MATCH INFORMATION
 
#28 WICHITA STATE (12-3) VS. ARKANSAS STATE (7-5)
Friday, March 13 |3:00 PM CT
Rancho Mirage, Calif. | Sunrise Country Club
 
#28 WICHITA STATE (12-3) AT #62 LONG BEACH STATE (8-6)
Friday, March 13 |3:00 PM CT
Long Beach, Calif. | Rhodes Tennis Center
 
Openers

• Wichita State has won its last 10 matches, the longest winning streak since 2016, when the Shockers won 17 in a row, which is the program record.

• Wichita State has been ranked as high as No. 24 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings this season and is currently No. 28.
• The Shockers are the highest-ranked team in the American.
• Wichita State is 5-1 this season in road matches, with the only defeat coming at No. 6 Oklahoma.
• The Shockers are 1-2 this season when playing a neutral site.

The Eddins Era

• Wichita State women's tennis began its first dual season under head coach Jacob Eddins, who was named the ninth head coach in program history on Sept. 15, 2025. The Eddins era began with a 4-0 win over Texas State on Jan. 17 in Norman, Okla.
• Eddins came to Wichita from Illinois, where he served as associate head coach for two seasons, compiling 32 dual-match wins and earning two bids to the NCAA Tournament.
• Eddins' stint with Wichita State is his first as a head coach.
• Eddins became the fifth Shocker head coach to earn a win in his debut all-time and improved the record of Shocker head coaches in their debuts to 5-4.

Last Match Recap

• Wichita State downed No. 42 Rice on Saturday, March 7, 4-3.
• It was the highest-ranked win for the Shockers since 2019 and the first top 50 win since beating No. 47 Denver in 2024.
• The Shockers won their 11th consecutive doubles point, with wins by Xin Tong Wang and Giorgia Roselli, and Theodora Chantava and Kristina Kudryavtseva.
• Wichita State lost four first sets in singles but powered back to win the match behind a win in straight-sets by Roselli and three-set wins by Wang and Vichitraporn Vimuktananda.

In the Rankings

• Wang and Roselli were ranked No. 12 in doubles in the March 3 ITA rankings. The pair has been ranked as high as No. 9, which is the highest doubles ranking in program history.
• Wang was ranked for the 14th time in singles in her career, coming in at No. 124.
• Chantava appeared in the singles rankings for the first time in her college career, ranked at No. 106. 
• Chantava and Wang are the only ranked singles players in the American Conference.

Remnants of the Past

• Wichita State finished 13-10 last season, reaching a national ranking as high as No. 47, and ending the year ranked No. 60.
• The Shockers return 95.1% of their dual match win production from last season and added an experienced transfer in Vichitraporn Vimuktananda.
• Seven Shockers have at least two years of playing experience. Five are academic seniors or graduate students.
• The five Wichita State seniors are the most on a roster for the Shockers since the 2019-20 season, when they had seven.

Doubles is the Key

• In matches in which Wichita State won the doubles point last season, the Shockers went 11-2, with the only losses coming against No. 47/46 Charlotte and Washington State.
• When the Shockers lost the doubles point, they went just 2-8.
• This season, the Shockers are 11-1 when winning the doubles point, and 1-2 when they don't.
• The Shockers have won the doubles point in their last 11 matches.
• Long Beach State is the only team this season to survive losing the doubles point against Wichita State.

Arkansas State Notes

• Former Illinois and North Texas head coach Sujay Lama is in his third season as head coach of Arkansas State.
• The Red Wolves are 7-5 on the season and have won their last two matches.
• Arkansas State is 1-2 this season when competing at a neutral site.
• The Red Wolves are 1-1 against teams in the American Conference this season, beating Memphis and losing to Tulsa.
• Arkansas State's Lilly Cvanciger defeated Wichita State's Roselli 6-0, 6-3 at the ITA Central Region Championships in October
• Wang and Chantava earned straight-set wins over Arkansas State's Carla Castellvi and Hanmare McAslin at Central Regionals.

Series History vs. Arkansas State

• The teams have met just once all-time, with the Shockers winning the lone matchup on Feb. 29, 1992, 7-2.

Long Beach State Notes

• Gertjan de Wilder is in his first year as interim head coach of Long Beach State.
• The Beach is 8-6 on the season and has won its last three matches
• Long Beach State is 6-3 when playing at home this season, with its last home defeat coming on Feb. 21 to Sacramento State, 4-3.
• LBSU beat Wichita State earlier this season on Jan. 24, 4-3, in the consolation match of the Lubbock Regional at ITA Kickoff Weekend in Lubbock, Texas.

Series History vs. Long Beach State

• The meeting earlier this season is the only all-time matchup between the teams.

Next Up
The Shockers have two weeks away from match action before hosting South Florida on March 27 at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex.