Wichita State’s Xin Tong Wang was named the American Conference Women’s Tennis Player of the Month for September by the conference office.
For Wang, it’s her first Player of the Month award and her third in-season award from the American Conference, as she has been named Women’s Tennis Player of the Week twice in her Shocker career.
Wang earned the monthly honor for her performance at the ITA All-American Championships, where she became the first Wichita State player to compete in — and win a match in — the singles main draw. She defeated No. 19-ranked Catherine Aulia, 7-6 (2), 6-2, in the round of 64.
Wang was the only player in the American Athletic Conference to record a main-draw singles win. She also won two matches in the doubles qualifiers at the All-Americans with partner Giorgia Roselli. Wang is currently ranked No. 73 in singles and No. 31 in doubles, paired with Roselli.
Wang and the Shockers return to action Oct. 15-18 at the ITA Central Region Championships in Norman, Oklahoma.