WICHITA, Kan.- The Wichita Sate men's tennis team will travel to Carbondale, Ill. for a contest against Southern Illinois. It will be their first conference match of the season.

Southern Illinois (5-10) will also being playing their first conference match of the season. They are coming off a pair of 4-0 losses on April 1^st against Florida Atlantic and Austin Peay. Last year, the Salukis finished in fourth place in the Missouri Valley Conference with a record of 3-4 and an overall record of 11-8.

The Wichita State Shockers (11-4) are coming off a 7-0 win against Washburn on March 31^st. In conference play last year, the Shockers finished in second place for the Missouri Valley Conference season. With his singles win against Bobby Florence of Washburn, Guillermo Nicol extended his winning streak to nine matches. Junior Matheus Pereira has a winning streak of eight singles matches. Both Nicol and Pereira have won nine out of their last ten singles contests.

After Saturday, the Shockers will continue their conference season in a home match against Bradley on April 14^th.

-WICHITA STATE-