Youngstown State University
Youngstown State Invitational
Guins Win Three Draw Titles At YSU Invitational
9/13/2026 6:17:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Youngstown State men's tennis team opened its fall tournament play hosting the two-day YSU Invitational at the YSU Indoor Tennis Center. The Penguins had a successful debut winning two singles draws and a doubles draw.
Winning singles draws were Oscar Gippet and newcomer Phopthum Sriwong. Gippet won four matches to take the A Draw while Sriwong won the B Draw.
Gippet picked up straight set wins over Marquette and Mercyhurst on Saturday. On Sunday, he beat teammate Dovas Dersonas 3-6, 6-1, 10-6 before cruising in the title match over Case Western Reserve by scores of 6-2, 6-2.
Sriwong won his two matches on day one in straight sets as well. On Sunday, he battled for two three-set victories. In the semis, he rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 11-9 victory.
In the finals, he picked up a 6-3, 2-6, 13-11 win. In the third set, he trailed 3-0 early before battling back to take the lead at 6-5. He surged to a 9-6 lead before surrendering four consecutive points. After fighting off another match point at 11-10, he scored the final three points for the victory.
In doubles, YSU's Rafael Le Fur and Dovas Dersonas picked up the B Draw title. The duo won three competitions to claim the title. They opened the tournament with a 6-2 win over Mercyhurst and a 6-1 win over a pair from Case Western Reserve. On Sunday, Le Fur and Dersonas claimed the title with a 6-4 win against CWRU.
The Penguins return to action on Sept. 25-27 at the Horizon League Individual Championships in Cleveland.
Singles Results
Stueckrath (YSU) def. Menghe (MU) – 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Totorica (CWRU) def. Stueckrath (YSU) – 4-6, 6-2, 10-5
Nguyen (IUI) def. Woiten (YSU) – 6-3, 7-6 (2)
Gippet (YSU) def. St-Laurent (MAR) – 6-4, 6-2
Gippet (YSU) def. Belosevic (MU) – 7-5, 6-3
Dersonas (YSU) def. Anderson (MAR) – 6-2, 6-2
Dersonas (YSU) def. Singh (CWRU) – 6-3, 6-2
Oliver (MU) def. Haita (YSU) – 2-6 (Won by retirement)
Sriwong (YSU) def. Paszylk (MU) – 7-6 (5), 6-3
Sriwong (YSU) def. Jain (CWRU) – 6-2, 6-4
Mishiro (YSU) def. Hassan (DUQ) – won by default
Jhaveri (CWRU) def. Mishiro (YSU) – 6-4, 5-4 (injury)
Anderson (MAR) def. Woiten (YSU) – 6-3, 6-4
Sriwong (YSU) def. Chen (CWRU) – 4-6, 6-3, 11-9
Sriwong (YSU) def. Lai (DUQ) – 6-3, 2-6, 13-11
Gippet (YSU) def. Dersonas (YSU) – 3-6, 6-1, 10-6
Gippet (YSU) def. Totorica (CWRU) - 6-2, 6-2
Doubles Results
Haita/Gippet (YSU) def. St-Laurent/Solheim (MAR) – 7-6 (5)
Woiten/Mishiro (YSU) def. Damaske/Mengher (MU) – 7-6 (3)
Shiffer/Singh (CWRU) def. Woiten/Mishiro (YSU) – 6-4
Stueckrath/Sriwong (YSU) def. Winsnes/Sanchez (MU) – 6-1
Totorica/Jain (CWRU) def. Stueckrath/Sriwong (YSU) – 6-3
Le Fur/Dersonas (YSU) def. Vazquez/Do (MU) – 6-2
Le Fur/Dersonas (YSU) def. Memije/Jhaveri (CWRU) – 6-1
Le Fur/Dersonas (YSU) def. Saylor/Kwiatkowski (CWRU) – 6-4
