WICHITA, Kan.  - Wichita State took care of business Saturday afternoon with a 6-1 win over Oral Roberts at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex.

WSU improved its record on the season to 10-8, while Oral Roberts dropped a game below .500 at 6-7.

"We came out in No. 1 doubles and we lit it up, but at No. 2 and No. 3 we didn't play smart, we just didn't execute" said head coach Brad Louderback. "We came out in singles and really performed well, which we needed. This is the best Oral Roberts team that we've played since I've been at WSU. It was a good solid match for us."

The Shockers took a 1-0 lead after doubles, where WSU won on courts No. 1 and No. 2. At No. 1 doubles, No. 52 Jocelyn Devilliers and Tin Ostojic defeated Kenneth Boykin and Jan Pehnec, 6-2. No. 36 Miroslav Herzan and Haru Inoue then picked up a 7-5 win at No. 2 over Barnabas Koncz and Amar Saletovic.

Ostojic and Inoue then gave Wichita State a 3-0 lead with singles wins on their respective courts. Ostojic handed Koncz a 6-3, 6-1, defeat at No. 1. Inoue downed Boykin in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, at the No. 4 spot. Inoue's win marked his team-leading 13th of the season, including his fourth in a row.

Herzan won at No. 2 to clinch the victory for the Shockers with a straight sets win over Jan Pehnec, 6-2, 6-1. Austin Williams collected his third win of the season with a 6-1, 6-4, victory over Alvaro Santamaria on No. 6.

Rounding out the match, Sergio de Vilchez defeated Michael Sosnowski at No. 4, 6-0, 6-4.

Up Next
The Shockers host McPherson Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex

Wichita State 6, Oral Roberts 1

Singles Results
1. No. 78 Tin Ostojic (WSU) def. Barnabas Koncz (ORU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Miroslav Herzan (WSU) def. Jan Pehnec (ORU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Amar Saletovic (ORU) def. Jocelyn Devilliers (WSU) 7-5, 6-1
4. Haru Inoue (WSU) def. Kenneth Boykin (ORU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Sergio de Vilchez (WSU) def. Michael Sosnowski (ORU) 6-0, 6-4
6. Austin Williams (WSU) def. Alvaro Santamaria (ORU) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles Results
1. No. 52 Devilliers/Ostojic (WSU) def. Boykin/Pehnec (ORU) 6-2
2. No. 36 Herzan/Inoue (WSU) def. Koncz/Saletovic (ORU) 7-5
3. Bates/Sosnowski (ORU) def. Stoica/de Vilchez (WSU) 6-2

Match Notes
Wichita State: 10-8
Oral Roberts: 6-7
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2), Singles (1,4,2,6,5,3)