WICHITA, Kan. – No. 50 Wichita State (13-6, 2-0) defeated Illinois State (8-6, 1-1) by a 6-1 score at the Evergreen Racquet Club in Bloomington, Ill. and Bradley (4-11, 0-2) 7-0 in Peoria, Ill. to begin Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play with a 2-0 record. The Shockers also completed the last of their 12 dual-matches in a row on the road, going 7-5 during that stretch.

Illinois State—Match One

Doubles play began with a Rebecca Pedrazzi/Montse Blasco Fernandez (No. 9 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Central Doubles Rankings) 8-1  win over Carolina Abello/Sierra Stone at No. 2 doubles. The Shockers clinched the doubles point and took the 1-0 dual-match advantage after Julia Schiller/Abby Stevens (No. 7 in the ITA's Central Doubles Rankings) defeated Heather Nisbet/Kadi Ilves 8-6 at No. 3 doubles.

Although the doubles point was already clinched, Phyllis Tigges/Madeline Baillon of Illinois State took down Veronika Blaskova/Lucia Kovalova 8-6 at No. 1 doubles.

Blasco Fernandez was first off the courts in singles play when she defeated Natalia Parchowska 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 singles to give the Shockers a 2-0 dual-match lead. Schiller pushed the Shocker lead to 3-0 after winning 6-0, 6-3 in her match against Tigge at No. 1 singles.

Pedrazzi and Kovalova took No. 50 Wichita State's dual-match advantage from 3-0 to 5-0 after both were victorious in their singles matches. While Pedrazzi won 6-3, 6-2 against Stone at No. 2 singles, Kovalova earned a 6-4, 6-2 win over Abello at No. 3 singles.

Baillon won 6-2, 2-6, 14-12 over Stevens to give the Redbirds their only point of the day and cut the Shocker lead to 5-1 at No. 4 singles. At No. 6 singles, Blaskova finished the match with an 8-3 win over Ilves to give the Shockers their 6-1 dual-match victory and a 1-0 start to MVC play.

#50 Wichita State 6, Illinois State 1 Box Score

Singles competition

1. Julia Schiller (WSUW) def. Phyllis Tigges (ILS) 6-0, 6-3

2. Rebecca Pedrazzi (WSUW) def. Sierra Stone (ILS) 6-3, 6-2

3. Lucia Kovalova (WSUW) def. Carolina Abello (ILS) 6-4, 6-2

4. Madeliene Baillon (ILS) def. Abby Stevens (WSUW) 6-2, 2-6, 14-12

5. Montse B. Fernandez (WSUW) def. Natalia Parchowska (ILS) 6-0, 6-1

6. Veronika Blaskova (WSUW) def. Kadi Ilves (ILS) 8-3

Doubles competition

1. Phyllis Tigges/Madeliene Baillon (ILS) def. Veronika Blaskova/Lucia Kovalova (WSUW) 8-6

2. Rebecca Pedrazzi/Montse B. Fernandez (WSUW) def. Carolina Abello/Sierra Stone (ILS) 8-1

3. Julia Schiller/Abby Stevens (WSUW) def. Heather Nisbet/Kadi Ilves (ILS) 8-6

Match Notes:

Wichita State 12-6 (1-0); National ranking #50

Illinois State 8-6 (1-1)

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,1,2,3,4,6)

Bradley—Match Two

Doubles play began with a Schiller/Stevens (No. 7 in the ITA's Central Doubles Rankings) win due to forfeit at No. 3 doubles. Kovalova/Blaskova clinched the doubles point for the Shockers and gave them the 1-0 dual-match lead when they won 8-3 against Ariel Dechter/Sarah Rodefeld at No 1 doubles.

After the doubles point was clinched, Pedrazzi/Blasco Fernandez (No. 9 in the ITA's Central Doubles Rankings) defeated Ashley Thai/Carly Miles 8-4 at No. 2 doubles.

Blaskova won her match due to forfeit to give the Shockers a 2-0 dual-match lead at No. 6 singles. Kovalova pushed the Shocker advantage to 3-0 after taking down Rodefeld 6-2, 6-0 out of the No. 3 singles slot.

Blasco Fernandez and Stevens extended the Shocker lead from 3-0 to 5-0 after both won their singles matches. At No. 5 singles, Blasco Fernandez won 6-2, 6-0 over Cassia Wojtalik and at No. 4 singles, Stevens defeated Miles 6-1, 6-2.

Pedrazzi and Schiller finished the dual-match with wins, providing the Shockers their 7-0 final score. At No. 2 singles, Pedrazzi won 6-3, 6-2 in her match with Thai and Schiller won 4-6, 6-4, 12-10 against Dechter.

#50 Wichita State 7, Bradley 0

Singles competition

1. Julia Schiller (WSUW) def. Ariel Dechter (BRAD) 4-6, 6-4, 12-10

2. Rebecca Pedrazzi (WSUW) def. Ashley Thai (BRAD) 6-3, 6-2

3. Lucia Kovalova (WSUW) def. Sarah Rodefeld (BRAD) 6-2, 6-0

4. Abby Stevens (WSUW) def. Carly Miles (BRAD) 6-1, 6-2

5. Montse B. Fernandez (WSUW) def. Cassia Wojtalik (BRAD) 6-2, 6-0

6. Veronika Blaskova (WSUW) def. No player (BRAD), by forfeit

Doubles competition

1. Lucia Kovalova/Veronika Blaskova (WSUW) def. Ariel Dechter/Sarah Rodefeld (BRAD) 8-3

2. Montse B. Fernandez/Rebecca Pedrazzi (WSUW) def. Ashley Thai/Carly Miles (BRAD) 8-4

3. Abby Stevens/Julia Schiller (WSUW) def. No player/No player (BRAD), by forfeit

Match Notes:

Wichita State 13-6 (2-0); National ranking #50

Bradley 4-11 (0-2)

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,3,5,4,2,1)

The Shockers' next match takes place on Saturday, April 12 at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex at WSU's campus in Wichita when they take on Southern Illinois at 9 a.m.

 -WICHITA STATE-