Tigers drop road trip finale at Wichita State

Tuesday, March 12

Wichita, Kan.

12 p.m.

University of Memphis

Wichita State

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Mar 12, 2019 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

WICHITA, Kan. – Memphis men's tennis dropped a close 4-3 decision at No. 39 Wichita State Tuesday afternoon, concluding a three-match road trip.

Despite taking doubles, a third win in singles play eluded Memphis (9-7).

The Tigers notched their 12^th doubles point of the season with wins at 2 and 1. Duo Jan Pallares and Patrick Sydow claimed a 6-2 win on court 2 before tandem Oscar Cutting and David Stevenson clinched with a 6-4 victory at the top spot.

In singles, Memphis stretched the lead to 2-0 with a win from David Stevenson at the bottom of the lineup.

After the Shockers (7-7) found their first victory of the day, Chris Patzanovsky won in straight sets at the No. 1 position. The home side began its rally, forcing a third set on courts 2 and 3 before clinching the victory in a tiebreak.

The Tigers return to action in two weekends at the San Diego Spring Classic. The annual trip co-hosted by the University of San Diego and San Diego State University is set for Mar. 22-24.

RESULTS
Singles
1. #123 Chris Patzanovsky (MEM) def. Haru Inoue (WSU), 6-4, 6-4
2. Murkel Dellien (WSU) def. Jan Pallares (MEM), 7-6, 6-7, 6-1
3. Marius Frosa (WSU) def. Jeremy Taylor (MEM), 5-7, 6-2, 7-6
4. Eddie Stoica (WSU) def. Matt Story (MEM), 7-6, 6-2
5. Stefan Latinovic (WSU) def. Oscar Cutting (MEM), 6-3, 6-4
6. David Stevenson (MEM) def. Orel Ovil (WSU), 6-3, 6-2
(Order of finish: 6, 5, 1, 4, 2, 3)

Doubles
1. Cutting/Stevenson (MEM) def. Dellien/Stoica (WSU), 6-4
2. Pallares/Sydow (MEM) def. Frosa/Caligiana (WSU), 6-2
3. Taylor/Story (MEM) vs. Latinovic/Inoue (WSU), 4-4, unfinished
(Order of finish: 2, 1)