MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Four members of the Wichita State men's tennis team are set to begin the Gopher Men's Invitational on Friday, at the Baseline Tennis Center.
 
The Shockers who made the trek up to Minnesota are Zach Grueber, Stefan Latinovic, Alex Richards, and Rafael Serra.
 
The tournament will put players into two-man teams, and then divide them among the Ski-U-Mah, Maroon, and Gold draws. Each team will begin their matchup by playing one doubles set to six, with a seven-point tiebreak at 6-6. A win in the doubles portion is worth one team point. Immediately following the doubles match, teams will split off and play two singles matches against the same team which are worth one point each. The first team to three points will earn the win.
 
WSU will have Latinovic and Richards competing together in the Ski-U-Mah Draw, and Serra Grueber coming together to compete in the Maroon Draw.
 
Below you can find day one matchups for the Shockers.
 
Ski-U-Mah Draw
Doubles
Latinovic/Richards vs. Ephron/Bratholm (Northwestern)
Singles
Latinovic vs. Chris Ephron
Richards vs. Simen Bratholm
 
Maroon Draw
Doubles
Serra/Grueber vs. Heap/Martin (Minnesota)
Singles
Serra vs. Dylan Heap
Grueber vs. Daniel Martin
 
Play on Friday will begin at 9 a.m. and run until 6 p.m.
 
There will be live streaming for this tournament at the link attached to top of this article. You can also follow our Twitter (@GoShockersMTEN) for updates on results. Also check back here for daily updates at the conclusion of play each day.