Wichita, Kansas – The 68th-ranked Wichita State women's tennis team defeated the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 4-2 on Senior Day at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex on Saturday afternoon.
The Shockers (12-9) picked up their second win in their last three games, while Louisiana Tech (14-8) lost its second straight game.
“Recently, we have been struggling in terms of results,'' said the head coach. Colin Foster Said. “The girls took the challenge of today's game seriously and found a way to win.”
Doubles is a wire-to-wire battle, and in the end, the shocker duo wins. Natsumi Kurahashi and Wang Shintong The Bulldogs opened the doubles match with an easy 6-0 win on court 2, but the Bulldogs fought back with 3 overs to win 6-4. Theodora Chantava and Giorgia Roselli,departure Kristina Kudryavtseva and jessica anzo Decide on a doubles match on the first court.
The Shockers fell behind on Court 1, dropping the first three games, but fought back to win five straight and take a 5-3 lead. The Bulldogs fought back again, winning three straight to put pressure on the Shockers. In Game 12, the Shockers won, forcing a tiebreaker, with both teams splitting the first six points of the tiebreaker. The Shockers won everything from then on, with Anzo and Kudryavtseva winning four of the final five points to win the tiebreak 7-4 and the set 7-6, giving the Shockers doubles points. Brought.
“The No. 1 doubles match was huge,” Foster said. “It wasn't a pretty game, but we found a way to win.”
In singles, Ann Knuttel fell first, losing 6-1, 6-1, resulting in a 1-1 draw.
Chantaba won the three-set battle 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 to regain the lead over the Shockers.
Kurahashi, a redshirt senior, defeated his opponent in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 on Court 2, earning his second win of the day.
Wang then lost a close match on the No. 1 singles court, losing 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, closing the gap with the Bulldogs to one point and leaving the door open for a return to LA Tech. become.
Kudryavtseva won in three sets on court five, winning 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, giving the Shockers a 4-2 victory and closing the door on the Bulldogs' comeback.
“In singles, the wind started to pick up here, so Los Angeles Tech was able to really tackle everything,” Foster said. “I think we showed the ability to dig deep and found a way to win today.”
The Shockers will now prepare to compete in the American Athletic Conference Championships starting April 17 at SMU's Stithlinger/Altech Tennis Complex in Dallas, Texas.
