ABILENE, Texas – The Wichita State women's tennis team earned a decisive 7-0 victory over the Abilene Christian Wildcats on Saturday afternoon at Eager Tennis Pavilion.
 
The Shockers pulled back even at 5-5 on the season with the win. Abilene Christian fell to 2-8 with the loss.
 
In doubles, Clara Whitaker teamed with Sati Aubakirova to win 6-2 at court three to give the Shockers the edge. Later, Giorgia Roselli and Xin Tong Wang secured the doubles point for WSU with another 6-2 win, this time at court one, giving the Shockers the 1-0 match lead.
 
In singles, the Shockers took a big advantage by taking the first set on all six singles courts.
 
It was Tatyana Nikolenko striking first, winning 6-1, 6-2 at court five to give the Shockers a 2-0 lead. Kristina Kudryavtseva won just one minute later 6-2, 6-3 to make the score 3-0.
 
Wang earned her second win of the day, a 6-2, 6-1 decision at court one to clinch a win for WSU and make the score 4-0.
 
Playing the match out, Theodora Chantava recorded a 6-3, 6-2 win and Anne Knuettel closed out a 6-4, 6-4 win at court six to put the Shockers up 6-0.
 
Roselli finished off the sweep for the Shockers with a 6-2, 6-4 win at court two, ending the match with a 7-0 score.
 
Across singles and doubles, the Shockers didn't lose a single set, the first time that's happened in the 2025 season and the first since February 2, 2024, in a 7-0 win at Oral Roberts.

The next match for the Shockers is on Tuesday, March 4 against No. 58 Tulsa at 2:30 PM at Michael D. Case Tennis Center.