WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State women's tennis head coach Colin Foster finalized his 2023-24 roster when he announced the signing of three international players to next year's team on Monday afternoon.

The year's signee trio are Giorgia Roselli from Italy, Xintong Wang from China, and Anne Knuettel from Germany. 
 
GIORGIA ROSELLI 
 
Roselli hails from Pescara, Italy, and becomes the fifth Italian to join the Shockers in the Colin Foster era. Roselli has a career record of 12-10 competing on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's circuit (7-2 in 2023), and a career high ranking of #442 on the ITF Women's circuit.  Giorgia's junior career was highlighted by a finals appearance in singles and doubles (doubles winner) at the ITF Junior event in Hasselt, Belgium.

"Giorgia's results have quickly been trending upward," Foster said. "In the recruiting process, it was clear that our goals aligned as she has professional aspirations but wants the support and growth opportunities that we will provide her."
 
XINTONG WANG 
 
Wang, a native of Hangzhou, China, comes to Wichita State after a very successful junior and young pro career.
 
Wang has competed extensively on the ITF women's circuit, compiling a record of 28-13 in her career, including finishing with a 10-5 record in 2023. She passed through qualifying stages in four of the five tournaments she competed in this summer and has a career high ranking of #272 in the ITF Women's rankings, #255 in the ITF Junior rankings, and #1119 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.
 
She is the daughter of Chen Haie and Wang Jianauan and has a brother, Wang Jue.
 
"Xintong has been on our radar for a while.  Coming from China she follows Lingwei (Kong) who had a successful career here and that helped Xintong feel more comfortable and confident in her decision.  She had limited international opportunities the last few years due to Covid restrictions but her results this summer continue to prove that she is already one of the top incoming recruits in the country." Foster stated.
 
ANNE KNUETTEL 
 
Knuettel comes to Wichita State from Fuccsstadt, Germany, in the German state of Bavaria. In her youth career, she was a U16 and U18 German National Champion in doubles and she was a finalist in the German U16 Singles National Championship.  She achieved an ITF Junior ranking of #322 and an ITF Women's ranking of #865.
 
This past year, Knuettel finished with doubles record of 4-3, and had a very impressive singles record of 14-3.
 
She is the daughter of Michaela and Thomas Knuettel and she has a brother, Fabian.
 
"Anne signed with an SEC school a few years ago but decided to stay in Germany and attend university there.  We are thrilled that she reconsidered college tennis and recognized that Wichita State would give her the opportunity to maximize her potential," Foster said. "She has a ton of individual and team experience competing both internationally and in the very competitive German club leagues."