MATCH INFORMATION
 
KENTUCKY (5-1) VS. WICHITA STATE (3-4)
Friday, February 7 | 5:00 PM CT
Wichita, Kan. | Wichita Country Club
 
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast

Promo: Free sliders, beer, and wine for fans in attendance

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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 3-4 on the year with wins over Wyoming, Kansas State, and Oral Roberts
• Wichita State has played a strong schedule so far, with the four teams that have beaten the Shockers holding a combined record of 20-2 this season
• WSU is 1-3 so far this season against Power Four opponents
• 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

In the Rankings

• 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. 89 in singles

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

Kentucky Notes

• The Wildcats are led by second-year head coach, Shelley Jaudon
• Kentucky is 5-1 on the year with the lone loss coming on the road at Iowa, 4-3
• The Iowa match is UK's only road match so far this season

Series History vs. Kentucky

• Kentucky is 2-0 against Wichita State in the brief all-time series
• The Wildcats beat WSU last year in Lexington, 5-2
• The lone other meeting between the teams was on April 7, 1984, where Kentucky won 5-4 in Des Moines, Iowa

Next Up
The Shockers get two weeks off before hosting an AAC foe in the Memphis Tigers on Friday, February 21 at 10:00 AM at Wichita Country Club.