Wang Finishes as Singles Runner-Up, Shockers Pile Up Wins at Central Regionals – Wichita State Athletics

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Xin Tong Wang’s singles runner-up finish highlighted a strong showing for the Wichita State women’s tennis team at the 2024 ITA Central Region Championships last week at Memphis’ Leftwich Tennis Center.
 
Wang’s run to the championship match saw her become the first Shocker since 1983 to play for the Central Region singles crown and she became the first Shocker to earn a bid to the NCAA Individual Championships since 2018 by reaching the region title match.
 
All seven Shockers collected at least two wins in singles over the weekend, totaling 24 singles victories as a team to just eight losses across all brackets in the event.
 
The next action for the Shockers will be the first annual American Athletic Conference Fall Championships October 24-27 at Rice’s George R. Brown Tennis Center in Houston, Texas and the Arkansas State Tournament at Allen Park in Jonesboro, Arkansas
 
A list of all matches for each Shocker and their singles record is below broken down by player name and accompanying bracket.
 
Sati Aubakirova – 2-2
‘B’ Draw
Sati Aubakirova (Wichita State) def. Aryn Walker (Saint Louis) 6-4, 6-1
Aubakirova (WSU) def. Ariadna Fernandez (Arkansas State) 7-5, 6-3
Gian Octa (Missouri) def. Aubakirova (WSU) 6-0, 6-7 (9), 1-0 (8)
Extra Matches
Lailaa Bashir (Missouri) def. Aubakirova (WSU) 6-3, 6-4
 
Theodora Chantava – 4-1
Main Draw Qualifying
Theodora Chantava (WSU) def. Billur Gonlusen (Missouri State) 6-1, 6-0
Maria Alberto (Iowa State) def. Chantava (WSU) 7-6 (2), 6-2
Extra Matches
Chantava (WSU) def. Saniya Singh (Tulsa) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (6)
Chantava (WSU) def. Elizabeth Barlow (Saint Louis) 6-1, 6-0
Chantava (WSU) def. Nora Knezevic (Minnesota) 6-2, 6-4
 
Anne Knuettel – 3-1
Main Draw Qualifying
Anne Knuettel (WSU) def. Rebecca Frant (Memphis) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
Knuettel (WSU) def. Arina Valitova (Minnesota) 1-6, 7-5, 6-0
Main Draw Singles
Lily Hutchings (Tulsa) def. Knuettel (WSU) 6-1, 6-2
Consolation Bracket
Knuettel (WSU) def. Vich. Vimuktananda (Central Arkansas) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (7)
 
Kristina Kudryavtseva – 5-1
Main Draw Qualifying
Kristina Kudryavtseva (WSU) def. Ting-An Chen (Central Arkansas) 6-2, 6-2
Kudryavtseva (WSU) def. Tiziana Rossini (Nebraska) 6-3, 7-5
Main Draw Singles
Maria Berlanga (Tulsa) def. Kudryavtseva (WSU) 6-3, 6-3
Consolation Bracket
Kudryavtseva (WSU) def. Heike Jansen Van Vuuren (Kansas) 6-1, 7-5
Kudryavtseva (WSU) def. Pia Kranholdt (Iowa) 6-6 (5-4), retired
Extra Matches
Kudryavtseva (WSU) def. Lucy Loy (Nebraska) 6-0, 6-2
 
Giorgia Roselli – 3-1
Main Draw Qualifying
Giorgia Roselli (WSU) def. Cristina Sierra Ramos (Iowa State) 6-3, 7-5
Roselli (WSU) def. Jessica Matthews 6-4, 6-0
Main Draw Singles
Salakthip Ousmang (Oklahoma) def. Roselli (WSU) 7-5, 7-5
Consolation Bracket
Roselli (WSU) def. Anali Kocevar (Minnesota) 6-2, 6-3
 
Clara Whitaker – 2-1
‘B’ Draw
Clara Whitaker (WSU) def. Sarah Ben Aba (Lindenwood) 6-2, 6-2
Sarah Hartel (Missouri) def. Whitaker (WSU) 6-2, 6-4
Extra Matches
Whitaker (WSU) def. Eda Numanoglu (Tulsa) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (7)
 
Xin Tong Wang – 5-1
Main Draw Singles
Xin Tong Wang (Wichita State) def. Nikita Vishwase (Iowa) 6-3, 6-0
Wang (WSU) def. Ava Catanzarite (Oklahoma) 7-5, 7-5
Wang (WSU) def. Mariana Velasquez (Tulsa) 6-2, 6-3
Wang (WSU) def. Anna Kuearum 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5
Wang (WSU) def. Tereza Dejnozkova 6-1, 6-1
No. 11 Anastasiya Komar (Oklahoma State) def. Wang (WSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
 
Doubles Results
Main Draw Doubles
Kudryavtseva/Wang (WSU) def. Julia Camblor/Cristina Sierra Ramos (Iowa State) 8-7 (1)
Chantava/Roselli (WSU) def. Tereza Dejnozkova/Barbara Pokorna (Iowa) 8-6
Cara Mester/Aliine Shcherbinina (Oklahoma) def. Aubakirova/Whitaker (WSU) 8-1
No. 51 Anet Kosket/Grace O’Donnell (Arkansas) def. Kudryavtseva/Wang (WSU) 8-7 (3)
Ana Martinez/Mariana Velasquez (Tulsa) def. Chantava/Roselli (WSU) 8-6