TULSA, Okla.- The No. 62 Wichita State women's tennis team
earned their first win of the season, defeating Oral Roberts, 7-0, on Wednesday
at the Case Tennis Complex.
The Shocker women got their season off on the right foot by
capturing the doubles point. Satjaporn
Mahajaroenkul and Montse Blasco Fernandez defeated Marizanne Bouwer and Rachel
Scroggs, 8-5, and Summer Schlotterback and Rebecca Pedrazzi defeated Brittany
Smith and Natalia Dollar, 8-1, to give the Shockers an early 1-0 lead in the
match.
The success continued in singles play for Wichita State
(1-0), as they took all the matches in straight sets. The Shockers only allowed
the Golden Eagles to capture two points in the six singles contests.
The Shocker women will continue their team season on
Saturday, January 19 when they travel to Norman, Okla. for a match against No.
44 Oklahoma. First serve is set for 12 p.m.
-WICHITA STATE-
No. 62 Wichita State
(1-0) 7
Oral Roberts (0-1) 0
Singles Competition
1. Lucia Kovalova (Wichita State) def. Melanie Marlin (Oral
Roberts), 6-0, 6-1
2. Rebecca Pedrazzi (Wichita State) def. Tori Dollar
(Oral Roberts), 6-0, 6-0
3. Satjaporn Mahajaroenkul (Wichita State) def. Marizanne
Bouwer (Oral Roberts), 6-1, 6-0
4. Veronika Blaskova (Wichita State) def. Rachel Scroggs
(Oral Roberts), 6-0, 6-0
5. Montse Blasco Fernandez (Wichita State) def. Natalia
Dollar (Oral Roberts), 6-0, 6-0
6. Summer Schlotterback (Wichita State) def. Brittany Smith
(Oral Roberts), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1. Veronika Blaskova and Lucia Kovalova (Wichita State) vs.
Melanie Marlin and Tori Dollar (Oral Roberts), 7-6 (DNF)
2. Satjaporn Mahajaroenkul and Montse Blasco Fernandez
(Wichita State) def. Marizanne Bouwer and Rachel Scroggs (Oral Roberts), 8-5
3. Summer Schlotterback and Rebecca Pedrazzi (Wichita State)
def. Brittany Smith and Natalia Dollar (Oral Roberts), 8-1