MATCH INFORMATION
 
#67 WICHITA STATE (7-6) VS. #66 PRINCETON (7-5)
Friday, March 14 | 2:00 PM CT
New Orleans, La. | City Park Tennis Center
 
Live Stats: Ion Court
 
Openers

• Wichita State women's tennis is in its 16^th season under the guidance of head coach, Colin Foster
• The Shockers are 7-6 on the year with wins over Wyoming, Kansas State, Oral Roberts, Kentucky, Abilene Christian, Tulsa, and Louisiana Tech
• WSU is 1-1 playing at neutral sites this year, beating Wyoming and losing to Washington State
• 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 an 8-1 record (0.889)
• Kudryavtseva and Chantava lead the Shockers in doubles wins with eight, all coming paired together, and they have a 8-1 record as a duo this season
• The Shockers have team records of 38-25 in singles and 17-15 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

Princeton Notes

• Princeton is led by head coach Elizabeth Johnson
• The Tigers are 7-5 on the year and 3-1 at neutral sites
• Princeton has two wins over Power Four teams this season, beating Maryland and Rutgers

Series History vs. Princeton

• This match will be the first ever meeting between Princeton and Wichita State

Next Up
The Shockers remain in New Orleans to face No. 61 Tulane on Sunday