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WTEN Preview: vs Louisiana Tech (Apr. 13)

4/12/2024 3:00:00 PM

MATCH INFORMATION
 
LOUISIANA TECH (14-6) AT #68 WICHITA STATE (11-8)
Saturday, Apr. 13 | 9:00 AM CT
Wichita, Kan. | Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex
 
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
SHOCKER NOTES
  • The 2024 campaign is the 15th for the Shockers under the guidance of Colin Foster.
  • The Shockers (11-9) enter the match having five of their last six.
  • Wichita State is 4-2 in home matches 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 leads the team in total wins with 24.
DOUBLES NUMBERS
  • The duo of Wang and Natsumi Kurahashi lead the Shockers in doubles wins with 13 and they are 8-2 in their last ten.
  • The Shockers have won 13 doubles points this season.
  • Wichita State is 10-3 in matches this year when winning the doubles point and 1-6 when they don't.
  • The Shocker doubles teams are 30-17 in dual matches this season.
SINGLES NUMBERS
  • Wang leads the Shockers in singles wins with 11.
  • As a team, the Shockers are 50-46 in singles matches this season.
SERIES HISTORY VS LOUISIANA TECH
  • This will be the fourth meeting between Wichita State and Louisiana Tech.
  • Wichita State is an undefeated 3-0 in the all-time series against the Bulldogs.
  • The Shockers won the only match in Wichita in the series on January 16, 2015, 5-2 at Wichita Country Club.
BULLDOG SCOUTING
  • LA Tech enters the match with a record of 14-7.
  • The Bulldogs enter after losing to Kansas State on Friday, 4-0, and they are 7-3 in their last ten matches.
  • Louisiana Tech is 6-5 in road matches this year.
  • Wichita State will be the first ranked opponent the Bulldogs will face in the regular season.
  • LA Tech's Tiffani Nash was named Conference USA Women's Tennis Player of the Week on April 10.
  • Amy Sargeant is in her first season as the head coach of the Bulldogs.
NEXT UP
  • The Shockers will now look to the American Athletic Conference Championship, which begins on April 17 in Dallas, Texas at SMU's Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.
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