MATCH INFORMATION

#26 WICHITA STATE (15-3) AT LIBERTY (12-6)
Saturday, April 4 | Noon CT
Denton, Texas | Waranch Tennis Complex
 
#26 WICHITA STATE (15-3) AT NORTH TEXAS (13-6)
Sunday, April 5 | 10 a.m. CT
Denton, Texas | Waranch Tennis Complex
 
Openers

• Wichita State has won its last 13 matches, the longest winning streak since 2016, when the Shockers won 17 in a row, which is the program record.
• As it stands, the streak is the fifth-longest in program history.

• Wichita State has been ranked as high as No. 24 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings this season and is currently No. 26.
• The Shockers are the highest-ranked team in the American.
• Wichita State is 6-1 in road matches and 2-2 at neutral sites and have won its last six true road matches.
• The Shockers are 4-0 against American Conference teams this season.
• Wichita State's 15 match wins are its most in a season since 2018.

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 defeated South Florida on March 27, 4-0, the 13th consecutive win for the Shockers.
• In doubles, Vichitraporn Vimuktananda and Anne Knuettel struck first with a 6-2 win at No. 3. Kristina Kudryavtseva and Theodora Chantava clinched the doubles point for the Shockers with a 6-4 win at No. 2.
• In singles, Vimuktananda, Chantava and Xin Tong Wang all earned singles victories, with Wang's 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 being the clincher.

In the Rankings

• Wang and Giorgia Roselli were ranked No. 24 in doubles in the March 31 ITA rankings. The pair has been ranked as high as No. 9, which is the highest doubles ranking in program history.
• Wichita State remained ranked No. 26 as a team, its sixth time being ranked in the top 30 this season.
• Chantava jumped up 34 spots to No. 90 in the March 31 ITA singles rankings, the highest of her career.

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

• This season, the Shockers are 13-1 when winning the doubles point, and 1-2 when they don't.
• The Shockers have won the doubles point in their last 14 matches.
• Long Beach State is the only team this season to survive losing the doubles point against Wichita State.

Against the American

• North Texas will be the fifth American Conference opponent the Shockers have faced this season.
• Wichita State has defeated American Conference teams UTSA, Rice, Tulane and South Florida already this season.
• The Shockers are 19-26 against American Conference teams in the regular season since joining the conference in 2018. 
• Last season, Wichita State posted its best record against conference opponents since joining the America, going 5-3.

Liberty Notes

• Dash Connell is in his second season as head coach at Liberty.
• Liberty is 12-6 on the season and have won three of its last four matches.
• The Flames have played four American Conference teams, going 3-1 in those matches.
• Liberty enters its swing in Denton after defeating William & Mary on March 29, 4-3.
• The Flames will play North Texas on Friday before facing Wichita State on Saturday.

Series History vs. Liberty

• Prior to their scheduled meeting on Saturday, the teams have met just once before.
• Wichita State defeated No. 66 Liberty on March 13, 2024, 4-2, in Palm Springs, California.

North Texas Notes

• Amanda Stone is in her third year as head coach at North Texas.
• The Mean Green are 13-6 on the year and have won four of their last five.
• North Texas enters the weekend after a 4-1 loss to Tulsa on March 29.
• The Mean Green are 2-3 against American Conference teams this season.
• North Texas' win total of 13 is its most in a season since 2019.

Series History vs. North Texas

• Wichita State has a commanding 16-5 lead in the all-time series with North Texas
• The series is much closer when playing in Denton, with the Shockers leading 5-4.
• Wichita State has won the last seven meetings, going back to Feb. 7, 2016.
• The last win for the Mean Green in the series came on March 10, 2013, in Denton, 4-1.
• In last season's meeting, Wichita State defeated North Texas in Wichita, 4-0.

 
Next Up
The Shockers return home to host Creighton on Friday, April 10.