CARBONDALE, Ill. - The men's tennis team lost 4-1 to Southern Illinois at the SIU University Courts, marking the Shockers' first MVC loss on the season.

SIU (15-2, 1-0 MVC) started doubles play with a quick win by Param Pun/Wilder Pimentel in the third flight, defeating Haru Inoue/Vitor Mendes 6-1. Murkel Dellien/Marius Frosa responded by defeating Peter Molloy/Michal Kianicka 6-3 in the second flight. The Shocker duo is now 8-3 when playing together, which leads the team. In the top flight, the No. 59-ranked duo of Alex Pozo/Piotr Baranski topped Eddie Stoica/Jocelyn Devilliers by a score of 6-4 to give the Salukis the point.

In singles play, Pun started off with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Mendes in the sixth flight. Stoica soon responded, beating Daniel Martinez 6-0, 6-3 in the fifth flight to score the lone WSU point. SIU won the next two matches to clinch the dual. Marius Frosa's four-match win streak went untarnished, as he and Pimentel were battling in the third set of their second-flight match before going unfinished. No. 79 Inoue was playing No. 86 Baranski in the top flight, and also went unfinished. Stoica now leads the team with 21 overall wins on the season, while Inoue remains at 20.

The loss drops the Shockers to 11-10 (1-1 MVC) on the season.

Up Next:
The Shockers return home to host a doubleheader at the Coleman Tennis Complex on Sun., April 9. WSU will play Denver at 11:30 a.m., and then Washburn at 3 p.m.
 

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Southern Illinois 4, Wichita State 1

Singles competition
1. #86 Piotr Baranski (SIU) vs. #79 Haru Inoue (WSU) 6-3, 4-6, 3-1, unfinished
2. Wilder Pimentel (SIU) vs. Marius Frosa (WSU) 2-6, 7-6 (0-2), 0-1, unfinished
3. Michal Kianicka (SIU) def. Jocelyn Devilliers (WSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
4. Alex Pozo (SIU) def. Murkel Dellien (WSU) 7-5, 6-1
5. Eddie Stoica (WSU) def. Daniel Martinez (SIU) 6-0, 6-3
6. Param Pun (SIU) def. Vitor Mendes (WSU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. #59 Alex Pozo/Piotr Baranski (SIU) def. Eddie Stoica/Jocelyn Devilliers (WSU) 6-4
2. Murkel Dellien/Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Peter Molloy/Michal Kianicka (SIU) 6-3
3. Param Pun/Wilder Pimentel (SIU) def. Haru Inoue/Vitor Mendes (WSU) 6-1

Match Notes:
Wichita State 11-10
Southern Illinois 15-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,4,3)