MATCH INFORMATION
 
UAB (11-8) vs #58 WICHITA STATE (10-5)
Saturday, Mar. 30 | 1:00 PM CT
Memphis, Tenn. | Leftwich Tennis Center
 
Live Stats: Ion Court

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SHOCKER NOTES

• The 2024 campaign is the 15th for the Shockers under the guidance of Colin Foster.
• The Shockers (10-5) enter the weekend having won five of their last six and seven of their last nine.
• Wichita State is 4-4 in true road matches this season and 3-0 at neutral sites.
• 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 leads the team in total wins with 19.
• This weekend will be the first match action for the Shockers

DOUBLES NUMBERS

• The duo of Wang and Natsumi Kurahashi lead the Shockers in doubles wins with ten and they are 8-2 in their last ten.
• The Shockers have won ten doubles points this season.
• Wichita State is 9-1 in matches this year when winning the doubles point and 1-4 when they don't.
• The Shocker doubles teams are 23-13 in dual matches this season.

SINGLES NUMBERS

• Wang and Chantava lead the Shockers in singles wins with nine apiece.
• Chantava (9-1) has the best singles record of any Shocker. Her lone loss came on February 9 against Kentucky's Ellie Myers in three sets, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 1-0 (10-5).
• As a team, the Shockers are 44-32 in singles matches this season.

SERIES HISTORY VS UAB

• This will be the first meeting between Wichita State and UAB

BLAZER SCOUTING

• UAB enters the match with a record of 11-8.
• The Blazers enter the weekend on a three-match win streak.
• UAB is 2-0 against opponents at neutral sites this season.
• The Blazers are 0-1 against teams in the American Athletic Conference entering the weekend.
• UAB is in their tenth year under head coach, Mark Tija.
• Under Tija, the Blazers have a record of 92-115.

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MATCH INFORMATION
 
#58 WICHITA STATE (10-5) AT #46 MEMPHIS (12-6)
Sunday, Mar. 31 | 10:00 AM CT
Memphis, Tenn. | Leftwich Tennis Center
 
Live Stats: TBD

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SERIES HISTORY VS MEMPHIS

• This will be the sixth matchup between Memphis and Wichita State
• The Shockers hold a slight edge in the all-time series, 3-2.
• The teams have only met in Memphis one other time, where the Shockers won 4-2 on April 11, 2021.
• The teams have only met twice since 1984. 

MEMPHIS SCOUTING

• Memphis enters the weekend slate with a record of 12-6.
• The Tigers have won three matches in a row, including back-to-back wins over ranked opponents in No. 60 VCU and No. 64 Florida Atlantic.
• Memphis is a near perfect 8-1 at home entering the weekend with the only loss coming to No. 50 Utah on February 25, 5-2.
• Memphis is 2-0 against AAC opponents this season.

SHOCKERS AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS

• Since the 2016 season, the Shockers are 21-32 against ITA top-75 opponents.
• The Shockers went 1-5 against top-75 teams last season with the victory coming on the road at then #49 Nebraska.
• Wichita State collected their first win over a ranked opponent this season on Wednesday, March 13 against No. 66 Liberty, 4-2 and are 2-2 against ranked opponents this season.

LAST MATCH

• The Shockers enter the weekend after two weeks off of match action.
• Wichita State's last match came on March 17 on the road against then No. 52 Charlotte.
• The Shockers were defeated 4-0 playing their fourth match in six days.

NEXT UP
The Shockers will return home from their Easter weekend road trip and will get a week off from match action, before playing a home doubleheader at Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex on Monday, April 8 against Tulsa at 1:00 PM and against UMKC at 5:00 PM.