WICHITA, Kan. – Over the last nine days, seven members of the Wichita State men's tennis team competed at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla., at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. Here is a rundown on how the Shockers fared.
 
Singles Pre-Qualifying:
Sophomore Orel Ovil led the way making it all the way to the round of 32, picking up wins against Keshav Chopra of Georgia Tech, 6-0, 6-2, Jacob Bullard of Texas, 7-5, 7-6(5), and Christopher Edge of Middle Tennessee State, 7-6(9), 6-3. Alex Richards also picked up a victory against Niko Moceanu of Abilene Christian, 6-3, 6-2, in the round of 256.
 
Singles Qualifying:
Marius Frosa made a run to third round of the qualifying draw defeating Bjorn Thomson, 7-6(5), 7-6(5), and Stefan Milicevic of Minnesota, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, before falling to Aditya Vashitaha of St. Johns, 6-1, 6-2. Meanwhile, Murkel Dellien picked up a win over Mateo Julio of Purdue, 6-2, 7-5, in the consolation draw.
 
Doubles Main Draw:
The fifth ranked senior duo of Marius Frosa and Murkel Dellien fought hard but suffered losses to the seventeenth ranked pairing of Yuya Ito and Christian Sigsgaard from Texas, 6-1, 6-4, and to the team of Raphael Lambling and Daniel Rodrigues from South Carolina who are ranked No. 27, 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(8).
 
The Shockers will be back on the court starting on Thursday, October 24, as they will head to Norman, Okla. to compete in the ITA Central Regional Championships.