MATCH INFORMATION
 
#49 WICHITA STATE (12-7) AT #48 RICE (14-5)
Tuesday, April 8 | 10:00 AM CT
Houston, Texas | George R. Brown Tennis Center

Live Stats: Rice
 
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 12-7 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
• The six-match streak is the longest for the Shockers since 2019
• After starting 1-4 Wichita State has won 11 of their last 14 matches
• WSU is 6-4 on the road 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 5-1 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 55-31 in singles and 26-22 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. 94 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. 49 in this week's ITA rankings

Rice Notes

• The Owls are led by 14^th-year head coach Elizabeth Schmidt
• Rice is 14-5 on the year and 3-1 against AAC opponents
• The Owls are 7-3 at home this season
• Rice has won back-to-back matches and beat No. 54 Florida International, 4-3, on April 5
• The Owls are 5-2 against ranked opponents this season

Series History vs. Rice

• Rice leads the series with Wichita State 6-1
• WSU is 1-3 against Rice in the Colin Foster era
• The Shockers have only met once in Houston all-time
• Rice has won the last three meetings