DALLAS - Wichita State couldn't storm off a late USF rally, falling 4-3 in the American Athletic Conference Quarterfinals to the No. 5 seed Bulls.
DOUBLES
USF used a late rally to take the doubles point from the Shockers. Alberto Barroso-Campos and Grayson Goldin dropped the Shockers' top duo,
Andrea Caligiana and
Miroslav Herzan 6-3. On court two, Peter Bertran and Jakub Wojcik trailed 5-2 and rallied to win 7-5 and clinch the doubles point.
Murkel Dellien and
Haru Inoue led Sean Burnette and Pierre Luquet, 5-4 before going unfinished.
SINGLES
Freshman
Andrea Trapani got the Shockers on the board early in singles action, with a (6-1, 6-3) straight-set victory over Sean Burnette in flight six.
USF answered on court five, where Jakub Wojcik dropped
Eddie Stoica of the Shockers, 6-2, 6-3 to take a 2-1 advantage. Herzan, the lone Wichita State senior, recorded his 12th win of the season with a 6-2, 6-2 win to once again tie the match, this time at two.
On court three,
Marius Frosa took on Grayson Goldin in a tight one. After winning the first set in a tiebreak (7-6(4)), Frosa gained momentum to win the second and give WSU the lead. USF once again didn't go away, with USF's number two Bertran defeating Dellien, 6-3, 7-5 to make it three all with court one left.
It was a back and forth battle between Inoue and Barroso-Camposo in the top flight. Inoue came out strong, winning the first set handily, 6-3. Barroso-Camposo answered in the second with a 6-2 win. In the third set, with the match on the line, the two went back and forth, each trading games throughout the set. Barros-Campos came out on top in the end, winning 6-3 and ending the season for the Shockers.
USF 4, Wichita State 3
Singles Competition
1. Alberto Barroso-Campos (USF) def.
Haru Inoue (WSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
2. Peter Bertran (USF) def.
Murkel Dellien (WSU), 6-3, 7-5
3.
Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Grayson Goldin (USF), 7-6(4), 7-5
4.
Miroslav Herzan (WSU) def. Pierre Luquet (USF), 6-2, 6-2
5. Jakub Wojcik (USF) def.
Eddie Stoica (WSU), 6-2, 6-3
6.
Andrea Trapani (WSU) def. Sean Burnette (USF), 6-1, 6-3
Doubles Competition
1. Alberto Barroso-Campos/Grayson Goldin (USF) def.
Miroslav Herzan/
Andrea Caligiana (WSU), 6-3
2. Peter Bertran/Jakub Wojcik (USF) def.
Eddie Stoica/
Andrea Trapani (WSU), 7-5
3.
Murkel Dellien/
Haru Inoue (WSU) vs. Sean Burnette/Pierre Luquest (USF), 5-4 uf
Match Notes
Wichita State 14-10, USF 9-15
Order of Finish: Singles - 6,5,4,3,2,1 Doubles - 2,1