LINCOLN, Neb. – The Wichita State men's tennis team rallied to win a 4-3 battle over Nebraska Friday inside the Dillon Tennis Center.
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DOUBLES
The Shockers switched up the doubles lineups, with
Austin Williams making his doubles debut in the third flight with junior
Marius Frosa.
Stefan Latinovic and
Haru Inoue moved up to the second slot, and
Murkel Dellien and
Eddie Stoica stayed in the top slot. The Cornhuskers clinched the doubles point, with wins on courts one and three. Dellien and Stoica fell to Toby Boyer and William Gleason, 6-3. Williams and Frosa stayed close early with Chris Dean and Isaac Nortey, before falling 6-4 to give Nebraska the doubles point. Inoue and Latinovic continued their hot streak in doubles play, leading 6-5 over Micah Klousia and Victor Moreno Lozano.
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SINGLES
For the second-straight match, the Shockers reeled off four singles win after dropping the doubles point.
Orel Ovil improved his singles record 5-4 on the season in the sixth flight, taking down Jon Meyer in straight sets (6-1, 6-2) to tie the match at one. Nebraska took the lead back in the first flight, where Boyer dropped Dellien, 6-4, 6-2.
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On court two, Inoue improved to 8-4 on the season, defeating Klousia in straight sets to tie the match back at two. The Cornhuskers took the lead back when Gleason took down Frosa in the third flight, 6-4, 6-4. The Shockers wouldn't go away, winning the final two matches on to clinch the 4-3 win. Stoica rolled in the first over Moreno Lozano (6-4), and rallied from a 5-3 deficit to take the second set (7-5) and the match.
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Latinovic clinched it in the fifth slot, taking down Dean in a three-set back and forth battle. The Shocker freshman rallied to win the final two sets (6-3, 7-5) to secure the win for the Shockers.
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WSU returns home this Sunday when they take on Charlotte and UMKC at Genesis Health Club. The matches are set for 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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Wichita State 4, Nebraska 3
Doubles Results
1. Toby Boyer/William Gleason (NEB) def.
Murkel Dellien/
Eddie Stoica (WSU)
2. Chris Dean/Isaac Nortey (NEB) def.
Austin Williams/
Marius Frosa (WSU), 6-4
3.
Haru Inoue/
Stefan Latinovic (WSU) vs. Micah Klousia/Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB), 6-5, uf.
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Singles Results
1. Toby Boyer (NEB) def.
Murkel Dellien (WSU), 6-4, 6-2
2.
Haru Inoue (WSU) def. Micha Klousia (NEB), 6-2, 6-3
3. William Gleason (NEB) def.
Marius Frosa (WSU), 6-4, 6-4
4.
Eddie Stoica (WSU) def. Victor Moreno Lozano (NEB), 6-4, 7-5
5.
Stefan Latinovic (WSU) def. Chris Dean (NEB), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
6.
Orel Ovil (WSU) def. Jon Meyer (NEB), 6-1, 6-2
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Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
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