WESTWORTH VILLAGE, Texas – The Wichita State women's tennis team snapped its three-match losing streak on Sunday, taking down UT-Arlington 5-1 at the Shady Oaks Country Club.
 
 HEAD COACH COLIN FOSTER ON..
 
…doubles play:
"Doubles-wise, to the start the season, we kind of just threw three teams together to see what we have and all three teams have really gelled quickly. I think on the doubles court, the players really do pick up their teammates when they're down or keep them focused and pumped up at other moments."
 
…bouncing back in singles play after loss to Houston:
In singles, it was a step forward in those areas. We're playing well. On Friday against Houston, in the big moments, we looked like we lacked some of the intagibles, composure, confidence, urgency, that are the difference between winning and losing those close sets and matches. We had a great practice yesterday and today, while there's certainly a lot of room for improvement in all areas, it was a step forward."
 
…overall thoughts:
"For me, that's all that matters. The players are listening to what we're emphasizing and then to put it into competition. It's a lot easier said than done, but as long as they stay positive and motivated to get better every day in practice and every match then we're going to be successful."
 
DOUBLES
The Shockers got out to an early advantage on court three, where LingWei Kong and Ting-Ya Hsu rolled over UTA's Carla Vives and Almudena Boza. The Mavericks got one back in the second flight, where Marta Bellucco and Sandra Honigova fell to Carla Pons and Momoka Horiguchi, 6-4. In the top flight, Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva and Esther Thebault raced out to a 5-2 lead, before Lucia Natal and Nanaka Takeuchi rallied to put the match at 5-4, with the Shockers holding the advantage. The Shocker duo won the final game to clinch the doubles point, giving the Shockers a 1-0 lead.
 
SINGLES
UTA's Pons raced to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Kong in the third flight to tie the match early at one. The Shockers regained the lead the over the Mavericks with a win on court one.
 
Thebault notched her second singles dual win of the season in comeback fashion, knocking off Natal in the second flight. The junior from Rennes, France won the first set (6-4) before falling behind 4-1 early in the second set. Thebault rallied to win four-straight games for a 5-4 advantage. Thebault won two of the next three games to take the set, and give WSU a 2-1 lead.
 
Saidhujaeva notched her first win of the season in the fourth flight, dropping Takeuchi in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1.  Hsu, a native of Nantou, Taiwan, won her second match of the year in the fifth flight, where she defeated Boza (6-4, 6-1).
 
Honigova gave WSU the 5-1 in the top slot, where collected her second victory in a row, taking down Horiguchi in a three-set battle (6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-4).
 
Sophomore Alexandra Lazarova's match on court six with Liz Chileno did not start, due to the Shockers clinching the win.
 
UP NEXT: The Shockers look to ride the win next Saturday in Sunday in Lincoln, Neb., where they play three matches in two day. WSU faces Louisville, host Nebraska and Creighton at the Dillon Tennis Center.
 

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WSU 5, UT-Arlington 1

Doubles Results
1. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva/Esther Thebault (WSU) def. Lucia Natal/Nanaka Takeuchi (UTA), 6-4
2. Carla Pons/Momoka Horiguchi (UTA) def. Sandra Honigova/Marta Bellucco (WSU), 6-4
3. LingWei Kong/Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) def. Carla Vives/Almudena Boza (UTA), 6-1
 
 
Singles Results
1. Sandra Honigova (WSU) def. Momoka Horiguchi (UTA), 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-4
2. Esther Thebault (WSU) def.  Lucia Natal (UTA) 6-4, 7-5
3. Carla Pons (UTA) def. LingWei Kong (WSU), 6-3, 6-2
4. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU) def. Nanaka Takeuchi (UTA), 6-1, 6-1
5. Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) def. Almudena Boza (UTA), 6-4, 6-1
6. Alexandra Lazarova (WSU) vs. Liz Chileno (UTA), unfinshed

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