Box Score WATERLOO, Iowa – The No. 50 Wichita State women's tennis team remains perfect in Missouri Valley Conference play after sweeping Northern Iowa 7-0 Sunday at Byrnes Park. WSU has now won 84 consecutive MVC duals.
The Shockers (13-7, 5-0 MVC) quickly captured the doubles point, as
Tanaporn Thongsing/
Ting-Ya Hsu swept Eve Small/Savanna Hunt, 6-0, in the third flight.
Gabriela Porubin/
Fatima Bizhukova soon followed up in the top flight with a 6-1 win over Jieke Stroobant/Astrid Santos.
Giulia Guidetti/
Marta Bellucco led their second-flight match against Gisela Kemper/Sydney Wolfe by a score of 4-2, but went unfinished.
WSU swept singles play in short fashion, as five of the six matches never went to a third set. Bellucco struck first, topping Small 6-1, 6-1 in the fifth flight. Bellucco has now won six-straight matches. Bizhukova shortly followed up with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Kemper, marking her ninth win in-a-row. In the sixth flight,
Marija Mastilovic clinched the match by defeating Hunt 6-1, 6-0, also giving her four-straight wins. Thongsing beat Santos 6-3, 6-0 in the second flight, improving her team-best record to 24-9 overall. Hsu won 6-1, 6-2 over Wolfe in the fourth flight. Porubin closed out the scoring with a 3-6, 6-2, 10-6 win over Stroobant in the top flight, increasing her winning streak to six matches.
UNI drops to 8-6 overall and 1-2 in the Valley with the loss.
Up Next:
The Shockers will make the short trip to Iowa City for a newly-scheduled match against Iowa tomorrow at noon.
No. 50 Wichita State 7, Univ. of Northern Iowa 0
Singles competition
1.
Gabriela Porubin (WSU) def. Stroobant, Jieke (UNI) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)
2.
Tanaporn Thongsing (WSU) def. Santos, Astrid (UNI) 6-3, 6-0
3.
Fatima Bizhukova (WSU) def. Kemper, Gisela (UNI) 6-0, 6-2
4.
Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) def. Wolfe, Sydney (UNI) 6-1, 6-2
5.
Marta Bellucco (WSU) def. Small, Eve (UNI) 6-1, 6-1
6.
Marija Mastilovic (WSU) def. Hunt, Savanna (UNI) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Fatima Bizhukova/
Gabriela Porubin (WSU) def. Stroobant, Jieke/Santos, Astrid (UNI) 6-1
2. Kemper, Gisela/Wolfe, Sydney (UNI) vs.
Marta Bellucco/
Giulia Guidetti (WSU) 3-4, unfinished
3.
Tanaporn Thongsing/
Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) def. Small, Eve/Hunt, Savanna (UNI) 6-0
Match Notes:
Wichita State 13-7 (5-0 MVC); National ranking No. 50
Univ. of Northern Iowa 8-6 (1-2 MVC)
T-2:05 A-35