WICHITA, Kan. – No. 51 Wichita State defeated Evansville 7-0 at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex at WSU's campus in Wichita during the second match of their Saturday doubleheader. Earlier in the day, the Shockers defeated Southern Illinois 7-0.The Shockers improved to 15-6 on the year and 4-0 in Missouri Valley Conference (play) while Evansville dropped to 7-11 and 1-3 overall in Valley competition.
Lucia Kovalova/Veronika Blaskova started off doubles with an 8-1 win over Natasha James/Kelsey Costales at No. 1 doubles. Abby Stevens/Julia Schiller (No. 7 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Central Doubles Rankings) clinched the doubles point and the 1-0 advantage for No. 51 Wichita State when they won 8-5 against Mina Milovic/Andjela Brquljan at No. 3 doubles.
Although the doubles point was clinched, Marketa Trousilova/Marina Moreno beat Rebecca Pedrazzi/Montse Blasco Fernandez (No. 9 in the ITA's Central Doubles Rankings) 8-6 at No. 2 doubles.
Blaskova won 6-0, 6-0 against Milovic at No. 6 singles to give the Shockers a 2-0 lead. Stevens took down Costales at No. 4 singles to push the Shocker advantage to 3-0.
Kovalova and Pedrazzi extended the Shocker lead from 3-0 to 5-0. Kovalova clinched the match at No. 3 singles when she earned a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Moreno while Pedrazzi beat James 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.
Blasco Fernandez and Schiller pushed the score from 5-0 to the 7-0 final score with victories in each of their singles matches. Blasco Fernandez won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 5 singles against Brqulajan and Schiller took down Trousilova 6-3, 2-6, 12-10 at No. 1 singles to close the match.
Wichita State's next dual-match takes place on Friday at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex at WSU's campus in Wichita when they face Northern Iowa at 1 p.m.
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#51 Wichita State 7, Evansville 0
Singles competition
1. Julia Schiller (WSUW) def. Marketa Trousilova (EVAN) 6-3, 2-6, 12-10
2. Rebecca Pedrazzi (WSUW) def. Natasha James (EVAN) 6-1, 6-1
3. Lucia Kovalova (WSUW) def. Marina Moreno (EVAN) 6-1, 6-1
4. Abby Stevens (WSUW) def. Kelsey Costales (EVAN) 6-0, 6-1
5. Montse B. Fernandez (WSUW) def. Andjela Brquljan (EVAN) 6-2, 6-2
6. Veronika Blaskova (WSUW) def. Mina Milovic (EVAN) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Lucia Kovalova/Veronika Blaskova (WSUW) def. Natasha James/Kelsey Costales (EVAN) 8-1
2. Marketa Trousilova/Marina Moreno (EVAN) def. Rebecca Pedrazzi/Montse B. Fernandez (WSUW) 8-6
3. Abby Stevens/Julia Schiller (WSUW) def. Mina Milovic/Andjela Brquljan (EVAN) 8-5
Match Notes:
Evansville 7-11 (1-3)
Wichita State 15-6 (4-0); National ranking #51
Order of finish:
Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,4,3,2,5,1)
