9STOCKTON, Calif. - The Wichita State men's tennis team won the 2017 Pacific Mountain Invitational championship with two 4-3 victories on Sunday at the Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center.

Wichita State (7-5) defeated No. 39 Cal Poly 4-3 in a 9 a.m. match after being postponed on Saturday, due to weather. In the top flight, Haru Inoue won 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 over Corey Pang. Marius Frosa won his fifth-flight match 6-2, 7-6 (7-5) against Antoine Noel, and Murkel Dellien won in three sets over Axel Damiens, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the sixth flight. No. 57 Ben Donovan - the lone ranked singles player for the Mustangs - topped Miroslav Herzan 6-4, 6-2 in the second flight.

In doubles play, Inoue and Herzan lost 6-2 in their top flight matchup against No. 35-ranked Pang and Donovan. Eddie Stoica and Jocelyn Devilliers beat Karl Enander and Tim Tan 6-1 in the second flight, while Frosa and Dellien went over Garrett Auproux and Josh Ortlip 6-4, giving WSU the clinching point over the Mustangs.

The win was WSU's first victory over a ranked opponent this year, having previously lost to No. 14 Oklahoma and No. 7 Texas, and is also the first for first-year head coach Danny Bryan.

Later in the afternoon, Wichita State defeated Fresno State by a score of 4-3, in similar fashion. Inoue grabbed his team-leading 19th singles win on the season, winning a tough 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 7-5 battle against Xander Veys in the top flight. Stoica won his fourth-flight match with a pair of tiebreakers, defeating Youssef Hassan 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4). Stoica is now 17-8 on the year, one win behind Inoue. Dellien also picked up another win on the day, handling Jeremy Moser in sixth flight match 6-1, 6-2.

The Shockers won the doubles point - and the match - with a pair of 6-2 victories by Stoica/Devilliers and Frosa/Dellien. Inoue and Herzan were down 4-5 in the top flight against Patrik Pech and Euan McIntosh, but went unfinished once WSU sealed the dual for the championship.

Up Next:
Wichita State returns home for a doubleheader on Sat., March 11, when the Shockers host No. 18 Cornell at noon, and Newman University at 4:30 p.m. Both matches are set to be played at the Coleman Tennis Complex.

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Wichita State 4, No. 39 Cal Poly 3

Singles competition
1. Haru Inoue (WSU) def. Corey Pang (CP) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
2. No. 57 Ben Donovan (CP) def. Miroslav Herzan (WSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Garrett Auproux (CP) def. Jocelyn Devilliers (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Josh Ortlip (CP) def. Eddie Stoica (WSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
5. Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Antoine Noel (CP) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Murkel Dellien (WSU) def. Axel Damiens (CP) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. No. 35 Corey Pang/Ben Donovan (CP) def. Haru Inoue/Miroslav Herzan (WSU) 6-2
2. Eddie Stoica/Jocelyn Devillers (WSU) def. Karl Enander/Tim Tan (CP) 6-1
3. Marius Frosa/Murkel Dellien (WSU) def. Garrett Auproux/Josh Ortlip (CP) 6-4

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Wichita State 4, Fresno State 3

Singles competition
1. Haru Inoue (WSU) def. Xander Veys (FSU) 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 7-5
2. Euan McIntosh (FSU) def. Miroslav Herzan (WSU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
3. Zednek Derkas (FSU) def. Jocelyn Devillers (WSU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Eddie Stoica (WSU) def. Youssef Hassan (FSU) 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-4)
5. Mantas Bugailiskis (FSU) def. Marius Frosa (WSU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Murkel Dellien (WSU) def. Jeremy Moser (FSU) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Patrik Pech/Euan McIntosh (FSU)  vs. Haru Inoue/Miroslav Herzan (WSU) 5-4, unfinished
2. Eddie Stoica/Jocelyn Devilliers (WSU) def. Xander Veys/Mantas Bugailiskis (FSU) 6-2
3. Marius Frosa/Murkel Dellien (WSU) def. Youssef Hassan/Zdenek Derkas (FSU) 6-2