HOUSTON, Texas — Wichita State's Xin Tong Wang was crowned the 2026 American Conference singles champion in Sunday's final at American Conference Individual Singles and Doubles Championships at Rice's George R. Brown Tennis Center.

Wang entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed and closed out her run with a 6-2, 6-1 win over No. 2 seed Uma Bakaityte of Rice. Wang's victory earned her berth at the ITA Conference Masters Championships, scheduled for Nov. 5-8 at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Georgia.

The Shocker remained consistent throughout the tournament, recording straight set victories in all four matches. Wang opened her tournament with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Temple's Lou Baudouin before defeating Charlotte's Amalia Widdowson in a pair of tiebreakers, 7-6 (8), 7-6 (6), in Friday's quarterfinals. She followed with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Rice's No. 4 seed Francesca Bunikowska in Saturday's semifinals before dispatching Rice's No. 2 seed Uma Bakaityte 6-2, 6-1 in Sunday's final to claim the championship.

In doubles, Wang and Giorgia Roselli aimed for a second consecutive championship after claiming last year's title but fell to Charlotte's Amalia Widdowson and Shona Nakano in a three-set match, 7-6 (8), 6-2, (11-9), after splitting the first two sets and dropping the deciding tiebreak.

Wang looks to earn a bid to the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships at the ITA Conference Masters Championships, where she will face conference champions from across the nation.