MATCH INFORMATION
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FORDHAM (3-2) at WICHITA STATE (5-4)
Sunday, Feb. 18 | 9:00 AM
Wichita, Kansas. | Wichita Country Club
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The Wichita State women's tennis team will play their third match in four days when they take on the Fordham Rams on Sunday morning at 9:00 AM.
SHOCKER NOTES
- The 2024 campaign for the Shockers is their 15th under the guidance of Head Coach Colin Foster.
- The Shockers (5-4) enter the match after a tough loss on the road against SMU, 4-0.
- Wichita State is 1-1 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.
- 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.
- So far this year, Wang and Chantava lead the team in total wins with nine each.
- The duos of Wang/Natsumi Kurahashi and Roselli/Chantava lead the Shockers in doubles wins with five and both duos are 5-2.
SERIES HISTORY VS FORDHAM
- This is the first meeting all-time between Fordham and Wichita State.Â
FORDHAM SCOUTING
- Fordham is in their third year under head coach, Michael Sowter, who had been the head coach of the Fordham men's team for the six years prior.
- Under Sowter, the Rams are 31-15 overall and are 15-11 in road matches in his tenure.
- Fordham is 2-2 on the road this season.
- The Rams are the reigning Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament champions.
- Fordham went 14-8 last season and 6-6 in road contests.
LAST MATCH
- The Shockers fell in a highly competitive match to the SMU Mustangs, 4-0
- Doubles and singles were very close, but the Mustangs took home the win.
- The Shockers two-match win streak came to an end with the loss.
NEXT UP
The Shockers will take a few weeks away from match play, as they do not play another match until March 8, where they will face the Abilene Christian Wildcats at 1:00 PM at Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex.