WICHITA – In a match that began outdoors and finished indoors, the Shockers weathered the storm on senior day, closing out Creighton, 4-1.
 
"It's great to finish our last home match of the season with a win," head coach Darragh Glavin said. "Thanks to our seniors, Zach and Orel, for all of their contributions to this program over the years."
 
Playing simultaneously with the women's team, the men had four active singles matches while on the outdoor courts with the No. 5 and 6 waiting for matches to finish.
 
After losing the doubles point, the Shockers (11-14) quickly bounced back, winning all four first sets. Orel Ovil was the first to finish winning his final home match as a Shocker, 6-0, 6-3, on court three.
 
"Great to see Orel win his singles match in dominant fashion, get us on the board early in singles and get us the momentum we needed after a close doubles point," Glavin said.
 
Shortly after moving indoors due to lightning strikes in the area, Alejandro Jacome and Kristof Minarik closed out their matches in straight sets on courts one and four, respectively.
 
Misha Kvantaliani dropped his second set at No. 2 singles and was down 5-2 in the third set but rallied back, winning five consecutive games to clinch the match for the Shockers.
 
Following the match, the team honored seniors, Ovil and Zach Grueber.
 
The Shockers head to Orlando, Fla. Apr. 18 to play Temple before the opening round of the American Athletic Conference tournament.