Wang, Roselli reach doubles quarters, Shockers finish play at Central Regionals

Xin Tong Wang and Giorgia Roselli’s run to the doubles quarterfinals highlighted the week for the Shocker women’s tennis team at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Region Championships.

After a first-round bye, Wang and Roselli defeated a pair from Missouri, 8-5, to reach the Round of 16. They then beat a duo from Nebraska, 8-4, to advance to the quarterfinals, where they ultimately fell to the No. 7-seeded team from Oklahoma, 8-2.

In singles, Kudryavtseva and Nikolenko won two qualifying matches each to reach the main draw, putting a total of seven Shockers in the field. Only Kudryavtseva and Wang earned main-draw wins, both in the Round of 64.