LINCOLN, Neb. – Wichita State's late rally falls short, dropping a 4-3 decision to Nebraska, Sunday at the Dillon Tennis Center.

FROM HEAD COACH COLIN FOSTER
"Tough match that came down to a few points in several courts. We knew Nebraska would being a good level in the doubles and we came up just short. Ultimately, that was the difference. In singles, every court was a battle, just wasn't our day to find four wins but I'm proud of the effort and fight. We'll learn from it and be motivated to get better."

DOUBLES
The Cornhuskers took the doubles point from the Shockers with wins in the first and third flights. Giulia Guidetti and Ting-Ya Hsu put the Shockers up early defeating Claire Refeils and Hayley Haakenstad (6-2). Extending their record to 5-0, Paula Castillo and Brianna Cashway dropped Gabriela Porubin and Fatima Bizhukova in the first flight 6-3 to even it up, while Sandra Honigova and Marta Bellucco dropped a close one in the third flight to Katerina Matysova and Vasanti Shinde (6-4) to give Nebraska an early advantage.

SINGLES
Honigova saw her seven-match win streak come to an end in the second flight for the Shockers. Shinde of Nebraska won in straight sets (6-4, 6-1) over No. 104 Honigova. Giulia Guidetti got the Shockers on the board in the third flight. After taking the first set (6-3), Guidetti and Castillo went to a tiebreaker before Guidetti came away victorious (7-6).

Nebraska gained the lead back after Claire Reifeis won in the fourth flight over Porubin. Porubin rolled in the first set, (6-3) before losing the next two (6-3, 6-4). Freshman Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva cut the Shocker deficit to one with a come from behind victory in the sixth flight. Saidhujaeva showed resiliency after falling in the first set big (6-1). Saidhujaeva won her sixth match of the year, winning the final two sets (6-3, 6-4) .

Trailing in the match 3-2, No. 73 ranked Bizhukova pushed the match to three-apiece with a three-set victory over Brianna Lashway in the first flight. The Cornhuskers clinched the match on court five, where Matysova battled Bellucco. Bellucco took the first set (6-3), and dropped the final two (7-5, 6-3).

The Shockers five-match win streak comes to an end in the loss and move to 8-3 on the season.

UP NEXT: The Shockers travel to Missouri this Friday, for a matchup with the Tigers. Match time is set for 3 p.m. at the Mizzou Tennis Complex.

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Nebraska 4, Wichita State 3
Singles competition
1. #73 Fatima Bizhukova (WICH) def. Brianna Lashway (NEB) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
2. Vasanti Shinde (NEB) def. #104 Sandra Honigova (WICH) 6-4, 6-1
3. Giulia Guidetti (WICH) def. Paula Castillo (NEB) 6-3, 7-6
4. Claire Reifeis (NEB) def. Gabriela Porubin (WICH) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Katerina Matysova (NEB) def. Marta Bellucco (WICH) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
6. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WICH) def. Hayley Haakenstad (NEB) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Paula Castillo/Brianna Lashway (NEB) def. Fatima Bizhukova/Gabriela Porubin (WICH) 6-3
2. Ting-Ya Hsu/Giulia Guidetti (WICH) def. Claire Reifeis/Hayley Haakenstad (NEB) 6-2
3. Katerina Matysova/Vasanti Shinde (NEB) def. Sandra Honigova/Marta Bellucco (WICH) 6-4

Match Notes:
Wichita State 8-3
Nebraska 7-2

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,3,4,6,1,5)