WICHITA – The Wichita State men's tennis team fell, 0-5, to No. 17 Middle Tennessee State in their final home match of the season.
Nicolas Acevedo and Kristof Minarik were up, 5-4, on their opponents at court three, but MTSU clinched the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 1.
Middle Tennessee (24-4) took a 3-0 lead with straight-set singles wins at courts three and five, but the Shockers (12-13) did not make clinching easy. The Blue Raiders had three ranked singles players that played at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 4, but the Shockers didn't shy away from the challenge, winning the first sets against each of those players. MTSU fought back to take those matches to third sets, but so did Jackie Lin at No. 6, who dropped the first set 2-6, but came back with a 6-2 win in the second. The Blue Raiders clinched the match at No. 4 and prevailed at No. 6 less than a minute later to finish out the day. Acevedo was up 7-5, 5-7, 2-0 at court one and Kristof Minarik's match was a close one (6-4, 2-6, 2-3) when play was halted.
The Shockers take on the American Athletic Conference championship tournament next Friday, April 22 In Tulsa, Oklahoma. Seeding and brackets will be announced Monday, April 18.
#17 Middle Tennessee 5, Wichita State 0
Singles competition
1. Nicolas Acevedo (WSU) vs. #67 SLUMP, Stijn (MTSU) 7-5, 5-7, 2-0, unfinished
2. Kristof Minarik (WSU) vs. #80 ROCHA, Francisco (MTSU) 6-4, 2-6, 2-3, unfinished
3. EDGE, Chris (MTSU) def. Alex Richards (WSU) 6-3, 6-3
4. #120 HOLIS, Stepan (MTSU) def. Orel Ovil (WSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
5. POULSEN, Oskar (MTSU) def. Ray Lo (WSU) 6-2, 6-3
6. MOTL, Pavel (MTSU) def. Jackie Lin (WSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #54 ROCHA, Francisco/POULSEN, Oskar (MTSU) def. Luka Mrsic/Orel Ovil (WSU) 6-4
2. MOTL, Pavel/SLUMP, Stijn (MTSU) def. Ray Lo/Alex Richards (WSU) 6-1
3. Nicolas Acevedo/Kristof Minarik (WSU) def. HOLIS, Stepan/EDGE, Chris (MTSU) 5-4
Match Notes:
Middle Tennessee 24-4; National ranking #17
Wichita State 12-13
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,5,4,6)
T-2:40 A-80
April 17, 2022 at 06:06AM
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