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WICHITA, Kan. – In a battle of Missouri Valley Conference unbeatens, No. 26 Wichita State downed Southern Illinois 7-0, Saturday afternoon at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex, to claim the program's eighth-consecutive MVC regular season title.
 
WSU (24-3) also secured the top-seed in next weekend's MVC Tournament by virtue of a 7-0 conference record. The host Shockers will take on eighth-seeded Evansville in Friday's quarterfinal opener, beginning at 9:00 a.m. CT.
 
The Shockers' eight-straight conference crowns is the longest women's regular season title streak in MVC history - in any sport – and they've done it in dominant fashion, winning 76-straight against conference foes.
 
The 2015-16 team claimed 42 of a possible 43 dual points from its seven Valley opponents. In 56 MVC regular season matches from 2009-16, WSU has dropped just 29 points.
 
Following the match, the Shockers honored their five outgoing seniors: Rebecca Pedrazzi, Julia Schiller, Summer Schlotterback, Abby Stevens and Aleksandra Trifunovic.
 
The victory over SIU improved WSU's overall, four-year mark to 82-25, making the Class of 2016 the winningest (by volume) in school history, ahead of the Class of 2009's 81-25 record.
 
In winning the regular season crown for the 10th time in 11 years, WSU turned back an SIU team that entered with a 5-0 conference mark.
 
The Shockers used wins on courts 2 and 3 to lock down the doubles point and won all 12 singles sets.
 
Schiller (No. 3 singles) and Pedrazzi (No. 2) made quick work of their opponents to put WSU on the doorstep, and Stevens officially clinched the title with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court No. 6.
 
Over the next 20 minutes, Giulia Guidetti (No. 4), Gabriela Porubin (No. 1) and Trifunovic (No. 5) closed out two-set wins of their own to provide the final margin.
  

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#26 Wichita State 7, Southern Illinois 0
4/23/2016 at Wichita, Kan.
(Sheldon Coleman TC)
 
Singles competition
1. #113 Gabriela Porubin (WSU) def. Xiwei Cai (SIU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Rebecca Pedrazzi (WSU) def. Athena Chrysanthou (SIU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Julia Schiller (WSU) def. Meagan Monaghan (SIU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Giulia Guidetti (WSU) def. Ana Sofia Cordero (SIU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Aleks Trifunovic (WSU) def. Katie Fries (SIU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Abby Stevens (WSU) def. Polina Dozortseva (SIU) 6-3, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
1. Xiwei Cai/Ana Sofia Cordero (SIU) def. Julia Schiller/Gabriela Porubin (WSU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Aleks Trifunovic/Rebecca Pedrazzi (WSU) def. Vitoria Beirao/Meagan Monaghan (SIU) 6-4
3. Giulia Guidetti/Abby Stevens (WSU) def. Athena Chrysanthou/Polina Dozortseva (SIU) 6-2
 
Match Notes:
Southern Illinois 13-11, 5-1 MVC
Wichita State 24-3, 7-0 MVC; National ranking #26
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,2,6,4,1,5)