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Shockers Look to Double Wins in Dallas

1/22/2021 1:40:00 PM

WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State men's tennis travels to Dallas, Texas to compete against SMU on Jan. 23 at noon and Utah on Jan. 24 at noon in the the SMU Tennis Complex.
 
Shocker Notables
 
  • The senior duo of Marius Frosa and Murkel Dellien came in at No. 32 in the ITA Preseason Doubles Rankings. This is their third straight, and 12th overall, appearance in the rankings.
  • Yi Jui Lo leads the team in singles victories with three. He was the only player to pick up a singles win at No. 14 Oklahoma State.
 
Scouting the Competition
 
SMU
  • The Mustangs are coming off of three straight 7-0 losses to highly rated Big 12 opponents, No. 6 Texas and No. 15 Baylor twice.
  • SMU showed fight in the second match against Baylor, forcing three third sets versus Baylor's ranked singles players.
 
Utah
  • Utah won its first match of the season with a 7-0 sweep of GCU.
  • The Utes have five returning players, including reigning ITA Mountain Region Freshman of the Year, Franco Capalbo, at the No. 1 spot.
 
Up Next
The Shockers continue their road swing with a stop at Oklahoma to face the Sooners on Jan. 29 and ACU on Jan. 30.
 
Match Updates
For updates during the match, follow @GoShockersMTEN on Twitter. A recap will be posted on GoShockers.com after the conclusion of each match. For the SMU match, if the weather is nice in Dallas, live streaming will be available here. Live stats will be available here for the SMU match.
 
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