WICHITA, Kan. – The No. 54 Wichita State women's tennis team earned their fifth consecutive victory with a 4-1 win over the UTSA Roadrunners on Sunday afternoon at Wichita Country Club.
 
The Shockers (11-6) are now 4-1 against American Athletic Conference opponents this season and dealt UTSA (17-4) their second consecutive loss with the win.
 
Playing with a slew of new pairings in doubles, Wichita State struck first on the opening courts with a 6-2 win at court one by Theodora Chantava and Giorgia Roselli.
 
UTSA would retaliate with a 6-3 win at court three over Kristina Kudryavtseva and Sati Aubakirova. 
 
Vying for the point at court two, Anne Knuettel and Tatyana Nikolenko rallied from down 4-1 to take a 6-5 lead that they would finish with a 7-5 win to take doubles from the Roadrunners.
 
In singles, Kudryavtseva opened singles with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 win at court two, putting the Shockers up 2-0.
 
The Roadrunners bounced back with a tight win over Chantava 6-4, 6-4 at court three, cutting their deficit in half and breaking Chantava's six-match-long win streak in singles.
 
Later, Roselli prevailed in a tight battle, winning 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 to give Wichita State a 3-1 lead.
 
Knuettel would be the hero once again, battling to force a third set that she would win 6-4, taking her match 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, securing her eighth consecutive singles win and delivering the clinch for the Shockers.

Next up, the Shockers are set to play a doubleheader against North Texas and Creighton on April 4.