WICHITA, Kan. – No. 62 Wichita State defeated No. 74 Missouri 6-1 on Sunday at the Wichita Country Club in Wichita. Sunday's win now moves the Shockers to 5-2 on the season the Tigers drop to 2-5. No. 62 Wichita State is currently on a five dual-match winning streak while No. 74 Missouri is on a five dual-match losing streak.

The Shockers began the day by sweeping the doubles portion. Rebecca Pedrazzi/Montse Blasco Fernandez of No. 62 Wichita State (the ninth ranked doubles team in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Central Doubles Rankings) defeated Alex Clark/Cassidy Spearman of No. 74 Missouri by an 8-3 score.

Lucia Kovalova/Veronika Blaskova secured the doubles portion sweep and the doubles point for the Shockers, winning their doubles match 8-3 against the team of Cierra Gaytan-Leach/Rachel Stuhlmann. No. 62 Wichita State would take the 1-0 advantage going into singles play.

Kelli Hine (the tenth ranked tennis player in the ITA's Central Singles Rankings) beat Pedrazzi 6-3, 6-3. to tie the dual-match at one apiece. The Shockers would go on to win the remaining singles matches of the day.

Julia Schiller earned a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Gaytan-Leach to give the Shockers a 2-1 lead. Blaskova would increase Wichita State's advantage to 3-1 when she captured a 7-6(6), 6-3 win over Clark.

Kovalova made the dual-match a 4-1 Shocker lead after winning her match against Stuhlmann, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3. Abby Stevens took down Madison Rhyner in a 6-0, 2-6, 7-5 victory to create a 5-1 dual-match advantage for the Shockers.

Blasco Fernandez (the Missouri Valley Conference Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week) finished the dual-match when she defeated Spearman 6-4, 5-7, 10-7 to increase WSU's lead to the 6-1 final score. This was the only singles match of the day decided on a ten-point match tiebreaker.

Shocker women's tennis head coach Colin Foster was pleased with how his team executed against the Tigers.

“We prioritized a few things in practice this week, specifically in the doubles, and it was nice to see us execute well in those areas,” Foster said. “In singles, we won five first sets and No. 74 Missouri certainly made a run, but we talk about how that happens all the time in sport.

“It's just natural to fight a little harder and play more focused from behind. We did well to keep our composure when they made their run and really earned this victory. We've had close battles with UT-Arlington every year, and I expect no different tomorrow.”

No. 62 Wichita State is back in action on Monday when they face UT-Arlington at the Wichita Country Club in Wichita at 10 a.m. Live stats will be available on GoShockers.com, and the results of Monday's match will be posted following the completion of play.

-WICHITA STATE-