Box Score Wichita Falls, Texas-  The Metropolitan State University of Denver men's tennis team fell 5-1 to No. 16 Midwestern State in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Monday afternoon.
 
The Roadrunners were able to take one of the doubles matches with senior Josh Graetz (Albury, Australia/The Scots School) and junior Joey Tscherne (Sylmar, Calif./John F. Kennedy H.S.) taking their match 8-2.  However, the Mustangs were able to take the other two doubles matches as well as the first three singles matches to clinch the match 5-1.
 
Results
Doubles

1. Josh Graetz (Albury, Australia/The Scots School)/Joey Tscherne (Sylmar, Calif./John F. Kennedy H.S.) (MSUD) def. Pineda/McCaig (MSU): 8-2
2. Norrie/Vijayaraman (MSU) def/ Keenan Kaltenbacher (Colorado Springs, Colo./The Classical Academy) /Daniel Llorente (Malaga, Spain) (MSUD): 8-5
3. Martinez-Roca/Palacios (MSU) def. Calum Hayes (Leeds, England/Guiseley H.S.)/ Alejandro Martinez-Morilla (Madrid, Spain/I.E. Valdecas) (MSUD): 8-2

 
Singles

1. Graetz (MSUD) vs. Vijayaraman (MSU): 2-6, 2-1, unfinished
2. Tscherne (MSUD) vs. Pineda (MSU): 3-6, 6(5)-6(5), unfinished
3. Llorente (MSUD) vs. Palacios (MSU): 0-6, 2-3, unfinished
4. McCaig (MSU) def. Martinez-Morilla (MSUD): 6-4, 6-0
5. Martinez/Roca (MSU) def. Kaltenbacher (MSUD): 6-2, 6-0
6. Muniz (MSU) def. Hayes (MSUD): 6-4, 6-1

 
 This will end the 2018 season for the Roadrunners.