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Wichita StateThe top 25 showdown between South Florida and Minnesota may have finished 4-3 but it wasn’t that close as South Florida cruised to the doubles point and then picked up 4 opening sets and ended up sweeping the top 3 courts. Roberto Cid provided the clincher at #1 singles winning the 3rd set 6-1 then after the clinch the 2 remaining matches played 10 point supertiebreaks in lieu of a 3rd set.
USF recap
“[Minnesota] has a very good team in doubles and we have a very strong team in doubles, so we knew that would be a huge point, said head coach Matt Hill. “The guys played really well today, especially at No. 1 and No. 3, so that gave us a lot of confidence moving into the singles.
Minnesota recap
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#21 South Florida 4, #25 Minnesota 3
Mar 18, 2015 at Tampa, Fla. (USF Varsity Tennis Courts)
Singles competition
1. #21 Roberto Cid (USF 14.19) def. #25 Leandro Toledo (MINN 14.01) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
2. Sasha Gozun (USF 13.39) def. Jack Hamburg (MINN 13.07) 6-3, 7-6(5)
3. Oliver Pramming (USF 13.32) def. Ruben Weber (MINN 13.27) 6-2, 6-4
4. Matic Spec (MINN 13.78) def. Igna. Gonzalez-Muniz (USF 13.09) 7-5, 6-3
5. Felix Corwin (MINN 13.58) def. Justin Roberts (USF 13.03) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 1-0(5)
6. Mathieu Froment (MINN 12.84) def. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF 13.21) 7-6(5), 4-6, 1-0(5)
Doubles competition
1. #37 Oliver Pramming/Justin Roberts (USF) def. #66 Mathieu Froment/Jack Hamburg (MINN) 6-2
2. Sasha Gozun/Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF) vs. #80 Felix Corwin/Leandro Toledo (MINN) 4-5, unf
3. Roberto Cid/Igna. Gonzalez-Muniz (USF) def. Eric Frueh/Matic Spec (MINN) 6-2
Match Notes
Minnesota 10-5 (1-0 Big Ten); National ranking #25
South Florida 13-4 (1-0 AAC); National ranking #21
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,4,2,1,5,6)
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SMU jumped out to a 3-1 lead on Oklahoma State but the Cowboys rallied and won the final 3 courts with Tristan Meraut providing the clincher at #4 singles. Meraut broke Nate Lammons to go up 3-2 in the 3rd and held for 4-2 and never would relinquish the lead.
#31 Oklahoma State 4, #34 SMU 3
Singles competition
1. Lucas Gerch (OKST 13.70) def. Arturs Kazijevs (SMU 13.60) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
2. #102 Jakob Sude (OKST 13.52) def. Markus Kerner (SMU 12.58) 6-4, 6-4
3. Samm Butler (SMU 13.78) def. #122 Arjun Kadhe (OKST 13.53) 6-4, 6-4
4. Tristan Meraut (OKST 13.36) def. #110 Nate Lammons (SMU 13.27) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU 12.69) def. Nicolai Ferrigno (OKST 13.50) 6-3, 7-6
6. Jurence Mendoza (OKST 13.48) def. Charles Nettlefold (SMU 11.64) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Arturs Kazijevs/Markus Kerner (SMU) def. #16 Arjun Kadhe/Jakob Sude (OKST) 7-5
2. Nate Lammons/Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) vs. Nicolai Ferrigno/Lucas Gerch (OKST) 6-5, unf
3. Samm Butler/Tony Russell (SMU) def. Tristan Meraut/Jurence Mendoza (OKST) 6-3
Match Notes:
Oklahoma State 13-3; National ranking #31
SMU 15-3; National ranking #34
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,3,5,1,6,4)
T-2:57 A-119
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UNLV picked up its 1st ranked win of the year as the Runnin’ Rebels upset #44 Wichita State 5-2. Wichita State had its 6 match winning streak snapped after narrowly squeaking past Idaho 4-3 the day before.
UNLV recap
“It was a great team effort today in both singles and doubles,” said UNLV head coach Owen Hambrook. “The guys deserved this win. They responded to the challenge and played with great energy to get the in against a very good Wichita State team.”
UNLV 5, #44 Wichita State 2
March 18, 2015
at Las Vegas, Nev. (Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Ace Matias (UNLV 13.75) def. #46 Tin Ostojic (WSU 13.65) 6-3, 6-3
2. Tomislav Gregurovic (WSU 12.86) def. Denys Pume (UNLV 12.91) 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
3. IIja Cuic (WSU 13.16) def. Jakob Amilon (UNLV 12.80) 6-1, 6-3
4. Adam Gage-Brown (UNLV 11.65) def. Guillermo de Vilchez (WSU 12.61) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5)
5. Alexandr Cozbinov (UNLV 12.78) def. Jocelyn Devilliers (WSU 12.68) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
6. Ruben Alberts (UNLV 11.91) def. Miroslav Herzan (WSU 12.57) 7-5, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #25 Tomislav Gregurovic/Tin Ostojic (WSU) def. Adam Gage-Brown/Ace Matias (UNLV) 6-2
2. Ruben Alberts/Jakob Amilon (UNLV) def. IIja Cuic/Guillermo de Vilchez (WSU) 6-2
3. Denys Pume/Alexandr Cozbinov (UNLV) def. Jocelyn Devilliers/Miroslav Herzan (WSU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,6,3,2,5,4)
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