MATCH INFORMATION
 
UTSA (3-4) AT WICHITA STATE (2-5)
Sunday, February 18 | 11:00 AM
Wichita, Kan. | Genesis Rock Road
 
Live Stats: statb.us/b/497516

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The Wichita State men's tennis team is set to face off against an American Athletic Conference opponent in the UTSA Roadrunners on Sunday morning at 11:00 AM at Genesis Health Clubs.

SHOCKER NOTES

• The 2024 season is the second for the Shockers under head coach, Darragh Glavin.
• The Shockers (2-5) enter the match after suffering a loss at home against New Mexico on Friday afternoon, 4-3
• Vanja Hodzic (11-7) leads the Shockers in total singles wins. Jacome is close behind with ten.
• Jacome possesses a singles record of 26-12 in his collegiate career.
• In dual matches this year, the Shockers are 12-24 in singles matches and 4-11 in doubles.
• The Shockers are 9-4 in home matches in the Darragh Glavin era and are 1-1 this season.
• The duo of Kristof Minarik and Alejandro Jacome led the Shockers in doubles wins in the fall season with four.

SERIES HISTORY VS UTSA

• This is the eighth all-time clash between the Wichita State and UTSA men's tennis teams.
• In the all-time series, Wichita State leads 7-1.
• UTSA picked up their first win in the series last year on February 26, 4-0.
• The Shockers are a perfect 4-0 at home against UTSA all-time.
• The teams have not met in Wichita since March 30, 2019, where the Shockers won in a sweep, 7-0.
• The teams have played in five of the last seven seasons.

LAST TIME VS UTSA

• The last meeting between the teams was in San Antonio where the Roadrunners won 4-0.
• The Shockers lost the doubles point in a tight battle, with two courts being decided in tiebreaks.
• The pairing of Richey King and Alejandro Jacome were the only Shockers to get a win in the match with their win coming at No. 3 doubles.

UTSA SCOUTING

• UTSA (3-4) enters on a three-match losing streak OR enters after a win against New Mexico, 0-0
• The Roadrunners are playing their second match in as many days after playing New Mexico yesterday.
• UTSA is in their fifth season under head coach, Sergey Avdeyev
• Aydeyev was named Conference USA Coach of the Year in 2023

LAST MATCH

• The Shockers lost a close match at home on Friday against New Mexico, 4-3.
• The Shockers lost the doubles point with all three courts being decided in a tiebreak.
• Marcelo Sepulveda, Luke Bracks, and Misha Kvantaliani brought home wins in singles for the Shockers.

NEXT UP
The Shockers will hit the road and head to Des Moines, Iowa next week to face the Drake Bulldogs at 10:00 AM on Friday, February 23.