Results

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - No. 67 Wichita State snapped its three-match losing skid with a 4-0 win over Air Force Saturday afternoon at the Air Force Academy Indoor Courts.

The Shockers bumped their record over the .500 mark to 5-4 with the victory. Air Force dropped to 1-4 on the season following the defeat.

"We found a way to win and Air Force always fights to the very end," said head coach Brad Louderback. "This is a solid win over a tough group."

Wichita State took an early 1-0 lead after claiming the doubles point from courts No. 1 and 3. At No. 1, Tin Ostojic and Jocelyn Devilliers made quick work of Tadhg Collins and Lucas Fumagalli, 6-1. Sergio de Vilchez and Eddie Stoica clinched the point with a 6-4 win over Andrew Parks and Isaac Perez.

Ostojic then recorded his fifth straight win in singles with a three-set win over Fumagalli, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. The win in No. 1 singles gave the Shockers a 2-0 lead in the match.

WSU got a big lift from Sergio de Vilchez at No. 4 with his three-set winner over Max Olson, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(4). His win put the Shockers one point away from clinching the win.

Devilliers came through the with the clincher on court No. 3 in yet another match that needed three sets to be decided. After dropping the first set, 6-3, Devilliers bounced back to win a crucial second set, 7-6 (7). In the third and final set he took control early on to register the win, 6-4.

Up Next
Wichita State begins a six-match homestand on Friday, Feb. 12 vs. Nebraska at 6 p.m. CT at Genesis Health Club. The Shockers then host New Mexico State on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m.

#67 Wichita State 4, Air Force 0

Singles Results
1. Tin Ostojic (WSU) def. Lucas Fumagalli (AF) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
2. Andrew Parks (AF) vs. Miroslav Herzan (WSU) 7-6, 5-7, 1-1, unfinished
3. Jocelyn Devilliers (WSU) def. Jack McCullers (AF) 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
4. Sergio de Vilchez (WSU) def. Max Olson (AF) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(4)
5. Isaac Perez (AF) vs. Haru Inoue (WSU) 1-3, unfinished
6. Luke Sanderson (AF) vs. Eddie Stoica (WSU) no result

Doubles Results
1. Ostojic/Devilliers (WSU) def. Collins/Fumagalli (AF) 6-1
2. Olson/McCullers (AF) vs. No. 34 Herzan/Inoue (WSU) 4-5, unfinished
3. de Vilchez/Stoica (WSU) def. Parks/Perez (AF) 6-4

Match Notes
Wichita State: 5-4
Air Force: 1-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3), Singles (1,4,3)