Live Scoring MATCH INFORMATION
Wichita State (13-9, 0-0 MVC) vs. #46 Drake (13-9, 0-0)Saturday, April 9 / 12 p.m. CT
Roger Knapp Tennis Center / Des Moines, Iowa
WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State takes to the road one last time in the regular season with a trip to No. 46 Drake Saturday at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center and a Noon CDT start time.
Last Time OutThe Shockers fell, 4-0, at No. 18 Oklahoma last Tuesday in Norman. Oklahoma claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles before recording wins at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 6 singles. It marked only the second time this season Wichita State was shut out, with the other coming to then No. 9 Ohio State at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend.
Wichita State NotablesTin Ostojic dropped 11 spots in the most recent ITA singles rankings to No. 100. Ostojic is the lone player in the Missouri Valley Conference ranked in the ITA singles rankings. In the doubles rankings,
Miroslav Herzan and
Haru Inoue slid 12 spots to No. 54, while Ostojic and
Jocelyn Devilliers hold the final slot in the doubles rankings at No. 90.
About No. 46 DrakeDrake enters Saturday's match having lost four of its last five matches and a 13-9 record overall. The Bulldogs own wins over Oregon, Brown, Cornell, Michigan State, Iowa, Denver, Purdue, Louisiana Lafayette, Minnesota, UW Green Bay, Western Michigan, Indiana and Utah State.
Up NextWichita State wraps up the regular season with back-to-back home matches on April 16 and April 17 vs. Illinois State and Southern Illinois at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex.
