DENVER, Colo.- The Wichita State women's tennis team
defeated the Denver University Pioneers on Sunday afternoon, 4-3.
For the first time all season, the Shocker women would take
the match despite dropping the doubles point. Denver was able to win two out of
three doubles matches to take the lead early, 1-0.
The Shockers were able to gain their own momentum in the
singles competition. The two teams split the first four singles matches, with
Denver still having the lead 3-2. The Shocks did not look back after that
though. Delia Damaschin defeated Elena Najera, 6-1, 7-6, and Lucia Kovalova
would dig deep in the last match after going down in the first set to defeat
Caroline Schnell, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, and seal the win for the Shockers. "For Lucy
to dig in with all the pressure in the end was an impressive performance," Head
Coach Colin Foster said.
Despite going 1-1 on the weekend, Foster was happy with his
team's performance. "Delia showed such leadership this weekend, to go 4-0 (for
the weekend) was huge for her confidence and obviously huge for the team win
today," he said. "Yok and Lutfi continue to compete at a high level."
The Shockers will have a week off before they return home
play North Texas and Cowley County on Saturday, Mar. 17 at the Sheldon Coleman
Tennis Complex.
-WICHITA STATE-
