STILLWATER, Okla.  - Wichita State women's tennis opened up the season Saturday with a 6-1 win over Abilene Christian before dropping a 6-1 decision to No. 11 Oklahoma State at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Okla.
 
Quotes from the Coach
Head Coach Colin Foster
"It was a good way to start our season. Everyone was ready to compete from the first ball and we sustained that level of focus and determination until the end of the second match. We played a pretty clean match against Abilene Christian and went into the Oklahoma State match with belief and fight, but they were just too good today. We're excited that the progress we made in the fall appears to be showing up, and while we've still got a lot of work to do, we've got the talent and the desire to have a lot of success this year."
 
Up Next
The Shockers head up to Lawrence, Kan. for a showdown with No. 19 Kansas at the Jayhawk Tennis Complex on Jan. 19.  
 
Shocker Results
Wichita State 6, Abilene Christian 1
Singles Competition
1. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU) def. Sarah Adams (ACU), 6-2, 6-1
2. Esther Thebault (WSU) def.  Allison Stewart (ACU), 6-3, 6-1
3. Lingwei Kong (WSU) def. Ileana Mocciola (ACU), 6-0, 6-2
4. Alexandra Lazarova (WSU) def. Andrea Guerrero (ACU), 6-4, 6-2
5. Marta Bellucco (WSU) def. Sylvia Viljoen (ACU), 6-3, 6-4
6. Claire Fisher (ACU) def. Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU), 7-6 (9), 4-3 (ret.)
 
Doubles Competition
1. No. 53 Marta Bellucco /Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU) def. Sylvia Viljoen/Allison Stewart (ACU), 6-1
2. Lingwei Kong/Esther Thebault (WSU) def. Ileana Mocciola/Andrea Guerrero (ACU), 4-3 (uf)
3. Alexandra Lazarova/Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU) def. Sarah Adams/Claire Fisher (ACU), 6-2
 
Match Notes:
Wichita State 1-0
Abilene Christian 0-2
 
Wichita State 1, No. 11 Oklahoma State 6
Singles Competition
1. No. 16 Lisa Marie Rioux (OSU) def. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU), 6-3, 6-3
2. #29 Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (OSU) def. Esther Thebault (WSU), 6-0, 6-2
3. #92 Ayumi Miyamoto (OSU) def. Lingwei Kong (WSU), 6-4, 6-0
4. Alana Wolfberg (OSU) def. Alexandra Lazarova (WSU), 6-1, 6-1
5. Marta Bellucco (WSU) def. Catherine Gulihur (OSU), 3-6, 6-2, 10-7
6. Lenka Stara (OSU) def. Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU), 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles Competition
1. No. 17 Lisa Marie Rioux/Ayumi Miyamoto (OSU) def. No. 53 Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva/Marta Bellucco (WSU), 5-2 (uf)
2. Bunyawi Thamchaiwat/Lenka Stara (OSU) def. Lingwei Kong/Esther Thebault (WSU), 6-2
3. Dariya Detkovskaya /Alana Wolfberg (OSU) def. Alexandra Lazarova/Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU), 6-1   
Match Notes:
Wichita State 1-1
Oklahoma State 2-0; National ranking #11
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,6,2,3,1,5)