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Wichita State WSU (1-3)
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Winner Auburn AUB (4-1)
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Auburn AUB
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Shockers Fall to Tigers at Harvard

Results

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
– The Wichita State men's tennis team fell to Auburn, 4-3, Sunday at the Reis Tennis Center in Cambridge.
 
No. 27 ranked Murkel Dellien and Marius Frosa took down Edward Nguyen/Olle Thestrup 6-3 to start the day in doubles for the Shockers. After Mirolsav Herzan and Andrea Caligiana fell to Carles Sarrio/Diego Chavarria in the second flight (6-3), freshman Andrea Trapani and junior Eddie Stoica took down Tad Maclean/Alex Rushin to grab the doubles point from the Tigers.
 
The Tigers shortened the Shocker lead with a victory in the fifth flight. Tad Maclean took down Stoica (6-4, 6-4) to even the match at one.
 
Dellien got the Shockers on the board first in singles, taking down Ollie Thestrup in straight sets (6-3, 6-3) in the second flight to move the Shocker lead to 2-1. In flight four, Miroslav Herzan took down Lorenzo Rodriguez in three sets, (4-6, 6-2, 7-6) to give WSU 3-1 lead.
 
The Tiger won three-straight to take down the Shockers. In three sets, Brandon Laubser defeated Caligiana (6-2, 4-6, 7-6) in the sixth flight. Playing in the first flight for the first time this season, Frosa and Nguyen went head-to-head in a three-set battle. Nguyen pulled away defeating Frosa (7-6, 2-6, 6-3). In the clinch match, freshman Trapani took on Carles Sarrio. Trapani won the first set, in a tiebreaker (7-6(7). Sarrio won the second and third (6-1, 6-3) to give the Tigers their fourth victory of the season.
 
The Shockers move to 1-3 on the season, and will return to action next Saturday, Feb. 3 at Arkansas. The match is scheduled for 11 a.m.
 

Auburn 4, Wichita State 3
 
Singles competition
 
1. Edward Nguyen (AUB) def. Marius Frosa (WSU) 7-6, 2-6, 6-3
2. Murkel Dellien (WSU) def. Olle Thestrup (AUB) 6-3, 6-3
3. Carles Sarrio (AUB) def. Andrea Trapani (WSU) 6-7, 6-1, 6-3
4. Miroslav Herzan (WSU) def. Lorenzo Rodriguez (AUB) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6
5. Tad Maclean (AUB) def. Eddie Stoica (WSU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Brandon Laubser (AUB) def. Andrea Caligiana (WSU) 6-2, 4-6, 7-6

Doubles competition
 
1. #27 Murkel Dellien/Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Edward Nguyen/Olle Thestrup (AUB) 6-3
2. Carles Sarrio/Diego Chavarria (AUB) def. Miroslav Herzan/Andrea Caligiana (WSU) 6-3
3. Andrea Trapani/Eddie Stoica (WSU) def. Tad Maclean/Alex Rushin (AUB) 6-3
 
Match Notes:
Wichita State 1-3
Auburn 4-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,2,4,6,1,3)
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