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NORMAL, Ill. – The No. 49-ranked and No. 1 seed Wichita State women's tennis team swept No. 4 seed Evansville 4-0 today to advance to the finals of the Missouri Valley Conference Championship. WSU has now won 88 matches in-a-row against conference opponents.

The top-seeded Shockers (17-8, 7-0 MVC) grabbed the doubles point with wins in the top two flights. Fatima Bizhukova/Gabriela Porubin topped Chieko Yamada/Theodora Soldatou 6-1 in the top flight. The All-MVC doubles duo improved to a team-best 19-7 overall on the year. Tanaporn Thongsing/Ting-Ya Hsu soon followed with a 6-0 shutout over Diana Tkachenko/Nicoli Pereira in the second flight. Marta Bellucco and Giulia Guidetti, also All-MVC choices, were leading Andjela Brguljan/Daria Pentsova 3-2 in the third flight before going unfinished.

In singles, Bizhukova struck first, sweeping Pereira 6-0, 6-0 in the third flight. The freshman All-MVC pick (No. 4 flight) has now won 13-straight, and now has 20 wins on the year.  Porubin, the No. 3 All-Valley selection this season, defeated Pentsova 6-3, 6-1 in the fourth flight. Hsu sealed the match with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga in the fifth flight. The No. 5 All-MVC player also has 20 victories this year. Guidetti, Thongsing and Bellucco all were leading their matches before not finishing.

The Shockers have won 12 of their last 13 matches. WSU will try for nine-straight MVC tournament championships tomorrow at 1 p.m., facing the winner of No. 2 Southern Illinois vs. No. 6 Bradley.
 

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#49 Wichita State 4, Evansville 0
 
Singles competition
1. Giulia Guidetti (WSU) vs. Chieko Yamada (UE) 6-3, 2-2, unfinished
2. Tanaporn Thongsing (WSU) vs. Diana Tkachenko (UE) 4-6, 0-2, unfinished
3. Fatima Bizhukova (WSU) def. Nicoli Pereira (UE) 6-0, 6-0
4. Gabriela Porubin (WSU) def. Daria Pentsova (UE) 6-3, 6-1
5. Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) def. Andrea Pascual-Larri (UE) 6-0, 6-2
6. Marta Bellucco (WSU) vs. Andjela Brguljan (UE) 6-2, 4-0, unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. Fatima Bizhukova/Gabriela Porubin (WSU) def. Chieko Yamada/Theodora Soldatou (UE) 6-1
2. Tanaporn Thongsing/Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) def. Diana Tkachenko/Nicoli Pereira (UE) 6-0
3. Marta Bellucco/Giulia Guidetti (WSU) vs. Andjela Brguljan/Daria Pentsova (UE) 3-2, unfinished
 
Match Notes:
Evansville 17-14 (5-2 MVC)
Wichita State 17-8 (7-0 MVC); National ranking #49
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (3,4,5)
MVC Team Tennis Championships Semifinal