MATCH INFORMATION
WICHITA STATE (1-3) AT KANSAS STATE (2-0)
Saturday, February 1 | 12:00 PM CT
Manhattan, Kan. | Body First Tennis Center
 
Live Stats: Kansas State Athletics
 
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 State Notes

• The Wildcats are in their seventh year under head coach, Jordan Smith
• KSU is 2-0 on the year with a pair of sweeps over Drake on Saturday, January 25 in Manhattan
• The Wildcats went 12-12 last year and 7-3 playing at home

Series History vs. Kansas State

• Kansas State holds a narrow lead in the all-time series, 31-28
• Coach Foster is 7-8 against the Wildcats in his time leading the Shockers
• K-State is 15-10 at home against WSU
• The teams have split the last ten matchups evenly at five wins each, but K-State has won five of the last six
• In the last ten meetings in Manhattan, both teams are 5-5
• The teams have met at least once each year since 1996

Next Up
The Shockers return home to host the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles on February 5 at Wichita Country Club at 1:00 PM.