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Next Match:<\/p>\n
at Iowa State<\/p>\n
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\n Jan. 31 (Sat) \/ 12:00 PM CT
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\n at\u00a0Iowa State
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<\/p>\n LUBBOCK, Texas \u2014\u00a0Wichita State suffered a 4-3 defeat in the consolation match of the ITA Kickoff Weekend Lubbock Regional on Saturday evening at the Falls Tennis & Athletic Club.
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\nThe Shockers (2-3) were without Giorgia Roselli<\/a> and Theodora Chantava<\/a> in the match, who were battling illness. The loss was the first match result in the all-time series with Long Beach State (1-1). The teams are set to rematch on March 14 in Long Beach, Calif.
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\nIn doubles, competition was fierce on all three courts. Kristina Kudryavtseva<\/a> and Sati Aubakirova<\/a> struck first, battling to win 7-5 at No. 3 to give the Shockers the advantage.
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\nThe Beach was poised to take No. 1, but Tatyana Nikolenko<\/a> and Xin Tong Wang<\/a> fought off a 5-1 deficit to remain on the court, forcing a tie break at 6-all.
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\nAnne Knuettel<\/a> and Vichitraporn Vimuktananda<\/a> secured a 7-5 victory at No. 2 doubles to clinch the point for the Shockers. Wang and Nikolenko’s match went unfinished, up 6-4 in the tiebreak.
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\nSingles play remained tightly contested, as the teams split the first sets on the four active courts.
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\nWang opened singles action with a decisive 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 singles to give the Shockers a 2-0 lead.
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\nLong Beach State got answered with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Kudryavtseva at No. 2.
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\nVimuktananda responded minutes later with a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 4, extending Wichita State’s lead to 3-1.
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\nThe Beach rallied, defeating Knuettel 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 to cut the deficit to 3-2 and then evened the score at 3-3 with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Aubakirova at No. 6.
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\nWith Nikolenko the lone Shocker left standing, her Long Beach opponent rallied to capture the deciding match 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.
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\nUp next
\nThe Shockers travel to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State on Saturday, Jan. 31, at noon CT.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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