MATCH INFORMATION
 
ORAL ROBERTS (1-5) VS. WICHITA STATE (2-4)
Wednesday, February 5 | 1:00 PM CT
Wichita, Kan. | Wichita Country Club
 
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast

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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 2-4 on the year with wins over Wyoming and Kansas State
• The teams that have beaten Wichita State have a combined record of 20-2 this season
• WSU went 13-10 in dual matches last season and was 4-2 in neutral-site matches
• Under Foster, Wichita State is 10-5 home openers and have won three of the last four

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

Oral Roberts Notes

• The Golden Eagles are led by Mark Milner, who is in his 12^th season at ORU
• Oral Roberts is 1-5 on the year with a win over Weber State and losses to Tulsa, Central Arkansas, Stephen F. Austin, Youngstown State, and UNLV
• ORU has been outscored 31-11 by opponents this season
• The Golden Eagles are 0-2 in road matches this year and went 2-8 in road matches last season

Series History vs. Oral Roberts

• Wichita State leads the all-time series 25-7
• The Shockers are 7-0 against the Golden Eagles in the Foster era
• WSU is 12-3 playing Oral Roberts in Wichita
• The Shockers have won 19 straight matches in the series, dating back to 1986
• The last Oral Roberts win in the series came on September 28, 1985, in Wichita, 6-3.

Next Up
The Shockers remain at home to face a stiff test in the Kentucky Wildcats on Friday, February 7 at 1:00 PM at Wichita Country Club.