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WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State held off a late Old Dominion rally to take down the Monarchs, 4-2 Sunday at the Wichita Country Club.

The win marks the first in program history over the Monarchs, in just their first meeting.

FROM HEAD COACH COLIN FOSTER
"We played really solid doubles today on all three courts which was a positive sign. In singles, we came out and played really well. Old Dominion, clearly they were in the fight until the last ball. They made us earn this win…they weren't going to lay down. I'm really proud of the way we responded to each push that they gave us. We pushed back a little bit more. That was a good team win for us."

DOUBLES
The Shockers won two matches in doubles to take the doubles point from Old Dominion. Shocker duo Marta Bellucco and Sandra Honigova took down Nataliia Vlaskova and Victoria Olivarez in the second flight(6-4) followed by a 7-5 victory in the first flight from Gabriela Porubin and Fatima Bizhukova over Holly Hutchinson and Yulia Starodubtseva to get the point.

SINGLES
The Monarchs got on the board in singles action, where Victoria Olvarez took down Porubin in straight sets (6-3, 6-3) to even the match at one. Bizhukova gave the Shockers a 2-1 edge in the first flight. The sophomore who ranks No. 73 took down Holly Hutchinson (7-5, 6-1) to take the match.

Old Dominion fought in the last three matches, with two going to a third set. Guidetti faced a hard task with Vlasova in the third flight. After winning the first, (6-3) Vlasova rallied back to take the final two sets (6-2, 6-4) to even the match at two.

Old Dominions' Starodubtseva went head-to-head to the Shockers' number two, Honigova in flight two. After dropping the first set (6-3), Honigova, who ranks No. 104, rallied to win the final two sets  (7-5, 6-4) to give the lead back to the Shockers.

In what started in a dominant first set victory in the fifth flight for Bellucco, ended in a entertaining second set. ODU's Adriana Rajkovic rallied from a 5-1 deficit in set two , two win six straight and even the match.  Meanwhile, newcomer Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva clinched the match in the sixth flight, (6-4, 6-3) to give the Shockers the 4-2 victory.
The match between Bellucco and Vlasova went unfinished with Bellucco leading 1-0 in the third set.

WSU moves to 7-2 on the season with the win. The Shockers return to action next weekend, Feb. 17-18 in Lincoln, Neb. WSU will face Wyoming at 11 a.m. Saturday, followed by Nebraska Sunday at 11 a.m. All matches will be played at the Dillon Tennis Center.

Wichita State 4, Old Dominion 2

Singles competition
1. #73 Fatima Bizhukova (WICH) def. Holly Hutchinson (ODU) 7-5, 6-1
2. #104 Sandra Honigova (WICH) def. Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
3. Nataliia Vlasova (ODU) def. Giulia Guidetti (WICH) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
4. Victoria Olivarez (ODU) def. Gabriela Porubin (WICH) 6-3, 6-3
5. Marta Bellucco (WICH) vs. Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0, unfinished
6. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WICH) def. Louie McLelland (ODU) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Gabriela Porubin/Fatima Bizhukova (WICH) def. Holly Hutchinson/Yulia Starodubtseva (ODU) 7-5
2. Marta Bellucco/Sandra Honigova (WICH) def. Nataliia Vlasova/Victoria Olivarez (ODU) 6-4
3. Ting-Ya Hsu/Giulia Guidetti (WICH) vs. Adriana Rajkovic/Natalya Malenko (ODU) 5-6, unfinished

Match Notes:
Old Dominion 8-3
Wichita State 7-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (4,1,3,2,6)