FORT WORTH – The Wichita State men's tennis team (4-4) dropped a 6-0 decision to No. 15 TCU Friday evening at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
DOUBLES
TCU took an early lead with a 6-3 win in flight one.
Haru Inoue and
Murkel Dellien, who were 4-1 coming into the match, fell to Alex Rybakov and Alastair Gray. In flight two,
Marius Frosa and
Eddie Stoica took an early 4-3 lead over No. 48-ranked Reese Stalder and Bertus Kruger, before the TCU tandem reeled off three games in a row to clinch the doubles point over the Shockers.
Andrea Caligiana and
Stefan Latinovic took two games in a row after falling behind early and trailed 5-4, before play was suspended.
SINGLES
It was all TCU in singles play, with all five slots taking the first set. No. 83-ranked Kruger put the Horned Frogs up 2-0 with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Latinovic. On court five, Caligiana battled Fomba, where he fell 6-2, 6-3. Reese Stalder put TCU up 4-0 with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Frosa on the third court.
On court two, Dellien fell to No. 75-ranked Alastair Gray in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3. Inoue went up against Rybakov in the number one slot. Rybakov came into the match with a perfect 10-0 record and a national ranking of No. 8. Inoue got off to a hot start in set one, leading 4-0. Rybakov fought back to win seven of the next eight games and the set, 7-5. It was all Rybakov in the second, winning 6-0 to give TCU a 6-0 lead.
Stoica took on Sander Jong in the the five-court indoor facility in the six slot. The match was suspended after Jong took the first set, 6-4.
Tomorrow's 2 p.m. match with UT-Arlington has been rescheduled to April 8 due to weather.
WSU continues their nine-game road tilt with a trip to Minneapolis, Minn. Feb. 15-16 to take on Minnesota and Western Michigan at the Baseline Tennis Center.
No. 15 TCU 6, WSU 0
Doubles Results
1. Alex Rybakov/Alastair Gray (TCU) def.
Murkel Dellien/
Haru Inoue (WSU), 6-3
2. #48 Reese Stalder/Bertus Kruger (TCU) def.
Marius Frosa/
Eddie Stoica (WSU), 6-4
3.
Andrea Caligiana/
Stefan Latinovic (WSU) vs. Luc Fomba/Sander Jong (TCU), 4-5, uf.
Singles Results
1. #8 Alex Rybakov (TCU) def.
Haru Inoue (WSU), 7-5, 6-0
2. 75 Alistair Gray (TCU) def.
Murkel Dellien (WSU), 6-1, 6-3
3. Reese Stalder (TCU) def.
Marius Frosa (WSU), 6-3, 6-4
4. #83 Bertus Kruger (TCU) def.
Stefan Latinovic (WSU), 6-3, 6-3
5. Luc Fomba (TCU) def.
Andrea Caligiana (WSU), 6-2, 6-3
6.
Eddie Stoica (WSU) vs. Eduardo Roldan (TCU), 4-6, uf.
