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Bulldogs' MVC Winning Streak Halted At 23 By Wichita State, 5-2

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Bulldogs' MVC Winning Streak Halted At 23 By Wichita State, 5-2

DES MOINES, IOWA - A historic run in Drake men's tennis history came to a close on Saturday (April 3) as the Bulldogs suffered their first home Missouri Valley Conference loss since April 13, 2003 in dropping a 5-2 decision to Wichita State at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

The setback also snapped Drake's 23-match regular season conference winning streak that dated back to the 2006 campaign.

"Overall, this was a tough loss today," Bulldog head coach Jimmy Borendame commented.  "We competed hard in some spots but not in all.  As a team, we are still learning and understanding how to use momentum and intensity in key moments in the matches.  We have a great opportunity to keep working on this against Saint Louis on Friday."

As has been the pattern in four of the last five encounters, the Shockers earned the doubles point, this year on the strength of sweeping all three doubles matches.

Wichita State then collected victories at the Nos. 5, 6 and finally 3 positions to clinch the affair.

The Bulldogs garnered points in the contest from junior Mauricio Ballivian (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) and freshman Jean Erasmus (Windhoek, Namibia) on the Nos. 1 and 4 courts, respectively.

Registering his 11th consecutive singles triumph was Erasmus, who bettered Adrian Chermaci, 6-2, 6-1.

Notching a three-set victory at No. 1 was Ballivian, who bested Sven Kasper, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8.

Drake returns to action on Friday (April 9) as the Bulldogs host Saint Louis at 2:30 p.m. at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

WICHITA STATE (10-7, 2-0 MVC) DEF. DRAKE (11-7, 1-1 MVC), 5-2

APRIL 3, 2010 - DES MOINES, IOWA

ROGER KNAPP TENNIS CENTER

SINGLES:

No. 1 Mauricio Ballivian (DU) def. Sven Kasper (WSU), 6-3, 4-6, 10-8

No. 2 Vlad Marinescu (WSU) def Guilherme Marsiglia (DU), 6-2, 6-4

No. 3 Valetin Mihai (WSU) def. James McKie (DU), 6-3, 7-6 (1)

No. 4 Jean Erasmus (DU) def. Adrian Chermaci (WSU), 6-2, 6-1

No. 5 David Cavalcanti (WSU) def. Jonathan Hadash (DU), 6-2, 6-2

No. 6 Matheus Pereira (WSU) def. Ryan Drake (DU), 6-1, 6-2

Order of finish (5,6,3,2,4,1)

DOUBLES:

No. 1 Kasper/Mihai (WSU) def. Hadash/Marsiglia (DU), 8-4

No. 2 Chermaci/Marinescu (WSU) def. Ballivian/Erasmus (DU), 8-5

No. 3 Cavalcanti/Pereira (WSU) def. Drake/McKie (DU), 8-4

Order of finish (3,2,1)

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Ryan Drake

Ryan Drake

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Jean Erasmus

Jean Erasmus

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Junior
Jonathan Hadash

Jonathan Hadash

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Senior
James McKie

James McKie

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Junior
Guilherme Marsiglia

Guilherme Marsiglia

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Freshman
Mauricio Ballivian

Mauricio Ballivian

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Junior

Players Mentioned

Ryan Drake

Ryan Drake

Junior
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Jean Erasmus

Jean Erasmus

Junior
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Jonathan Hadash

Jonathan Hadash

Senior
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James McKie

James McKie

Junior
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Guilherme Marsiglia

Guilherme Marsiglia

Freshman
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Mauricio Ballivian

Mauricio Ballivian

Junior
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