Box Score 1 |
Box Score 2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Wichita State women's tennis swept it's midweek matchups by blanking Creighton on Tuesday and beating hosts Kansas City, 4-2, on Wednesday afternoon.
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Up Next
The Shockers stay on the road to face No. 47/42 Oklahoma State in a just added match on Friday, April 9 at 5:00 p.m. They will then travel to and face Memphis on April 11 and Tulane on April 13.
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Creighton
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Doubles
The Shockers picked up wins at the bottom two positions to clinch the point.
Jessie Zheng and
Ting-Ya Hsu won first with a 6-2 win at line two and Natumi Kurahashi and
Alexandra Lazarova sonn followed with a 6-2 win of their own at line three.
Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva and
Marta Bellucco were up 5-3 when the match was suspended.
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Singles
Wichita State never put their foot on the brake and handled Creighton quickly in singles. Lazarova got the first win with a win over Higueras on line six, 6-4, 6-0. Bellucco followed with a win over Wilcox, 6-4, 6-1, and the match was halted once Kurahahsi picked up a win over Nowakowska, 6-4, 6-1. Zheng was on her way to a win at five while Saidhujaeva and Hsu were destined for a third set when the match was clinched.
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Kansas City
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Doubles
The match was forced into a rain delay and was eventually moved inside. Both teams agreed to start with singles inside and play to clinch.
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Singles
Saidhujaeva was able to pick up a win after being forced to go unfinished last time out. She topped the Roos' Grechinka at the top, 6-4, 6-0. KC won on line four to tie, but Hsu put the Shockers back up with a win over Sharma at No. 3, 6-0, 6-4. Lazarova won next at No. 6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, and the match was clinched by Zheng in another three-set match, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.
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Match Results
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WSU 4, Creighton 0
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Singles competition
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Singles competition
1.
Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU) vs. Kate Krueger (CU) 4-6, 6-0, unfinished
2.
Marta Bellucco (WSU) def. Sarah Wilcox (CU) 6-4, 6-1
3.
Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) vs. Malvika Shukla (CU) 3-6, 5-0, unfinished
4.
Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU) def. Joanna Nowakowska (CU) 6-1, 6-3
5.
Jessie Zheng (WSU) vs. Erin Epperson (CU) 7-5, 4-1, unfinished
6.
Alexandra Lazarova (WSU) def. Laura Higueras (CU) 6-4, 6-0
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Doubles competition
1.
Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva/
Marta Bellucco (WSU) vs. Kate Krueger/Sarah Wilcox (CU) 5-3, unfinished
2.
Ting-Ya Hsu/
Jessie Zheng (WSU) def. Gabby O'Connor/Joanna Nowakowska (CU) 6-2
3.
Natsumi Kurahashi/
Alexandra Lazarova (WSU) def. Erin Epperson/Malvika Shukla (CU) 6-2
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WSU 4, Kansas City 2
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Singles competition
1.
Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU) def. Yana Grechkina (KCR) 6-4, 6-0
2. Thanushree Vale (KCR) def.
Marta Bellucco (WSU) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
3.
Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) def. Riddhi Sharma (KCR) 6-0, 6-4
4. Michela Xibilia (KCR) def.
Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU) 6-2, 6-3
5.
Jessie Zheng (WSU) def. Grace Ball (KCR) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
6.
Alexandra Lazarova (WSU) def. Ana Timofeyeva (KCR) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
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