pereira, Gutierrez to Play For Singles Championships

DES MOINES, Iowa- Senior Matheus Pereira and sophomore Alvaro Gutierrez earned their way into the championship matches of the respective singles flights, as play continued at the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Tennis Individual Championships on Saturday at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

Pereira took down No. 91 Billy Paluch of Creighton, 6-3, 7-6. He will face No. 68 James McKie of Drake in the finals of flight one on Sunday. Gutierrez will face Jean Erasmus of Drake on Sunday after he defeated Jakub Eisner of Illinois State, 0-6, 7-6(6), 6-0 in the semifinals of flight two.

Sophomore Tomislav Gregurovic was defeated in the semifinals of flight two by Robin Goodman of Drake, 6-3, 6-4, and Guillermo Nicol lost by default in flight three against Ahmed Albitar.

In doubles play, Matheus Pereira and Alvaro Gutierrez teamed up to go 1-1 in flight two doubles pool play. They defeated Elliot Baker and Ryan Norman of Creighton 8-7(4) after falling to Robin Goodman and Jean Erasmus of Drake, 8-1. The duo will face Muddappa Appanervanda and Rolondo Torrellas of Illinois State in the semifinals on Sunday.

The final day of the MVC Individual Championships starts at 9 a.m. on Sunday. The semifinals and finals of the doubles flights will be played first, followed by the finals of the singles flights. Results will be posted on GoShockers.com following the completion of play.

-WICHITA STATE-

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Players Mentioned

Tomislav Gregurovic

Tomislav Gregurovic

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Sophomore
Guillermo Nicol

Guillermo Nicol

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Junior
Matheus Pereira

Matheus Pereira

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Senior

Players Mentioned

Tomislav Gregurovic

Tomislav Gregurovic

Sophomore
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Guillermo Nicol

Guillermo Nicol

Junior
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Matheus Pereira

Matheus Pereira

Senior
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