KANSAS CITY, Mo. –  The Wichita State men's tennis team swept a double header Tuesday to improve to 7-3 as they defeated Creighton 5-1, and UMKC 5-1, at the Woodside Health and Tennis Club in Kansas City.
 
The Shockers will get a nice break before their next match on February 14, at 6 p.m. against Drake in Des Moines, Iowa.
 
Match 1 | Creighton
The Shockers shook things up in doubles with the absence of Murkel Dellien. Elio Lago and Orel Ovil moved from three to one, Benjamin Niv played at two with Alex Richards who he has one won a doubles match with earlier this season, and All-American Marius Frosa teamed up with freshman Yi Jui Lo at three. Niv and Richards improved their record as a pairing to 2-0 with a victory over Jose Oscar Diaz and Daniel Lopez-Rey, 6-2, while Frosa and Lo battled to quickly defeat Stratton Brown and Joe Hoff, 6-3. The last match remaining was stopped with Lago and Ovil trailing 4-5.
 
In singles, Frosa was the first to finish as he dominated Armando Gandini, 6-0, 6-1, as fellow senior Lago followed with a win over Nick Campbell, 6-2, 7-6, on court one. The next match to complete was on court two as Ovil snatched a victory versus Brown, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, which sealed the match for WSU. Yi Jui Lo puched the Shockers to five with a win over Diaz, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
 
Shocker Results
Wichita State 5, Creighton 1
 
Singles Competition:
1. Elio Lago (WSU) def. Nick Campbell (CU) 6-2, 7-6
2. Orel Ovil (WSU) def. Stratton Brown (CU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Armando Gandini (CU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Yi Jui Lo (WSU) def. Jose Oscar Diaz (CU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
5. Mac Mease (CU) def. Alex Richards (WSU) 7-5, 2-6, 11-9
6. Benjamin Niv (WSU) vs. Daniel Lopez-Rey (CU) 3-2, susp.
 
Doubles Competition:
1. Elio Lago/Orel Ovil (WSU) vs. Nick Campbell/Mac Mease (CU) 4-5
2. Benjamin Niv/Alex Richards (WSU) def. Jose Oscar Diaz/Daniel Lopez-Rey (CU) 6-2
3. Marius Frosa/Yi Jui Lo (WSU) def. Stratton Brown/Joe Hoff (CU) 6-3
 
Match 2 | UMKC
 
The second match of the day against UMKC was played a little differently as the teams only played singles. Frosa led the charge defeating his former teammate Austin Williams, 6-1, 6-3, while Lago quickly followed on court one as he won in two sets against Diego Giraldo, 6-2, 7-5. Yi Jui Lo stayed hot and won his second match of the day on court four over Jake Fraunfelder, 6-3, 7-6 (10-8). Fellow freshman Benjamin Niv collected his first collegiate singles victory against Brian King, 6-1, 6-2. Alex Richards also defeated Kacper Piekarek on court five, 6-3, 6-3.
 
Shocker Results
Wichita State 5, UMKC 1
 
Singles Competition:
1. Elio Lago (WSU) def. Diego Giraldo (KCR) 6-2, 7-5
2. Tom Kruse (KCR) def. Orel Ovil (WSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
3. Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Austin Williams (KCR) 6-1, 6-3
4. Yi Jui Lo (WSU) def. Jake Fraunfelder (KCR) 6-3, 7-6 (10-8)
5. Alex Richards (WSU) def. Kacper Piekarek (KCR) 6-3, 6-3
6. Benjamin Niv (WSU) def. Brian King (KCR) 6-1, 6-2