DALLAS, Texas – The Wichita State men's tennis team saw one player advance to a singles final and one doubles team advance to the semi-final at the Ralston/Neufield Coaches Challenge on Friday.

Orel Ovil dominated in the Red Flight, defeating Mohammed Abdul Aziz of Rice, 6-2, 6-2, and Davide Tortora of Mississippi State, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, to advance to the finals for that flight. A win in the finals will put Ovil into the playoffs to compete for the overall singles title of the Coaches Challenge.

The fifth ranked duo of Marius Frosa and Murkel Dellien also found continued success in doubles on day two as they battled their way to victory over the pairing of Nico Rousset and Alex Reco from Arkansas, 8-5, to claim their spot in the doubles semi-final tomorrow at 8 a.m.

Below you can find day two results for the Shockers and their matchups for day three.

Results

Doubles

#5 Dellien/Frosa def. Rousset/Reco (Arkansas), 8-5

Broska/Ocana-Lavoie (Miss. State) def. R. Serra/Latinovic, 8-6

 

Singles

White Flight

Nicolas Rousset (Arkansas) def. Frosa, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-0

Campbell Salmon (Rice) def. Latinovic, 7-6(5), 6-3

Thomas Bosancic (Princeton) def. Frosa, 6-4, 6-3

Latinovic def. Alejandro Hayen (UT Arlington), 6-0, 6-3

Blue Flight  

Justin Bloss (Texas Tech) def. R. Serra, 3-6, 7-6(4)

Grueber def. Avery Pennywell (SMU), 6-2, 7-6(4)

Richards def. Noah Agarwal (Princeton), 6-2, 6-2

Grueber def. Justin Bloss (Texas Tech), 6-4, 6-3

Lamar Bartley (Tyler JC) def. Richards, 6-2, 6-1

Eddie Ross (SMU) def. R. Serra, 6-4, 6-2

Red Flight

Ovil def. Mohammed Abdul Aziz (Rice), 6-2, 6-2

Dellien def. Ryan Dickerson (Baylor), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Ovil def. Davide Tortora (Miss. State), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3

Florian Broska (Miss. State) def. Dellien, 6-3, 6-3

 

Day Three Matchups

 

Doubles

#5 Dellien/Frosa vs. Holden/Roberts (Princeton), 8 a.m.

 

Singles

White Flight

Latinovic vs. Thomas Bosancic (Princeton), TBA

Blue Flight

Richards vs. Justin Bloss (Texas Tech), TBA

Grueber vs. Lamar Bartley (Tyler JC), 10 a.m.

Red Flight

Ovil vs. Florian Broska (Miss. State), 10 a.m.

Dellien vs. Davide Tortora (Miss. State), TBA

 

Play on Sunday will begin at 9 a.m. for singles, 8 a.m. for doubles, and 12 p.m. for the playoffs.
 
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