The women’s tennis team advanced to the championship of the ITA Kickoff Weekend Invitational after defeating No. 61 Minnesota, 4-1.

The No. 37 Shockers fell to No. 10 Texas A&M in the championship, 3-4. Wichita State fell short of pulling the upset victory when the Aggies captured victories in the final two matches of singles to claim victory.

Junior Aleksandra Trifunovic won a deciding point in the final singles match to hold serve and take a 5-4 lead. Yet the Aggies own Eva Paalma squared up the match, striking in do-or-die fashion to tie things up. Paalma would ultimately closeout the final match, surviving 6-5.

The women next face Oklahoma State at 1 p.m Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The men recorded their first loss of the season, falling to Ohio State 4-0. The Buckeyes entered the match as the No. 9 team in the country.

Miroslav Herzan and Haru Inoue recorded a doubles victory against an Ohio State team featuring No. 24 Mikael Torpegaard. The Shockers won 6-2, but Ohio State took the overall victory based on team points earned in the singles and doubles competition.

The men rebounded off their first blemish of the season, a 3-1 record, to strike up victory against South Carolina, 4-2. Three Shockers were victorious in singles competition.

In doubles, two Wichita State teams were victorious. Tin Ostojic and Jocelyn Devilliers won their match 6-2 and Miroslav Herzan and Haru Inoue also won, 8-2.

The men next take on Purdue at 4 p.m. Saturday at Michael D. Case Tennis Center.