MATCH INFORMATION
 
WICHITA STATE (1-3) AT KANSAS (3-0)
Friday, January 31 | 11:00 AM CT
Lawrence, Kan. | Jayhawk Tennis Center
 
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Openers

• Wichita State women's tennis is in its 16^th season under the guidance of head coach, Colin Foster
• The Shockers are 1-3 on the year with a win over Wyoming and losses to No. 16 Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Washington State
• The teams that have beaten Wichita State are a combined 13-1 on the season
• WSU went 13-10 in dual matches last season and was 4-2 in neutral-site matches

Fall Success

• Sophomore Xin Tong Wang made her mark in the Shocker history books in the fall season. 
• In October, she became the first Shocker since 1983 to compete in the Central Region Singles Final, and in November, she became the first Shocker to make an appearance at nationals since 2019
• Theodora Chantava and Giorgia Roselli represented the Shockers in doubles at the first annual AAC Fall Championships, where they made a run to the semifinals of the tournament
• Roselli led the Shockers in singles wins in the fall with ten
• Chantava, Roselli, and Kristina Kudryavtseva tied for the lead in doubles wins with five each

In the Rankings

• After a fall campaign that saw her become the first Shocker to qualify for nationals since 2019, Wang is currently ranked No. 62 by the ITA in singles
• Wang is also the first Shocker to be ranked by the ITA since May 1, 2019, when Fatima Bizhukova was ranked No. 121
• In doubles, Chantava and Roselli are currently ranked No. 91 in the ITA doubles rankings
• Chantava and Roselli are the first Shockers to be ranked in doubles since Marta Bellucco and Sandra Honigova were ranked No. 23 on January 13, 2021

New Faces

• Two new players have joined the Shocker roster from last season in true freshman Sati Aubakirova and Miami (FL) transfer Tatyana Nikolenko
• Coach Foster will be joined by two new assistant coaches this season in Arianna Raga who came to Wichita State after guiding the Cowley Tigers to an NJCAA Division I National Championship and Maya Tahan who just wrapped up a collegiate playing career between Miami and LSU

Kansas Notes

• The Jayhawks are in their 12th year under head coach, Todd Chapman
• KU is 3-0 on the year with wins over UMKC, Creighton, and Iowa
• Kansas has outscored their opponents 15-1 this year
• The Jayhawks were ranked in the ITA Rankings most of last season but ended the year with a 10-14 record against a loaded schedule that included 11 ranked opponents
• KU was 6-4 playing at Jayhawk Tennis Center last season
• The match against WSU will be the first of a doubleheader for KU, as they are set to face the Omaha Mavericks later in the day at 5:00 PM

Series History vs. Kansas

• Kansas leads the all-time series 23-12
• The Shockers are 4-7 against the Jayhawks in the Foster era
• KU is 12-4 at home against WSU all-time
• Kansas has won seven of the last eight in the series, with the last Shocker win coming on Match 20, 2021 in Wichita, 4-3
• The Shockers have not won in Lawrence since February 26, 2016, when they won 5-2 in Lawrence
• The teams have met each year since 2014, except for 2022

Next Up
The Shockers travel to Manhattan to play the Kansas State Wildcats on Saturday at 12:00 PM