FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Wichita State men's tennis team split a pair of matches in the Razorback Invite Saturday, falling 4-3 to Middle Tennessee and defeating Arkansas 4-3.
The Shockers will play their final match of the invite tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. against the Drake Bulldogs.
Match 1 | Middle Tennessee
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The Shockers started strong against the Blue Raiders claiming the doubles point. All-American doubles pair Murkel Dellien and Marius Frosa claimed their first win of the season defeating Stijn Slump and Pavel Motl, 6-4, while Benjamin Niv picked up his first collegiate doubles win alongside his partner Stefan Latinovic as they claimed victory over Chris Edge and Tom Moonen, 6-4.
Frosa continued his hot streak in singles as he won a match against Max Rauch, 4-6, 6-2, 6-5. Orel Ovil also picked up a victory over Slump, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
Shocker Results
Wichita State 3, Middle Tennessee 4
Singles Competition
1. Tom Moonen (MT) def. Murkel Dellien (WSU) 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-2)
2. Orel Ovil (WSU) def. Stijn Slump (MT) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Chris Edge (MT) def. Elio Lago (WSU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Max Rauch (MT) 4-6, 6-2, 6-5
5. Francisco Rocha (MT) def. Stefan Latinovic (WSU), 6-2, 6-4
6. Pavel Motl (MT) def. Alex Richards (WSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
Doubles Competition
1. Dellien/Frosa (WSU) def. Slump/Motl (MT) 6-4
2. Latinovic/Niv (WSU) def. Edge/Moonen (MT) 6-4
3. Rauch/Stormon (MT) vs. Lago/Ovil (WSU) no result
Match 2 | Arkansas
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Coming into today, the Razorbacks led the all-time series 18-2 with the last Wichita State win coming in 1987 when they won 5-4. This is only the third time since 1988 that the Shockers have defeated a team out of the SEC.
Shocker doubles teams continued their winning ways against Arkansas as Dellien and Frosa won their second match of day against Enrique Paya and Maxim Verboven, 6-4. Niv and Latinovic also picked up another doubles win over Alex Reco and Nico Rousset, 7-5.
It was a battle to the end in singles that ended up coming down to Elio Lago who won a match against Jose D. Alonso in three sets, 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 7-5. Frosa and Latinovic also came out victorious in singles defeating Rousset, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, and Melvin Manuel, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, respectively.
Shocker Results
Wichita State 4, Arkansas 3
Singles Competition
1. Maxim Verboven (ARK) def. Murkel Dellien (WSU) 6-7 (8-6), 6-2, 7-5
2. Alex Reco (ARK) def. Orel Ovil (WSU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Elio Lago (WSU) def. Jose D. Alonso (ARK) 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 7-5
4. Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Nico Rousset (ARK) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
5. Stefan Latinovic (WSU) def. Melvin Manuel (ARK) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
6. Enrique Paya (ARK) def. Alex Richards (WSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles Competition
1. Dellien/Frosa (WSU) def. Paya/Verboven (ARK) 6-4
2. Niv/Latinovic (WSU) def. Reco/Rousset (ARK) 7-5
3. Alonso/Manuel (ARK) def. Ovil/Lago (WSU) 6-3
