Wichita, KS-The Oral Roberts men's tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to the Wichita State Shockers Friday afternoon in non-conference action.
Mikhail Trukshanin fared the best for ORU, battling Vlad Marinescu to a tough three set decision before finally falling 7-5, 5-7 and 5-10 in #1 singles.
Igor Sobolta also looked strong for the Golden Eagles in #2 singles, falling 6-2, 4-6 and 5-7 to David Cavalcanti.
Trukshanin and Sobolta took another loss in doubles with a 4-8 setback to Marinescu and Valentin Mihai.
The loss drops ORU to 1-4 on the season. The Golden Eagles are back it on March 5, as they head to Stillwater to take on Oklahoma State at 2:00 p.m.
Full Results
Doubles
1. Marinescu/Mihai (WSU) defeats Trukshanin/Sobolta (ORU), 8-4
2. Pereira/Cavalcanti (WSU) defeats Suslov/Beslic (ORU), 8-2
3. Nicol/Stiebinger (WSU) defeats Tansil/Prevost (ORU), 8-2
Singles
1. Vlad Marinescu (WSU) defeats Mikhail Trukshanin (ORU), 5-7, 7-5, 10-5
2. David Cavalcanti (WSU) defeats Igor Sobolta (ORU), 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
3. Matheus Pereira (WSU) defeats Dmitry Suslov (ORU), 6-2, 6-3
4. Valentin Mihai (WSU) defeats Dario Beslic (ORU), 7-5, 6-3
5. Juan Estensorro (WSU) defeats Matthew Tansil (ORU), 6-1, 6-3
6. Adrian Chermaci (WSU) defeats Matthew Prevost (ORU), 6-0, 6-0
