MATCH INFORMATION
 
TULANE (4-1) at WICHITA STATE (3-3)
Sunday, Feb. 11 | 9:00 AM
Wichita, Kan. | Wichita Country Club

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The Wichita State women's tennis team returns home to face the Tulane Green Wave at the Wichita Country Club on February 11.
 
SHOCKER NOTES

• The 2024 campaign for the Shockers is their 15th under the guidance of Head Coach Colin Foster.
• The Shockers (3-2) enter the match after suffering a 7-0 road sweep against Oral Roberts on February 2.
• Wichita State is 0-1 at home this season.
• The Shocker roster is made up of five returners and three international additions in Giorgia Roselli, Anne Knuettel, and Xin Tong Wang.
• The Shockers are coming off their first season with a winning record since 2018-19
• In the fall, freshman Wang advanced to the semifinals of both singles and doubles at the Fighting Illini open in Champaign, Illinois on Nov. 9
• In team action in the fall, Roselli and sophomore Kristina Kudryavtseva tied for the team lead in singles wins with five each.
• In doubles, the duo of Theodora Chantava and Clara Whitaker totaled the most doubles wins in the fall with four.
• Since joining the American in the 2017-18 season, the Shockers are 8-20 against in-conference foes.

SERIES HISTORY

• In the all-time series between the teams, the Shockers' hold a slight edge at 3-2
• The Shockers are 1-0 in Wichita against Tulane.
• The teams have not met in Wichita since February 22, 2020.
• Tulane has won the last two matches against Wichita State

LAST TIME VS TULANE

• The teams met last season in New Orleans where Tulane won against #62 Wichita State 5-2.
• The Shockers won the doubles point but lost all but one singles court.
• LingWei Kong was the lone Shocker with a singles victory, winning 6-3, 6-4 at court one. 

TULANE SCOUTING

• The Green Wave are in their seventh season under head coach, Maria Brito.
• Tulane went 7-11 last year and 2-4 in matches against AAC teams.
• The Green Wave went 1-5 on the road last year and are currently 1-1 this year on the road.
• Tulane enters after a win on Friday against AAC opponent Tulsa, 4-3.
• Ellie Myers and Zoe Hammond lead the team in singles wins with five each.

LAST MATCH

• The Shockers fell in a close match on the road to the Kentucky Wildcats, 2-5
• WSU won the doubles point, but were defeated at five of six singles courts.
• Wang was the lone Shocker to record a singles win, winning 7-6 (6), 7-5 at court two. 

NEXT UP
The Shockers will take another road trip, heading to Arlington, Texas to face the University of Texas – Arlington Mavericks at 2:00 PM on February 15, followed by a match the next day against American Athletic Conference foe, SMU in Dallas at 2:00 PM.