KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Wichita State women's tennis team rallied from behind to win the doubles point and rode that momentum to a 6-1 dual victory over Kansas City on Sunday afternoon at the Plaza Tennis Center.
 
WSU (8-12) has been playing five-on-six tennis for the past month due to injuries, but will take some momentum into next week's conference tournament with back-to-back wins to finish out the regular season.
 
Kansas City (3-13) dropped its seventh-straight dual match.
 
The shorthanded Shockers conceded at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles but swept all seven remaining matches (two doubles and five singles).
 
WSU set the tone by securing the doubles point. The No. 2 combo of Nastumi Kurahashi and Harriet Hamilton cruised 6-1, while the No. 1 pairing of LingWei Kong and Jessie Zheng won its last four games to overcome an early 3-2 deficit.
 
Needing to win three of the five remaining singles matches, WSU put itself in the driver's seat by taking first sets on every court.
 
Zheng, Hamilton and Clara Whitaker won in straight sets at Nos. 3-5 to clinch the dual.
 
Hamilton recorded her 20^th singles victory of the season and improved to 12-6 in duals.
 
At No. 1 singles, Kurahashi won a back-and-forth battle with Wichita native Grace Ball, 6-4, 6-4.
 
At No. 2, Kong finished strong for a 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 win.
 
WSU improved to 13-0 all-time against Kansas City.
 
The Shockers have the next 10 days off before taking part in the American Athletic Conference Championship, Apr. 20-23 in Tulsa, Okla.
 

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Wichita State 6, Kansas City 1
Sunday, Apr. 10, 2022 | 2 p.m. CT
Kansas City, Mo. | Plaza Tennis Center
 
Singles:
1. Natsumi Kurahashi (WICH) def. Grace Ball (UMKC) -- 6-4, 6-4
2. LingWei Kong (WICH) def. Michela Xibilia (UMKC) -- 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
3. Jessie Zheng (WICH) def. Laura Munoz-Baroja (UMKC) -- 6-3, 6-4
4. Harriet Hamilton (WICH) def. Riddhi Sharma (UMKC) -- 7-5, 6-4
5. Clara Whitaker (WICH) def. Ana Timofeyeva (UMKC) -- 6-4, 6-3
6. Tuana Tinaztepe (UMKC) Won by Default
 
Doubles:
1. Kong/Zheng (WICH) def. Ball/Kresovic (UMKC) -- 6-3
2. Kurahashi/Hamilton (WICH) def. Munoz-Baroja/Xibilia (UMKC) -- 6-1
3. Sharma/Ana Timofeyeva (UMKC) Won by Default
 
Match Notes:
Wichita State 8-12
Kansas City 3-13
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,3,4,1,2)
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