Wichita State University’s women’s tennis team is preparing to face the University of Kansas on Sunday, February 8 at the Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex in Wichita. The match marks another test for the Shockers, who are currently 6-3 this season.
This year is the first under head coach Jacob Eddins, who took over as the ninth head coach in program history on September 15, 2025. Eddins previously served as associate head coach at Illinois and brings NCAA Tournament experience to Wichita State. His tenure began with a win against Texas State and included his first home victory over a Power Four opponent with a 4-2 result against SMU.
Wichita State entered the season ranked fourth in the American Conference by preseason Universal Tennis Rating (UTR), behind Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, and Rice.
On Friday, Wichita State secured wins over Nebraska (4-0) and Abilene Christian (5-0). In doubles play against Nebraska, Kristina Kudryavtseva/Theodora Chantava and Xin Tong Wang/Giorgia Roselli both posted 6-3 victories. Singles wins from Roselli and Chantava helped secure the overall result before Kudryavtseva clinched it with a three-set win. Against Abilene Christian, swift doubles victories set up singles wins from Roselli, Chantava, Vichitraporn Vimuktananda, and Sati Aubakirova.
In recent rankings released by ITA on February 4, Wang and Roselli were listed as No. 12 in doubles—the highest ever for any pair in program history—while Roselli earned her first career singles ranking at No. 109.
Vimuktananda was named American Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Week on February 3 following her performance last weekend; Wang received that honor earlier this season on January 21.
Wang and Roselli also won the American Conference Doubles Championship last October and finished fourth at the ITA Conference Masters Championship. Their fall campaign saw them face nine ranked opponents with a record of four wins.
Last season, Wichita State finished with a record of 13-10 and reached as high as No. 47 nationally before ending at No. 60. The current roster returns most of its dual match win production from last year and features five academic seniors or graduate students—the largest senior group since the 2019–20 season.
Historically, winning doubles has been key for Wichita State: last year they went 11-2 when taking the doubles point but just 2-8 when losing it. This trend continues into this season.
Kansas enters Sunday’s match with a record of 3-1 under longtime head coach Todd Chapman. The Jayhawks have reached seven NCAA Tournaments during Chapman’s tenure—including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2019—and have two ranked doubles teams along with Kyoka Kubo ranked No. 25 in singles.
Kansas leads the all-time series against Wichita State by a margin of 24-12 but only narrowly leads matches played in Wichita (9-7). While Kansas has dominated recent meetings—winning eight out of ten—the Shockers claimed their last home matchup in March of 2021.
Following Sunday’s contest, Wichita State will travel to Manhattan to play Kansas State on February 13.
