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WICHITA, Kan. – No. 26 Wichita State will wraps up the women's tennis regular season with home matches against Evansville (9 a.m.) and Southern Illinois (1 p.m.) this Saturday, April 23 at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex.
 
At the morning match Great Harvest Bread Company will provide free cinnamon rolls, coffee and assorted goodies to fans in attendance.
 
Shocker seniors Rebecca Pedrazzi, Julia Schiller, Summer Schlotterback, Abby Stevens and Aleksandra Trifunovic will be honored during the afternoon portion, when WSU meets Missouri Valley Conference co-leader Southern Illinois.
 
The match between WSU (22-3, 5-0 MVC) and SIU (13-9, 5-0 MVC) will likely decide the MVC's regular season championship. Though SIU must still travel to Missouri State the following day, the Shockers could guarantee themselves at least a share of their eighth-consecutive crown by downing the Salukis on Saturday.
 

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The Series with SIU: WSU leads 32-10
SIU last defeated the Shockers just over 10 years ago (April 6, 2006). Since then, WSU has won 13-straight duals against the Salukis by a combined count of 76-3. The last nine meetings have all resulted in Shocker sweeps. WSU had a similar run of 15-straight wins against SIU from 1985-98.
 
The Series with Evansville: WSU leads 25-0
Evansville has never defeated the Shockers. The teams have met 25 times since 1996.
 

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In Play:
WSU sophomore Giulia Guidetti's next win would give her the school's single-season wins record outright. She's 34-5 coming into the weekend, tied with Pizza Hut Shocker Sports Hall of Famer, Sandy Sadler, who went 34-11 during the 1983-84 season.
 
Double Play:
Pedrazzi (28-9) is two doubles wins shy of the 30-win mark for the year. She'd be just the fourth player in the program's 40-year history to reach that plateau, joining Anna Egorova and WSU's all-time most successful doubles duo of Sadler and Jill Braendle, who went 33-6 together in 1983-84 to share the single-season record.
 
Pedrazzi and Trifunovic are 25-9 this year (18-3 in duals). Pedrazzi has also earned a win-each with Schiller, Schlotterback and Guidetti to reach 28.
 
WSU Doubles Wins Leaders (Season)
33 -- J. Braendle (1983-84), 33-6
33 -- S. Sadler (1983-84), 33-6
33 -- J. Braendle (1984-85), 33-7
31 -- A. Egorova (2006-07), 31-8
30 -- S. Sadler (1984-85), 30-7
29 -- S. Sadler (1982-83), 29-12
28 -- R. Pedrazzi (2015-16), 28-9
28 -- J. Braendle (1985-86), 28-10
 
Senior Moment:
WSU's outgoing class has formed the core of the last two Shocker teams, going a combined 46-7 as upperclassmen. Four-year seniors Pedrazzi, Schiller and Schlotterback have helped gradually raise the bar, from 15-11 as freshmen in 2012-13 to 19-7, 24-4, and now 22-3.
 
Transfers, Stevens (Colorado State) and Trifunovic (Florida International) joined the mix over the next two years. Stevens arrived as a sophomore in 2013-14 and Trifunovic as a junior in 2014-15.
 
By sweeping the two Saturday matches, WSU can lock in the highest four-year win total in program history. The Shockers' 80-25 record from 2012-16 ranks just behind the 2008-09 senior class' 81-25 run from 2006-09.
 
The Class of 1995 owns the top four-year winning percentage at .802 (69-17).
 
Winningest Senior Classes, By Volume:
Class of 2009:  81-25
Class of 2016:  80-25
Class of 2015:  79-28
Class of 2010:  79-28
Class of 1984:  79-51
Class of 1983:  79-51
 
Winningest Senior Classes, By Percentage:
Class of 1995:  69-17 (.802)
Class of 1994:  73-19 (.793)
Class of 2009:  81-25 (.764)
Class of 2016:  80-25 (.762)
Class of 1996:  64-20 (.762)
 

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 2016 WSU SENIORS:
 
Rebecca Pedrazzi
Along with Schiller, has been a key rotation player in all 4 of her seasons, helping WSU to 3 MVC regular season and tournament titles and 3 NCAA Tournament bids… Owns an 80-36 career singles record and enters the weekend tied for 15^th on the school's career list… Tied for 6th on WSU's career doubles wins list, going 92-32 (.742) and will likely finish in the top-4… 5-time MVC Player of the Week winner… 2-time MVC Scholar-Athlete… 2-time MVC Individual Champion (2012, #4 Singles; 2013, #1 Singles)…
 
Julia Schiller
19^th on WSU's singles wins list (72-44) despite playing at or near the top of the lineup for the bulk of her career… A 3-time All-MVC singles selection (2013 at No. 2, 2014 at No. 1, 2015 All-Select) who was named 2014 MVC Player of the Year… Is 15^th on the doubles wins list (74-29) and has twice landed All-MVC status at No. 2 doubles…. 2-time MVC Player of the Week… A 2015 Honorable Mention MVC Scholar-Athlete… Part of three MVC regular season and tournament championship teams and three NCAA Tournament qualifiers…
 
Summer Schlotterback
Owns a 13-8 career doubles record and an 18-26 career singles mark over her four seasons as a walk-on… Has played a valuable behind-the-scenes role for the Shockers, who swept the MVC regular season and tournament titles in each of her first three seasons.
 
Abby Stevens
Enters the weekend two wins shy of cracking the top-10 on WSU's career wins list, despite playing only three seasons as a Shocker (82-31). Was 20-14 as a freshman at Colorado State, giving her a 102-45 overall mark…2-time MVC Individual Champion at No. 1 singles as a junior and senior… Won 31 singles matches as a junior, tying her for third on WSU's single-season list… 2-time MVC Player of the Week… All-MVC at No. 4 singles in 2015… 49-24 career doubles mark…
 
Aleksandra Trifunovic
Played her final two seasons at WSU after transferring from Florida International… Has been a force in the No. 5 and No. 6 spots in the Shocker singles lineup, going 55-9… Went 31-4 as a junior, joining her teammate Stevens in a tie for third on WSU's single-season list… Earned All-Conference honors at No. 6 singles in 2014-15 and was named First Team MVC Scholar-Athlete… Has also enjoyed great doubles success, fashioning an impressive 48-16 mark over two years (.750)… Helped end a long WSU drought at No. 1 Doubles in the 2014 MVC Individual Championships, teaming with Luca Pump to win the title…. 3-time MVC Player of the Week.