After spending each of the last 10 weeks ranked in the ITA top 40, Shocker women’s tennis received an at-large bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
The Shockers are the No. 3 seed in the Norman Regional, hosted by Oklahoma. Wichita State is set to face No. 2-seeded and No. 25 SMU in the first round Saturday, May 2.
For Wichita State, it marks its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2018, when it also received an at-large bid and was placed in the Oxford, Mississippi regional, where it advanced to the round of 32. The appearance is the program’s 13th in the NCAA Tournament.
This season, the Shockers are 21-4 and set a program record with a 19-match winning streak from Jan. 31 to April 18. Wichita State climbed as high as No. 24 in the ITA rankings and finished as runner-up in the American Conference.