ORLANDO – The Wichita State women's tennis team collected a 4-0 opening round victory over UConn Friday at the American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Championship at the USTA National Campus.
 
The Shockers (14-9) used wins on the doubles courts and singles wins on courts one, two and six for the win.

The match played closer than the final score suggested, but @GoShockersWTEN coach Colin Foster is happy to advance in the #AmericanTennis
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— American Tennis (@American_Tenn) April 17, 2019

DOUBLES
The Shockers got things started in doubles play with a 6-2 win on court one for No. 21-ranked Fatima Bizhukova and Marta Bellucco over Jacquelyn Fitz-Randolph and Luciana Rabines. The Huskies responded on the No. 2 doubles court where Julieanne Bou and Mareille Moreau defeated Esther Thebault and Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva. Alexandra Lazarova and LingWei Kong teamed up in the third slot against UConn's Cassie Chung and Jacqueline Lazaro. The Shocker duo raced out to a 4-1 lead and never looked back, winning 6-3 to give WSU the doubles point for the third-straight match.
 
SINGLES
Bizhukova raced out to her fifth dual win of the season in the top slot with a dominating 6-0, 6-2 win over Fitz-Randolph to put the Shockers up 2-0. LingWei Kong, who entered the lineup for the second time in the sixth flight, provided WSU with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Rabines to up the Shocker advantage to 3-0. After rolling in the first set on court two, Sandra Honigova reeled off her team-leading 11^th dual win over Bou with a 6-1, 7-6(1) win to clinch the 4-0 win for the Shockers.
 
Thebault trailed 2-1 in the third set after splitting set with Moreau on court No. 3. Bellucco took on Lazaro in the fifth slot and trailed 6-4, 5-3 before play was suspended. In the fourth slot, Saidhujaeva trailed Chung 6-4, 3-2 before going unfinished.

SHOCKERS WIN!!

WSU knocks off UConn to advance to the quarterfinals of the @American_Tenn Championship! #goshocks #watchus pic.twitter.com/fxLqOzfbtg

— WSU Women's Tennis (@GoShockersWTEN) April 17, 2019

UP NEXT:
The Shockers advance to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship for the second straight season, and will take on No. 4 seed Tulsa tomorrow at 11 a.m. CT.
 
The Shockers and Golden Hurricane met up just under a week ago in Wichita, with WSU coming out with a 4-3 win. WSU leads the all-time series with the Golden Hurricane, 24-16.
 
Tulsa is led by Martha Mathoula who is 17-2 in singles action and Vera Ploner, who holds a 14-5 record mainly in the third slot. In doubles, Ploner and Martina Okalova rank 17^th in doubles and hold a 13-4 dual match record.
 

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Wichita State 4, UConn 0

Singles Results
1. #125 Fatima Bizhukova (WS) def. J. Fitz-Randolph (UCONN) 6-0, 6-2
2. Sandra Honigova (WS) def. Julieanne Bou (UCONN) 6-1, 7-6 (7-1)
3. Mareille Moreau (UCONN) vs. Esther Thebault (WS) 6-2, 2-6, 1-2, uf.
4. Cassie Chung (UCONN) vs. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WS) 6-4, 3-2, uf.
5. Jacqueline Lazaro (UCONN) vs. Marta Bellucco (WS) 6-4, 5-3, uf.
6. LingWei Kong (WS) def. Luciana Rabines (UCONN) 6-4, 6-2
 
 Doubles Results
1. #21 Fatima Bizhukova/Marta Bellucco (WS) def. J. Fitz-Randolph/Luciana Rabines (UCONN) 6-2
2. Julieanne Bou/Mareille Moreau (UCONN) def. Esther Thebault/Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WS) 6-3
3. Alexandra Lazarova/LingWei Kong (WS) def. Cassie Chung/Jacqueline Lazaro (UCONN) 6-3
 
Match Notes:
UConn 5-13
Wichita State 14-9
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,6,2)
American Athletic Conference Championship First Round
T-1:36 A-250