WICHITA STATE (6-10) at #56 KANSAS STATE (6-8)
Sunday, Mar. 27 | 2 p.m. CT
Manhattan, Kan. | Mike Goss Tennis Stadium
Series: KSU leads 29-27 (14-9 in Manhattan); Last: Feb. 19, 2021 in Manhattan (KSU, 4-1)
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- Wichita State makes the short trip north this Sunday to face in-state rival Kansas State.
- With warmer temperatures expected later in the afternoon, start time has been pushed back two hours to 2 p.m. CT.
- Fans can track live scoring through the K-State website and follow @GoShockersWTEN for Twitter updates.
- WSU has used 16 different doubles tandems, nine of them in duals.
- Injuries and illness have been frequent obstacle for the Shockers. They've played three matches with just five players; all of them close losses (4-3 at Omaha, 4-3 to Cincinnati and 5-2 to Memphis).
- Shocker freshman Clara Whitaker has a team-best 15 singles wins in 2021-22. She's 9-6 in duals while splitting time between the Nos. 2-6 spots.
- Harriet Hamilton has a 9-5 dual record (5-1 at No. 6).
- K-State has won the last three series meetings against the Shockers to take a 29-27 overall lead.
- K-State has dropped five-straight matches. The Shockers are in the midst of a six-match skid.
- The Wildcats are 56th in the latest ITA Division I rankings.
- Fourth-year KSU head coach Jordan Smith has five seniors on the roster, led by Job Karine-Marion (6-5 at No. 1 singles) and Maria Linares (5-2 at No. 2). That tandem also has an 8-3 mark in doubles.
- Earlier this season Job became the first Wildcat to earn a spot in the ITA National Fall Championships after a runner-up performance in the ITA Central Region Championship.
