SAN DIEGO – The Wichita State men's tennis team ended on a high note at the 9^th annual San Diego Classic, knocking off Drake 4-1 at the Aztec Tennis Complex on the campus of San Diego State.
 
The Shockers (11-9) grabbed the doubles point and followed with singles wins on courts two, three and five to knot their second win over the Bulldogs this season.
 
DOUBLES
The Shockers collected wins on courts one and two to take the doubles point for just the second time since March 1, also against Drake their 4-2 win in Wichita.
 
Haru Inoue and Eddie Stoica grabbed their first win as a duo, dropping Vinny Gillespie and Ben Clark (6-3) in the second lost to give the Shockers an early edge. Murkel Dellien and Marius Frosa, who are a blistering 5-0 as a duo with wins over two ranked opponents, reeled off the final three games against Barny Thorold and Bayo Philips to take the doubles point over the Bulldogs. On court three, Stefan Latinovic and Orel Ovil trailed 5-4 to Calum MacGeoch and Tom hands before play was suspended.
 
SINGLES
Dellien collected his second win in as many days in the second flight for the Shockers. After pulling off a close first set with No. 72 hands, Dellien rolled in the second (6-1) to put the Shockes up 2-0 over the Bulldogs. Drake would answer quickly with a win on court four. Stoica dropped a 6-2, 6-1 decision to MacGeoch to cut the Shocker lead to 2-1.
 
The final four matches on went three sets between the Bulldogs and Shockers. After falling in the first set to Philips, Frosa rallied to take the final two sets on court three to put the Shockers up 3-1. On court five, Latinovic went head to head with Thorold. Latinovic, a native of Belgrade, Serbia, rolled to a 6-3 win in the first set, before dropping the second 6-1. After becoming knotted at three, Latinovic took the final three games to clinch the 4-2 win for WSU.
 
Inoue trailed 5-0 in the third set after splitting sets with 69-ranked Gillespie, while Ovil held a 4-3 lead over Finley Hall after the two split the first two sets.
 
The Shockers return home for matches with Creighton (March 29) and UTSA (March 30) at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex. Saturday's match will be senior day for WSU's four seniors – Haru Inoue, Austin Williams, Andrea Caligiana and Eddie Stoica.
 

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#48 Wichita State 4, Drake 1

Doubles Results
1. Murkel Dellien/Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Barny Thorold/Bayo Philips (DU). 6-3
2. Haru Inoue/Eddie Stoica (WSU) def. Vinny Gillespie/Ben Clark (DU). 6-3
3. Stefan Latinovic/Orel Ovil (WSU) vs. Calum MacGeoch/Tom Hands (DU), 4-5, uf.
 
Singles Results
1. Haru Inoue (WSU) vs. #69 Vinny Gillespie (DU), 6-4, 3-6, 0-5, uf.
2. Murkel Dellien (WSU) def. #72 Tom Hands (DU), 6-4, 6-1
3. Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Bayo Philips (DU), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
4. Calum MacGeoch (DU) def. Eddie Stoica (WSU), 6-2, 6-1
5. Stefan Latinovic (WSU) def. Barny Thorold (DU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
6. Orel Ovil (WSU) vs. Finley Hall (DU), 3-6, 6-4, 4-3, uf.

Order of Finish : Doubles (2, 1); Singles: (2, 4, 3, 5,)