KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Oral Roberts men's tennis team rolled past
South Dakota State by a score of 4-1 in the second game of a
doubleheader on Friday in Kansas City, Mo. The Golden Eagles
improved to 4-1 in Summit League play with the victory.
ORU's duo of 
Mikhail Trukshanin and 
Igor Sobolta led off doubles
play with an 8-4 win over Dominic Rossetto and Jamie Dash at the
top spot, while the Golden Eagle tandem of Dmitry Suslov and Dario
Beslic secured the opening point with an 8-4 win over Corey
Paluch and Evan Sims at the No. 2 position.
Sobolta was first to get ORU on the board in singles play with a
6-2, 6-2 victory over Justin Pyle at the No. 2 slot, while Beslic
followed with a 6-0, 6-2 win against Dash at the No. 4
position.
Trukshanin finished the match off by defeating Paluch at the top
spot by a score of 7-5, 6-3.
The Golden Eagles face UMKC on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Oral Roberts 4, South Dakota State 1
Singles
No. 1 - 
Mikhail Trukshanin (ORU) def. Corey Paluch (SDSU), 7-5,
6-3
No. 2 - 
Igor Sobolta (ORU) def. Justin Pyle (SDSU), 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 - Dmitry Suslov (ORU) led Dominic Rossetto (SDSU), 6-3, 5-0
(DNF)
No. 4 - 
Dario Beslic (ORU) def.
Jamie Dash (SDSU), 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 - Matt Tansil (ORU) led Dan Tully (SDSU), 6-4, 5-2 (DNF)
No. 6 - Evan Sims (SDSU) def. 
Carlos Salazar (ORU), 6-1,
6-4
 Order of Finish: 6, 2, 4, 1*
 
Doubles
No. 1 - Trukshanin/Sobolta (ORU) def. Rossetto/Dash (SDSU), 8-4
No. 2 - Suslov/Beslic (ORU) def. Paluch/Sims (SDSU), 8-4
No. 3 - Pyle/Morgan Salo (SDSU) def. Salazar/Tansil (ORU), 8-6
 Order of Finish: 1, 2*, 3
 *Clinching point
- ORU -