MATCH INFORMATION
 
#67 WICHITA STATE (9-6) AT SOUTH FLORIDA (5-11)
Wednesday, March 19 | 9:00 AM CT
Tampa, Fla. | USF Varsity Tennis Courts

TV: ESPN+ 
 
Openers

• Wichita State women's tennis is in its 16^th season under the guidance of head coach, Colin Foster
• The Shockers are 9-6 on the year with wins over Wyoming, Kansas State, Oral Roberts, Kentucky, Abilene Christian, Tulsa, Louisiana Tech, Princeton, and Tulane
• The Shockers have won three matches in a row with the last two being wins over ranked opponents
• After starting 1-4 Wichita State has won eight of their last ten
• WSU is 5-3 on the road this year and has won five true road matches in a row, dating back to February 1
• Wichita State's Xin Tong Wang was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on February 4
• WSU is 2-1 this year against AAC opponents

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

• Chantava leads the time in singles wins with nine and possesses a 9-3 record
• Anne 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 nine, all coming paired together, and they have a 9-1 record as a duo this season
• The Shockers have team records of 44-26 in singles and 21-16 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

South Florida Notes

• Cristina Moros is in her 10^th season as head coach of the Bulls
• South Florida is 5-11 on the year and have lost their last two matches
• All five USF wins have come in Tampa this year and they sit at 5-4 at home this season
• The Bulls are 0-3 against ranked opponents this season
• South Florida is 1-3 on the year against AAC foes with the lone win coming over Tulane on February 23, 4-0
• After a 1-9 record through their first ten matches of the year, the Bulls have gone 4-2 across their last six matches

Series History vs. South Florida

• Wichita State has never beaten South Florida, losing all seven meetings
• The Shockers are 0-5 playing USF in Tampa
• The closest match in the series came in the last meeting between the teams on March 16, 2023, where the Bulls won 4-3 in Tampa
• The teams have met only three times since 1990, twice in Tampa and once in Wichita

Next Up
The Shockers head home for a break in match action before resuming play on March 30 at home against UTSA.