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WTEN Preview: at South Florida (Mar. 19)

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MATCH INFORMATION

#67 WICHITA STATE (9-6) AT SOUTH FLORIDA (5-11)
Wednesday, March 19 | 9:00 AM CT
Tampa, Fla. | USF Varsity Tennis Courts

TV: ESPN+

Openers

  • Wichita State women's tennis is in its 16th season under the guidance of head coach, Colin Foster
  • The Shockers are 9-6 on the year with wins over Wyoming, Kansas State, Oral Roberts, Kentucky, Abilene Christian, Tulsa, Louisiana Tech, Princeton, and Tulane
  • The Shockers have won three matches in a row with the last two being wins over ranked opponents
  • After starting 1-4 Wichita State has won eight of their last ten
  • WSU is 5-3 on the road this year and has won five true road matches in a row, dating back to February 1
  • Wichita State's Xin Tong Wang was named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on February 4
  • WSU is 2-1 this year against AAC opponents

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 time in singles wins with nine and possesses a 9-3 record
  • Anne Knuettel has the best winning percentage in singles with an 8-1 record (0.