SAN ANTONIOÂ - Wichita State swept UTSA, 4-0, Thursday at the UTSA Tennis Center to improve to 9-8 on the season.
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DOUBLES
Wichita State used wins in the first and second flights to claim the doubles point from the Roadrunners. The duo of
Marius Frosa and
Murkel Dellien rallied back from a 4-1 deficit to take down Igor Cantanhede and Joao Ceolin 6-4. Gabriel Bugiga and Kai Breitbach gained an early advantage of
Miroslav Herzan and
Andrea Caligiana before the Shocker duo rallied to take the match (7-5) and clinch the point.
Eddie Stoica and
Andrea Trapani were deadlocked at six with Javier Gonzalez and Patrick Poestinger before going unfinished.
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SINGLES
The Shockers dominated from start to finish in singles play. Freshman
Andrea Trapani earned his second victory in as many days, taking down Poestinger in dominant fashion, 6-1, 6-0. Trapani claimed his first collegiate against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi yesterday. Inoue took down Juri Reckow (6-0, 6-1) for his second-straight win in the second flight. Frosa bounced back to defeat Breitbach 6-2, 6-1 to give Wichita State the 4-1 win.
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In the matches that went unfinished, Stoica led 6-3, 4-4 over Ceolin, while Dellien was up 6-1, 5-3 and Herzan 6-2, 5-3.
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WSU returns to the court on Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 24-25, for the Texas Tamale Company Rice Invitational in Houston, Texas. Wichita State will face Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Rice and VCU.
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Wichita State 4, Texas-San Antonio 0
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Singles Competition
1.
Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Kai Breitbach (UTSA) 6-2, 6-1
2.
Haru Inoue (WSU) def. Juri Reckow (UTSA) 6-0, 6-1
3. Gabriel Bugiga (UTSA) vs.
Murkel Dellien (WSU) 1-6, 3-5, unfinished
4. Javier Gonzalez (UTSA) vs.
Miroslav Herzan (WSU) 2-6, 2-3, unfinished
5. Joao Ceolin (UTSA) vs.
Eddie Stoica (WSU) 3-6, 4-4, unfinished
6.
Andrea Trapani (WSU) def. Patrick Poestinger (UTSA) 6-1, 6-0
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Doubles Competition
1.
Murkel Dellien/
Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Igor Cantanhede/Joao Ceolin (UTSA) 6-4
2.
Miroslav Herzan/
Andrea Caligiana (WSU) def. Gabriel Bugiga/Kai Breitbach (UTSA) 7-5
3. Javier Gonzalez/Patrick Poestinger (UTSA) vs.
Eddie Stoica/
Andrea Trapani (WSU) 6-6, unfinished
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Match Notes:
Wichita State 9-8
Texas-San Antonio 8-9
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (6,2,1)