Box Score NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Road weary Wichita State closed out its spring break tour with a 5-2 defeat at Tulane on Sunday afternoon at the City Park Tennis Center.
 
The Shockers (7-8 and listed at No. 62 in the latest ITA Division I rankings) claimed a close doubles point but dropped matches on five of the six singles courts.
 
"Unfortunately, our energy has just been a bit too inconsistent these last few matches at a few spots," head coach Colin Foster said. "(On Thursday) against USF it cost us the doubles point. Today we played a superb doubles point, but we just weren't ready for their initial push in singles and got on our heels early."
 
Lingwei Kong had a hand in both Shocker points, prevailing in straight sets at No. 1 singles and teaming with Natsumi Kurahashi to win the rubber match in the best-of-three doubles portion.
 
"We continue to compete hard," Foster said. "We just need to recognize the unmistakable importance of playing with energy from start to finish and not having small lulls here and there."
 
The Shockers will play home next weekend for the first time in 41 days when they take on South Dakota (Friday, 1 p.m.) and Omaha (Sunday, 10 a.m.) at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex.
 

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Tulane 5, #62 Wichita State 2
Sunday, Mar. 19, 2023 | Noon CT
New Orleans, La. | City Park Tennis Center
 
Singles:
1. Lingwei Kong (WSU) def. Lahari Yelamanchili (TLN) -- 6-3, 6-4
2. Kristen Borland (TLN) def. Natsumi Kurahashi (WSU) -- 2-6, 6-3, 3-6
3. Adelaide Lavery (TLN) def. Kristina Kudryavtsrva (WSU) -- 0-6, 2-6
4. Charlotte Russell (TLN) def. Jessica Anzo (WSU) -- 3-6, 1-6
5. Jiayun Zhu (TLN) def. Theodora Chantava (WSU) -- 3-6, 4-6
6. Brooke Theis (TLN) def. Harriet Hamilton (WSU) -- 4-6, 4-6
 
Doubles:
1. Anzo/Kudryavtseva (WSU) def. Russell/Yelamanchili (TLN) – 6-4
2. Kong/Kurahashi (WSU) def. Lavery/Zhu (TLN) – 7-5
3. Borland/Theis (TLN) def. Hamilton/Chantava (WSU) – 5-7
 
Records:
WSU (7-8), TLN (6-8)
 
Order of Finish:
Singles: 4,3,5,6,1,2
Doubles: 1,3,2