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Two Home Matches On Deck

3/15/2023 3:40:00 PM

WSU (9-8) vs. UT Arlington (8-5)
Thursday, 1 p.m. CT
Wichita, Kan. | Genesis Health Clubs
Live Scoring
 
WSU vs. #74 Drake (8-9)
Saturday, 1 p.m. CT
Wichita, Kan. | Genesis Health Clubs
Live Scoring
 
Shocker Notes
Wichita State is on a five-match home winning streak, with the last three being 4-0 shutouts.     
 
The Shockers have made one appearance in the ITA team rankings, coming in at No. 66 in the Feb. 21 computerized rankings before falling back out after back-to-back losses to ranked opponents.
 
The team seeks its first win over a ranked opponent on Saturday as it is 0-3 against ranked teams this year.
 
Alejandro Jacome has a team-high nine singles wins, most recently picking up his first No. 2 singles win over Oral Roberts' Ignacio Vinas last week.
 
Kristof Minarik has played all 11 of his singles matches at court one, holding a 3-5 record.
 
The Shockers are yet to pick up a singles win over a ranked opponent in five tries.
 
Scouting UT Arlington
The Mavericks are coming off a 5-1 win over Furman at home after getting swept by No. 49 Texas A&M.
 
Anton Shepp leads the team in singles wins with nine, eight of which were at court one.
 
UT Arlington's doubles pairing of Solano Caffarena and Anton Shepp are 7-2 overall, have gone 5-2 at No. 1 and remaining undefeated at court two, including a win over Texas A&M's No. 2 doubles team.
 
Scouting Drake
The Bulldogs are on a four-match losing streak and will be playing their fifth of eight-straight road matches.
 
Oliver Johansson and Matija Matic earned a No. 61 doubles ranking on Mar. 7 and went on to take down Oregon's No. 8-ranked duo to help secure the doubles point against the then No. 55 Ducks.
 
Jeremy Schifris currently holds the 92nd spot in the ITA singles rankings but is on a six-match slump when entered in the singles lineup.
 
UT Arlington Series History
Wichita State is 14-7 all time against UTA with a 7-2 home record.
 
The Shockers have won the last four contests, most recently defeating the Mavericks, 4-1, in Arlington, Texas a year ago.
 
Drake Series History
Wichita State is 20-29 all time against Drake with an 8-10 home record.
 
The Shockers fell 4-3 to the Bulldogs a season ago in Des Moines, Iowa after winning the last four meetings.
 
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