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MTen: No. 65 Shocks Sweep Saturday Doubleheader

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MTen: No. 65 Shocks Sweep Saturday Doubleheader

WICHITA, Kan. – No. 65 Wichita State defeated Oral Roberts 4-0 and Washburn 5-0 to sweep a doubleheader at the West Central Genesis Health Club in Wichita. The Shockers move to 7-5 on the year, Oral Roberts dropped to 1-7 and Washburn fell to 1-2. Since WSU defeated Cowley on Wednesday, they are now on a three dual-match winning streak.

The Shockers swept Oral Roberts in both doubles and singles play. Ilija Cuic/Ibian Hodgson defeated Jack Busby/Michael Sosnowski of Oral Roberts 8-1 to begin doubles play. Tomislav Gregurovic/Tin Ostojic clinched the doubles point for No. 65 Wichita State when they won 8-4 against Fabian Zierleyn/Jason Mechali to go up 1-0 into singles play.

Ostojic (No. 20 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Central Singles Rankings) also earned a 6-3, 6-0 victory against Saletovic in singles play. This put the Shockers up 2-0, and Cuic extended the lead to 3-0 with his 6-1, 6-4 win over Zierleyn.

Hodgson clinched the singles portion and the dual-match for No. 65 Wichita State when he took down Sosnowski 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. There was an hour and a half break after the Shockers' match with Oral Roberts before they competed against Washburn.

The Shockers' dual-match with the Ichabods began with a Gregurovic/Ostojic win. They defeated Bobby Florence/Arek Kozaczuk of Washburn by a score of 8-2. Cuic/Hodgson  took down Washburn's Chance Joost/Jacob Long 8-3 to clinch the doubles portion.

Although No. 65 Wichita State had already earned the doubles point and was up 1-0 in their dual-match against Washburn, the doubles matchup between Guillermo de Vilchez/Guillermo Nicol from WSU and Marko Keulers/Thilo Schlenker still finished, with de Vilchez/Nicol winning 8-7(6).

Cuic finished his match first because his opponent, Florence, retired late in the match due to injury. Because of this, Cuic defeated Florence 6-1, 4-1 (ret.). Gregurovic then beat Schlenker 6-4, 6-4. Both Cuic and Gregurovic's wins together in singles play took the dual-match score from 1-0 to 3-0.

Ostojic defeated Kozaczuk 6-3, 6-0 to clinch the dual-match for the Shockers to extend the Shocker lead to 4-0. Since the Nicol/Joost singles matchup nearly finished simultaneously with the Ostojic/Kozaczuk singles matchup, the Nicol/Joost match was still completed. Nicol ended up earning a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Joost to give the Shockers the 5-0 dual-match win over Washburn.

The next Shocker dual-match will be on Saturday, March 1 against No. 55 Texas Tech at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex at noon.

-WICHITA STATE-

#65 Wichita State 4, Oral Roberts 0

Singles Competition
1. Ilija Cuic (WSUM) def. Fabian Zierleyn (ORU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Tin Ostojic (WSUM) def. Amar Saletovic (ORU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Tomislav Gregurovic (WSUM) vs. Jack Busby (ORU) 4-6, 7-6(3), 1-2, unfinished
4. Guillermo de Vilchez (WSUM) vs. Parker Allen (ORU) 7-5, 5-4, unfinished
5. Ibian Hodgson (WSUM) def. Michael Sosnowski (ORU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
6. Guillermo Nicol (WSUM) vs. Cole Guy (ORU) 6-0, 4-1, unfinished

Doubles Competition
1. Tomislav Gregurovic/Tin Ostojic (WSUM) def. Fabian Zierleyn/Jason Mechali (ORU) 8-4
2. Guillermo de Vilchez/Guillermo Nicol (WSUM) vs. Parker Allen/Amar Saletovic (ORU) 5-4, unfinished
3. Ilija Cuic/Ibian Hodgson (WSUM) def. Jack Busby/Michael Sosnowski (ORU) 8-1

Match Notes:
Oral Roberts 1-7
Wichita State 6-5; National ranking #65
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,1,5)

#65 Wichita State 5, Washburn 0

Singles Competition
1. Ilija Cuic (WSUM) def. Bobby Florence (WASH) 6-1, 4-1, retired
2. Tin Ostojic (WSUM) def. Arek Kozaczuk (WASH) 6-3, 6-0
3. Tomislav Gregurovic (WSUM) def. Thilo Schlenker (WASH) 6-4, 6-4
4. Guillermo de Vilchez (WSUM) vs. Marko Keulers (WASH) 4-6, 2-1, unfinished
5. Guillermo Nicol (WSUM) def. Chance Joost (WASH) 6-4, 6-0
6. Ibian Hodgson (WSUM) vs. Jacob Long (WASH) 4-1, unfinished

Doubles Competition
1. Tomislav Gregurovic/Tin Ostojic (WSUM) def. Bobby Florence/Arek Kozaczuk (WASH) 8-2
2. Guillermo de Vilchez/Guillermo Nicol (WSUM) def. Marko Keulers/Thilo Schlenker (WASH) 8-7(6)
3. Ilija Cuic/Ibian Hodgson (WSUM) def. Chance Joost/Jacob Long (WASH) 8-3

Match Notes:
Washburn 1-2
Wichita State 7-5; National ranking #65
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,3,2,5)

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Players Mentioned

Ilija Cuic

Ilija Cuic

PLAYER
6' 1"
Senior
Tomislav Gregurovic

Tomislav Gregurovic

PLAYER
6' 1"
Junior
Ibian Hodgson

Ibian Hodgson

PLAYER
6' 2"
Sophomore
Guillermo Nicol

Guillermo Nicol

PLAYER
6' 0"
Senior
Tin Ostojic

Tin Ostojic

PLAYER
6' 2"
Sophomore
Guillermo de Vilchez

Guillermo de Vilchez

PLAYER
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ilija Cuic

Ilija Cuic

6' 1"
Senior
PLAYER
Tomislav Gregurovic

Tomislav Gregurovic

6' 1"
Junior
PLAYER
Ibian Hodgson

Ibian Hodgson

6' 2"
Sophomore
PLAYER
Guillermo Nicol

Guillermo Nicol

6' 0"
Senior
PLAYER
Tin Ostojic

Tin Ostojic

6' 2"
Sophomore
PLAYER
Guillermo de Vilchez

Guillermo de Vilchez

6' 1"
Junior
PLAYER