MATCH INFORMATION
 
#54 WICHITA STATE (12-8) AT #47 CHARLOTTE (20-4)
Tuesday, April 15 | 11:00 AM CT
Memphis, Tenn. | Leftwich Tennis Center

Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
Openers

• Wichita State women's tennis is in its 16^th season under the guidance of head coach, Colin Foster
• Foster crossed the 250 career win mark with a 4-0 win over North Texas on April 4
• The Shockers are 12-8 on the year with wins over Wyoming, Kansas State, Oral Roberts, Kentucky, Abilene Christian, Tulsa, Louisiana Tech, Princeton, Tulane, South Florida, UTSA, and North Texas
• After starting 1-4, Wichita State has won 11 of their last 15 matches
• WSU is 8-6 not playing in Wichita this year and 2-1 at neutral sites
• The Shockers are 3-4 against ranked opponents this season
• Wichita State has had two players receive American Athletic Conference Player of the Week this season with Xin Tong Wang earning the honor on February 4 and Giorgia Roselli earning the award on March 18
• WSU is 5-2 against AAC opponents this season

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 team in dual singles wins with 12 
• Chantava leads the Shockers in dual doubles wins with 11
• Chantava and Kudryavtseva are the winningest doubles duo with nine wins paired together
• The Shockers have team records of 55-34 in singles and 26-24 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. 114 in singles
• The duo of Wang and Roselli were ranked No. 66 in doubles by the ITA on March 18, they're first ranking of the season
• The Shockers slotted in at No. 54 in this week's ITA rankings

Charlotte Notes

• Charlotte is lead by head coach Anthony Davison
• The 49ers enter with a record of 20-4 and they have won four in a row
• Charlotte is 4-1 against AAC opponents this season with the lone loss being to first-place Florida Atlantic
• The 49ers have only played six matches away from home this year and are 4-2 in those matches
• Charlotte is 4-3 against ranked opponents this season with their best win coming at No. 38 Furman on March 28, 4-1

Series History vs. Charlotte

• Charlotte leads the all-time series 2-0 with both meetings coming last year
• The 49ers ended Wichita State's season last year with a dramatic 4-3 win in the quarterfinals of the AAC Championship

Next Up
The Shockers begin play in the 2025 American Athletic Conference Championship on April 17 in Memphis.