WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State took down UMKC, 7-0, Sunday at Genesis Health Club, getting back in the win column after a five-match skid.
DOUBLES
Andrea Caligiana and
Miroslav Herzan continued their dominance in the third flight, winning 6-0 over Hunter Clark and Daniel Izadifar for their second sweep of the weekend. Â Juniors
Haru Inoue and
Eddie Stoica got back in the win column in the second flight, taking down Tom Kruse and Diego Giraldo 6-2 to give the Shockers the early 1-0 advantage.
Marius Frosa and
Murkel Dellien led Airam Castellano and Alex Pozo in the first flight 5-2, before going unfinished.
SINGLES
The Shockers rolled in singles action to clinch the match, winning six straight on their way to a 7-0 sweep of the Kangaroos. Â
Eddie Stoica extended the Shocker lead in the fifth flight, making quick work of Daniel Izadifar in straight sets (6-1, 6-3). Dellien extended the Shocker lead to 3-0 with a straight set victory (6-3, 6-4) over Tom Kruse in the third flight. Senior
Miroslav Herzan got in the win column for the sixth time this season, winning in straight sets over Diego Giraldo (7-5, 7-5) to clinch the match for WSU.
Andrea Caligiana stepped in for the Shockers in the sixth flight and came away victorious, (7-5. 6-3). In the first and second flights, Inoue and Frosa came away with super tiebreaker victories. The latter won the first set over Castellano in a tiebreaker (7-6(5)) before dropping the second ( 5-7). Frosa rolled in the super tiebreaker (10-3) to give the Shockers their sixth point. Inoue rolled as well, winning 10-3 in the tiebreaker after splitting sets with Pozo.
The Shockers will have a quick turnaround with a trip to Tulsa tomorrow. WSU will face the Golden Hurricane at 6 p.m. at the Case Tennis Center, for their first match against an American Athletic Conference opponent.
Wichita State 7, UMKC 0
Singles competition
1.
Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Airam Castellano (UMKC) 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 1-0 (10-3)
2.
Haru Inoue (WSU) def. Alex Pozo (UMKC) 7-6, 3-6, 1-0 (10-3)
3.
Murkel Dellien (WSU) def. Tom Kruse (UMKC) 6-3, 6-4
4.
Miroslav Herzan (WSU) def. Diego Giraldo (UMKC) 7-5, 7-5
5.
Eddie Stoica (WSU) def. Daniel Izadifar (UMKC) 6-1, 6-3
6.
Andrea Caligiana (WSU) def. Hunter Clark (UMKC) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles competition
1.
Murkel Dellien/
Marius Frosa (WSU) vs. Airam Castellano/Alex Pozo (UMKC) 5-2, unfinished
2.
Haru Inoue/
Eddie Stoica (WSU) def. Tom Kruse/Diego Giraldo (UMKC) 6-2
3.
Andrea Caligiana/
Miroslav Herzan (WSU) def. Hunter Clark/Daniel Izadifar (UMKC) 6-0
Match Notes:
UMKC 2-5
Wichita State 2-5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,3,4,6,1,2)