WICHITA, Kan. – The Wichita State men's tennis team swept a doubleheader with Charlotte and UMKC Sunday at Wichita Collegiate School and Genesis Health Club.
 
The Shockers (10-7) rallied to win four singles matches after dropping the doubles point for the third time in a row in the Charlotte match, and cruised to a 4-0 win over UMKC in the nightcap.
 
Wichita State 4, Charlotte 3
 
DOUBLES
The Shockers once again switched up the doubles lineups, this time inserting Marius Frosa and Murkel Dellien in the top slot, and pairing Orel Ovil and Eddie Stoica in flight three. Charlotte's Oliver Sec and Henry Lieberman put the 49ers on the board in the third flight, winning 6-3 over Ovil and Stoica. Frosa and Dellien teamed up to drop the 26^th-ranked duo of Luca Keist and Constandinos Chrisoforou in the top slot (6-3), before Ignasi De Rueda and Benjamin Wayand took down freshman Stefan Latinovic and Haru Inoue 6-2 to clinch the point.
 
SINGLES
After a slow start, the Shockers rallied to win five first sets over the 49ers. Ovil won his third match in a row in the sixth flight, improving to 7-4 with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Lieberman to tie the match at one. 6-foot-6 Latinovic continued to be strong in the serve game, notching his sixth win in the fifth flight over Sec in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4 to put the Shockers up 2-1.
 
The 49ers didn't go away, pushing the back to 2-2 with a three-set win on court three. Frosa took the first set over Wayand, before he won the final two sets (6-4, 6-3) to tie the match. Inoue put up a fight in the first flight againt Keist, who ranks No. 84 in ITA/Oracle Singles Rankings. Trailing 5-2, the senior from Tokyo, Japan, rallied to win the final five games and take the set, 7-5. Inoue continued his stellar play in the second set, winning 6-4 to knock off Keist and give WSU a 3-2 lead. Dellien clinched the match for the Shockers in the second slot, winning a three-set battle with De Rueda (6-2, 4-6, 6-2). Stoica and Christoforou played out their match on court five, where Stoica fell in a close three-set match, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.
 
Wichita State 4, UMKC 0
 
DOUBLES
WSU clinched its first doubles point since defeating Drake on March 1. Frosa and Dellien collected their second win of the day in the top slot, taking down Ben Stride and Diego Giraldo, 6-4. Stoica and Ovil won their first match as a pair in the third flight, defeating Hunter Clark and Anil Patel, 6-4. Latinovic and Inoue led 4-3 over Tom Kruse and Daniel Izadifar before play was suspended.
 
SINGLES
Ovil wasted no time in the sixth flight, defeating Patel without losing a game to improve his win streak to three. Stoica rebounded in flight four for the Shockers, dropping Neil O'Connor in straight sets (6-0, 6-4) to give WSU a 3-0 lead. Latinovic recorded his fourth-straight in in the fifth flight (6-1 overall) to clinch the match for the Shockers. Frosa led a set (6-4) and was trailing 3-2, Dellien was up a set (6-4) and trailing 1-3, and Inoue was in a tiebreaker in the first set before going unfinished.
 
The Shockers are next in action beginning Friday at the San Diego Invite in San Diego, Calif. The field is a strong one that includes Harvard, Princeton, Tulane, Memphis, Drake, San Diego State, and San Diego. Three teams in the field are ranked in the top-50 of latest ITA/Oracle Team Rankings.
 

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WSU 4, Charlotte 3
 
Doubles Results
1. Marius Frosa/Murkel Dellien (WSU) def. #26 Luca Keist/C. Christoforou (CHA), 6-3
2. Ignasi De Rueda/Benjamin Wayand (CHA) def. Stefan Latinovic/Haru Inoue (WSU), 6-2
3. Oliver Sec/Henry Lieberman (CHA) def. Orel Ovil/Eddie Stoica (WSU), 6-3
 
Singles Results
1. Haru Inoue (WSU) def. #84 Luca Keist (CHA), 7-5, 6-4
2. Murkel Dellien (WSU) def. Ignasi De Rueda (CHA), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
3. Benjamin Wayand (CHA) def. Marius Frosa (WSU), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. C. Christoforou (CHA) def. Eddie Stoica (WSU), 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
5. Stefan Latinovic (WSU) def. Oliver Sec (CHA), 6-4, 6-4
6. Orel Ovil (WSU) def. Henry Lieberman (CHA), 6-3, 6-1
 

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 WSU 4, UMKC 0
 
Doubles Results
1. Murkel Dellien/Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Ben Stride/Diego Giraldo (UMKC), 6-4
2. Stefan Latinovic/Haru Inoue (WSU) vs. Tom Kruse/Daniel Izadifar (UMKC), 4-3
3. Orel Ovil/Eddie Stoica (WSU) def. Hunter Clark/Anil Patel (UMKC), 6-4
 
Singles Results
1. Murkel Dellien (WSU) vs. Tom Kruse (UMKC), 6-4, 1-3, uf.
2. Haru Inoue (WSU) vs. Diego Giraldo (UMKC), 6-6, uf.
3. Marius Frosa (WSU) vs. Ben Stride (UMKC), 6-4, 2-3, uf.
4. Eddie Stoica (WSU) def. Neil O'Connor (UMKC), 6-0, 6-4
5. Stefan Latinovic (WSU) def. Hunter Clark (UMKC), 6-4, 6-0
6. Orel Ovil (WSU) def. Anil Patel (UMKC), 6-0, 6-0