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WTEN Preview: at No. 58 Tulsa (Mar. 4)

3/2/2025 12:54:00 PM

MATCH INFORMATION
 
No. 75 WICHITA STATE (5-5) AT No. 58 TULSA (10-3)
Tuesday, March 4 | 2:30 PM CT
Tulsa, Okla. | Michael D. Case Tennis Center
 
TV: ESPN+/Cracked Racquets with Alex Gruskin
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Openers
  • Wichita State women's tennis is in its 16th season under the guidance of head coach, Colin Foster
  • The Shockers are 5-5 on the year with wins over Wyoming, Kansas State, Oral Roberts, Kentucky, and. Abilene Christian
  • This match against Tulsa will be the first for WSU against an American Athletic Conference opponent this year
  • Wichita State's Xin Tong Wang was named the AAC 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
  • Chantava, Wang, and Anne Knuettel are tied for the team lead in singles victories with five
  • Knuettel has the best winning percentage in singles with a 6-1 record (0.857)
  • Kudryavtseva and Chantava lead the Shockers in doubles wins with five, all coming paired together, and they have a 5-1 record as a duo this season
  • The Shockers have team records of 29-20 in singles and 12-12 in doubles
In the Rankings
  • The Shockers were ranked No. 65 as a team in the first ITA computer top 75 poll of the season on February 20
  • 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. 117 in singles
  • The Shockers dropped ten spots in the February 25 ITA rankings, now sitting at No. 75
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
Tulsa Notes
  • Dean Orford is in his 20th year at the helm of the Golden Hurricane
  • Orford has a record of 362-140 at Tulsa
  • Tulsa is ranked No. 58 in the February 25 ITA rankings
  • UT is 9-1 at home this year
  • Tulsa is 1-0 against AAC opponents this year, sweeping No. 48 Rice on February 21, 4-0
  • The Golden Hurricane are 2-1 against ranked opponents this season
  • Tulsa is the reigning NIT Tennis Champions, winning the title over top-seed Colorado 4-2 on May 8, 2024
Series History vs. Tulsa
  • Wichita State leads the series with Tulsa, 25-22
  • Coach Foster is just 5-12 against the Golden Hurricane
  • WSU is 11-12 playing UT in Tulsa
  • Tulsa has won eight of the last ten matchups
  • Last year, Tulsa defeated the Shockers in Wichita on April 8, 4-1, before WSU bludgeoned Tulsa in a 4-0 victory just ten days later on April 18 at the AAC Tournament in Dallas, Texas
  • The Shocker win on April 18 snapped a six-match long losing streak to Tulsa
  • WSU is looking for their first road win against Tulsa since April 5, 2017
Next Up
MATCH INFORMATION
 
No. 75 WICHITA STATE (5-5) AT No. 58 TULSA (10-3)
Tuesday, March 4 | 2:30 PM CT
Tulsa, Okla. | Michael D. Case Tennis Center
 
TV: ESPN+/Cracked Racquets with Alex Gruskin
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
Openers
  • Wichita State women's tennis is in its 16th season under the guidance of head coach, Colin Foster
  • The Shockers are 5-5 on the year with wins over Wyoming, Kansas State, Oral Roberts, Kentucky, and. Abilene Christian
  • This match against Tulsa will be the first for WSU against an American Athletic Conference opponent this year
  • Wichita State's Xin Tong Wang was named the AAC 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
  • Chantava, Wang, and Anne Knuettel are tied for the team lead in singles victories with five
  • Knuettel has the best winning percentage in singles with a 6-1 record (0.857)
  • Kudryavtseva and Chantava lead the Shockers in doubles wins with five, all coming paired together, and they have a 5-1 record as a duo this season
  • The Shockers have team records of 29-20 in singles and 12-12 in doubles
In the Rankings
  • The Shockers were ranked No. 65 as a team in the first ITA computer top 75 poll of the season on February 20
  • 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. 117 in singles
  • The Shockers dropped ten spots in the February 25 ITA rankings, now sitting at No. 75
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
Tulsa Notes
  • Dean Orford is in his 20th year at the helm of the Golden Hurricane
  • Orford has a record of 362-140 at Tulsa
  • Tulsa is ranked No. 58 in the February 25 ITA rankings
  • UT is 9-1 at home this year
  • Tulsa is 1-0 against AAC opponents this year, sweeping No. 48 Rice on February 21, 4-0
  • The Golden Hurricane are 2-1 against ranked opponents this season
  • Tulsa is the reigning NIT Tennis Champions, winning the title over top-seed Colorado 4-2 on May 8, 2024
Series History vs. Tulsa
  • Wichita State leads the series with Tulsa, 25-22
  • Coach Foster is just 5-12 against the Golden Hurricane
  • WSU is 11-12 playing UT in Tulsa
  • Tulsa has won eight of the last ten matchups
  • Last year, Tulsa defeated the Shockers in Wichita on April 8, 4-1, before WSU bludgeoned Tulsa in a 4-0 victory just ten days later on April 18 at the AAC Tournament in Dallas, Texas
  • The Shocker win on April 18 snapped a six-match long losing streak to Tulsa
  • WSU is looking for their first road win against Tulsa since April 5, 2017
Next Up
The Shockers host Memphis at home on March 6 with an exact start time and location to be determined.
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