MATCH INFORMATION
 
#67 WICHITA STATE (6-6) AT LOUISIANA TECH (10-5)
Thursday, March 13 | 11:00 AM CT
Ruston, La. | LA Tech Tennis Complex
 
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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 6-6 on the year with wins over Wyoming, Kansas State, Oral Roberts, Kentucky, Abilene Christian and Tulsa
• WSU is 3-3 on the year in road matches and has won three in a row
• 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

• Anne Knuettel leads the team in singles victories with eight
• Knuettel has the best winning percentage in singles with a 8-1 record (0.889)
• Kudryavtseva and Chantava lead the Shockers in doubles wins with six, all coming paired together, and they have a 7-1 record as a duo this season
• The Shockers have team records of 35-24 in singles and 15-14 in doubles

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. 123 in singles
• The Shockers slotted in at No. 67 in this week's ITA rankings

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

LA Tech Notes

• Amy Sargeant is in her second as head coach of the Bulldogs
• LA Tech is 10-5 on the year and 5-0 at home
• Against teams in the AAC, the Bulldogs are 1-2, beating North Texas, and losing to Rice and Tulsa

Series History vs. LA Tech

• Wichita State is an undefeated 4-0 in the series
• The Shockers edged out LA Tech last year on April 13, 4-2 in Wichita
• The teams have met each of the last two years

Next Up
The Shockers remain in Louisiana, traveling to New Orleans to face Princeton on March 15 and Tulane on March 16.