MATCH INFORMATION
 
No. 75 WICHITA STATE (4-5) VS. ABILENE CHRISTIAN (2-7)
Saturday, March 1 | 12:00 PM CT
Abilene, Texas | Eager Tennis Pavilion
 
Live Stats: None

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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 4-5 on the year with wins over Wyoming, Kansas State, Oral Roberts, and Kentucky
• Against non Power Four opponents this year, the Shockers are 2-1
• Wichita State's Xin Tong Wang was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on February 4

Fall Success

• Wang 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

Team Leaders

• Chantava, Wang, and Anne Knuettel are tied for the team lead in singles victories with four
• Knuettel has the best winning percentage in singles with a 5-1 record (0.833)
• Kudryavtseva and Chantava lead the Shockers in doubles win with five, all coming paired together, and they have a 5-1 record as a duo this season
• The Shockers have team records of 23-20 in singles and 10-12 in doubles

In the Rankings

• The Shockers were ranked No. 65 as a team in the first ITA computer top 75 poll of the season on February 20
• After a fall campaign that saw her become the first Shocker to qualify for nationals since 2019, Wang was 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
• Wang is currently ranked No. 117 in singles
• The Shockers dropped ten spots in Tuesday's ITA rankings, now sitting at No. 75

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: 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

Abilene Christian Notes

• The Wildcats are in their fourth year under Bryan Rainwater
• ACU enters with a record of 2-7 on the year, with wins over Incarnate Word and Dallas Baptist
• Abilene Christian is 1-2 at home this season

Series History vs. ACU

• The Shockers hold a slim 4-3 lead in the all-time series
• Coach Foster is 2-2 against the Wildcats 
• This will be the sixth consecutive season the teams have met
• WSU has won the last two meetings and three of the last five

Next Up
The Shockers travel to Tulsa to take on the rival Golden Hurricane on March 4 at 2:30 PM CT at Michael D. Case Tennis Center.