ORLANDO, Fla. – The Wichita State men's tennis team suffered a 6-1 loss to No. 57 UCF Friday at the USTA National Campus.
 
Alejandro Jacome picked up the lone win for the Shockers at No. 4 singles, defeating No. 84-ranked Liam Branger, 7-6(8-6), 6-1, to improve to 12-4 and claim his first victory over a rarnked opponent.
 
Misha Kvantaliani and Kristof Minarik joined forces for the first time at No. 1 doubles, putting up a fight against UCF's No. 30 duo of Lleyton Cronje and Bogdan Pavel, but ultimately fell 6-4.
 
With the 1-0 advantage heading into singles, UCF claimed three-consecutive straight-set wins on the top three courts to clinch the match. Playing the matches out, Jacome won at No. 4, Luke Bracks fell 6-3, 6-4 at No. 6 and Alex Richards won his second set to send his match to a third, dropping the tiebreaker 10-3.
 
The Shockers remain in the Sunshine State for a dual with No. 60 South Florida Sunday at noon CT.

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#57 UCF 6, Wichita St. 1
 
Singles competition
1. #105 Bogdan Pavel (UCF) def. Misha Kvantaliani (WSU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Lleyton Cronje (UCF) def. Kristof Minarik (WSU) 6-3, 6-4
3. Yassine Dlimi (UCF) def. Orel Ovil (WSU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Alejandro Jacome (WSU) def. #84 Liam Branger (UCF) 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
5. Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF) def. Alex Richards (WSU) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3)
6. Francisco Llanes (UCF) def. Luke Bracks (WSU) 6-3, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
1. #30 Lleyton Cronje/Bogdan Pavel (UCF) def. Misha Kvantaliani/Kristof Minarik (WSU) 6-4
2. Paul Colin/Cooper White (UCF) def. Luke Bracks/Alex Richards (WSU) 6-2
3. Yassine Dlimi/Francisco Llanes (UCF) vs. Alejandro Jacome/Orel Ovil (WSU) 5-4, unfinished
 
Match Notes:
Wichita St. 9-11
UCF 6-10; National ranking #57
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,1,2,4,6,5)