WICHITA, Kan. - Shocker women's tennis lost their second straight match on Sunday when they dropped a 6-1 decision to Louisville at the Wichita Country Club.
 
Quotes from the Coach
Head Coach Colin Foster
"It's important to find positives in defeat; we dug ourselves in too many holes early in matches this weekend, but I thought our fight and resolve didn't waiver. We need to find ways to come out of the gates a bit better and we'll address that in some practices and meetings these next few days and be ready for the next set of challenges. Alex continues to play well. Even with the team outcome already decided, she an Natsu played and fought hard to the end. I'm glad Alex was able to get that win - she earned it."
 
Up Next
The team travels to Arkansas to face the Razorbacks on Thursday at 4:00 p.m., before heading back home on Saturday to host Drake at 1:00 p.m. The following day the Shockers travel to Lawrence to take on the Jayhawks at 1:00 p.m.
 
Doubles
The Shockers lost their second straight doubles point to Louisville. The Cardinals controlled the top pair and handled the third pair to clinch the point.
 
Jie Xie Zheng and Ting-ya Hsu played out their match on two and proved to be a tough out. They got within one point, but the Cardinals pulled out the 7-5 win.
 
Singles
The Shockers forced closer scores in singles than their last time out. On the premiere court, Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva bounced back from a first set loss to win the second set, 7-5. She held a 3-2 lead in the third, but Louisville's Neely won four of the next five points to clinch the match, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.
 
The bottom of the lineup provided for some tense matches for the Shockers. Both went to three sets and the team earned a point from their effort. Alexandra Lazarova was able to complete a comeback in the sixth spot, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(7), and improve to 2-1 on the year.
 
Match Results
WSU 1, LOU 6
 
Singles competition
1. Raven Neely (LOU) def. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
2. Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. Marta Bellucco (WSU) 7-5, 6-4
3. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Jie Xin Zheng (WSU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-2)
6. Alexandra Lazarova (WSU) def. Jelena Vujanic (LOU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
 
Doubles competition
1. Rhea Verma/Andrea Di Palma (LOU) def. #23 Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva/Marta Bellucco (WSU) 6-0
2. Raven Neely/Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Ting-Ya Hsu/Jie Xin Zheng (WSU) 7-5
3. Chelsea Sawyer/Dina Chaika (LOU) def. Natsumi Kurahashi/Alexandra Lazarova (WSU) 6-2
 
Match Notes
Louisville 3-1
Wichita State 2-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,3,2,1,6,5)