TULSA, Okla.- The Wichita State men's tennis team fell 7-0 to No. 24 Tulsa on Wednesday night at the Case Tennis Center.
The Shockers won the first doubles match of the day when Tin Ostojic and Matheus Pereira defeated Alejandro Espejo and Clifford Marsland, 8-2 at the No. 1 position. Wichita State dropped the next two matches however to go behind 1-0.
In singles play, Grant Ive of Tulsa defeated Tomislav Gregurovic, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1, to clinch the match for the Golden Hurricane.
The Shocker men will stay on the road and head to Stillwater, Okla. for a match against Oklahoma State on Thursday. First serve is set for 12 p.m.
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Tennis Match Results
Wichita State vs. Tulsa
Mar 27, 2013 at Tulsa, Okla.
(Michael D. Case Tennis Center)
#24 Tulsa 7, Wichita State 0
Singles competition
1. #49 Clifford Marsland (TLS) def. Matheus Pereira (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
2. #35 Japie De Klerk (TLS) def. Ilija Cuic (WSU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Grant Ive (TLS) def. Tomislav Gregurovic (WSU) 1-6, 6-1, 6-1
4. Alejandro Espejo (TLS) def. Tin Ostojic (WSU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
5. Carlos Bautista (TLS) def. Guillermo Nicol (WSU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Tristan Jackson (TLS) def. Alvaro Gutierrez (WSU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Tin Ostojic/Matheus Pereira (WSU) def. Alejandro Espejo/Clifford Marsland (TLS) 8-2
2. Grant Ive/Tristan Jackson (TLS) def. Guillermo Nicol/Tomislav Gregurovic (WSU) 8-6
3. Japie De Klerk/Carlos Bautista (TLS) def. Alvaro Gutierrez/Ilija Cuic (WSU) 8-6
Match Notes:
Wichita State 10-5
Tulsa 9-6; National ranking #24
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,6,3,5,4,2)
Official: Bob Holland T-3:26 A-312