Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Wichita State men's tennis team earned its first win over a ranked opponent this season to snap its six-match losing streak, taking down No. 55 SMU, 4-3, Saturday in Memphis, Tenn. after a 4-1 loss to No. 35 Memphis on Friday.
 
"Great team win today," head coach Darragh Glavin said. "We've lost a few close ones recently and had leads we haven't been able to capitalize on in recent matches, so this was great to bounce back after losing a close one to Memphis yesterday and get four singles wins versus a good SMU team."
 
In match one, the Shockers (10-14) started strong with Kristof Minarik and Alex Richards taking down the Tigers' No. 79-ranked doubles tandem of David Stevenson and Jeremy Taylor, 6-2, at court one. Orel Ovil and Misha Kvantaliani were also successful at court two, winning 6-3 to give the Shockers the doubles point, but Memphis (11-5) came out and won four singles matches to clinch the match, leaving Alejandro Jacome's and Luke Bracks' matches unfinished.
 
In the second match, the Shockers gave up courts one and three in doubles, giving SMU (11-13) the 1-0 advantage. The Mustangs' No. 66-ranked Adam Neff defeated Minarik, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 1 singles to add to their lead, but Kvantaliani responded with 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 2, his fourth win of the season at court two. SMU's Antonio Muniz put the Mustangs in position to clinch with a win at No. 3, but Luke Bracks and Alejandro Jacome won their matches at courts six and four, respectively, to tie the match at 3-3.
 
The pressure to clinch fell on Richards at court five, where he took his match to a third set after dropping the first and came out on top, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, giving the Shockers their first win since Mar. 8.
 
"We've been playing well and today we were able to get over the line and take a big step forward for this team," Glavin said.
 
WSU returns home for its senior day match against Creighton Saturday, Apr. 15 at 10 a.m. at Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex