DES MOINES, Iowa – Wichita State fell to Drake, 4-0, Saturday at the Knapp Tennis Center. The loss snapped the Shockers' seven-match road win streak.
DOUBLES
Wichita State got things rolling in flight two, where
Eddie Stoica and
Andrea Trapani put the Shockers up with a 6-3 win over Finley Hall and Ben Clark on court two. Drake answered on court three, the Bulldog duo of Tom Hands and Ben Wood dropped
Murkel Dellien and
Haru Inoue, 6-4.
Miroslav Herzan and
Andrea Caligiana got the start in the first flight for the fifth time this season. After trailing early, the pair battled back to tie the match at six, with 76th-ranked Vinny Gillespie and Barny Thorold. Drake ran away in the tiebreaker, winning 7-0 to clinch the doubles point.
SINGLES
Gillespie added on to the Drake lead on court two, dropping Dellien in straight sets (6-2, 6-4). Clark defeated Trapani, winner of his last six, in straight sets (6-3, 6-0) in the fifth flight. Hands clinched the match on court three, defeating Frosa of Wichita State, 6-3, 6-1. Inoue led in set two (3-2), after falling 6-2 in the first set against Thornold. After winning the first set, Herzan trailed Wood 6-5 in set two. Stoica and Hall went unfinished in the sixth flight, with Stoica up a set (6-4).
Wichita State will head to Dallas, Texas for the American Athletic Conference Championship starting Thursday, April 19 at the SMU Tennis Complex.
Drake 4, Wichita State 0
Singles competition
1. Barny Thorold (DU) vs.
Haru Inoue (WSU) 6-2, 2-3, unfinished
2. Vinny Gillespie (DU) def.
Murkel Dellien (WSU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Tom Hands (DU) def.
Marius Frosa (WSU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Ben Wood (DU) vs.
Miroslav Herzan (WSU) 3-6, 6-5, unfinished
5. Ben Clark (DU) def.
Andrea Trapani (WSU) 6-3, 6-0
6. Finley Hall (DU) vs.
Eddie Stoica (WSU) 4-6, 4-3, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #76 Vinny Gillespie/Barny Thorold (DU) def.
Miroslav Herzan/
Andrea Caligiana (WSU) 7-6 (7-0)
2.
Eddie Stoica/
Andrea Trapani (WSU) def. Finley Hall/Ben Clark (DU) 6-3
3. Tom Hands/Ben Wood (DU) def.
Murkel Dellien/
Haru Inoue (WSU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Wichita State 14-9
Drake 14-13
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,5,3)
