MATCH INFORMATION
 
WICHITA STATE (2-8) VS MONTANA (7-1)
Saturday, March 2 | 1:00 PM
Denver, Colo. | Stapleton Tennis Pavilion
 
Live Stats: TBD
Live Video: tinyurl.com/MontanaMatchVideos

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The Shockers open the month of March with a pair of matches in Denver, Colorado. The first against the Montana Grizzlies and the second against No. 38 ranked and host, Denver.
 
SHOCKER NOTES

• The 2024 season is the second for the Shockers under head coach, Darragh Glavin.
• The Shockers (2-8) enter the weekend after a 7-0 loss at then No. 23 Oklahoma State
• Vanja Hodzic leads the Shockers in total singles wins this year with 12 and leads the team in dual match wins with four.
• In dual matches this year, the Shockers are 16-36 in singles matches and 5-17 in doubles.
• The Shockers are 1-5 in true road matches this season.
• Wichita State is looking to break a five-match losing streak.

SERIES HISTORY VS MONTANA

• This will be the first all-time meeting with the Grizzlies.

GRIZZLY SCOUTING

• Montana is 7-1 entering the weekend, with the lone loss coming on the road at Gonzaga, 5-2.

• The Grizzlies enter on a two-match win streak.
• Montana is 1-0 in neutral site matches this season.
• The Grizzlies are in their seventh year under head coach, Jason Brown.
• Under Taylor, the Grizzlies are 71-51 overall.

LIKELY PAIRINGS (WSU vs UM)
Doubles

1. Kvantaliani/King (1-5) vs Martin/Perez (3-1)
2. Jacome/Hodzic (2-4) vs Zhang/Bittner (3-2)
3. Sepulveda/Ju (0-1) vs Stoeger/Wiger-Nordas (5-1)

Singles

1. Jacome (2-6) vs Wiger/Nordas (1-3)
2. Kvantaliani (3-7) vs Perez (6-2)
3. Hodzic (4-5) vs Bittner (5-0)
4. Sepulveda (1-8) vs Guillermo (3-2)
5. Bracks (2-5) vs Stoeger (6-1)
6. Ju (1-3) vs Zhang (6-1) 

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MATCH INFORMATION
 
WICHITA STATE (2-8) AT #38 DENVER (10-0)
Sunday, March 3 | 10:30 AM
Denver, Colo. | Stapleton Tennis Pavilion
 
Live Stats: TBD
Live Video: tinyurl.com/DenverMatchVideo

SERIES HISTORY VS DENVER

• Wichita State leads the all-time series with Denver 11-4.
• The Shockers have won the last three matchups.
• Wichita State is 3-2 against the Pioneers when playing at Denver.
• The teams have met at least once in each season since 2015 after only playing once in the previous 12 seasons.
• The Shockers are 7-3 in the last ten matchups against Denver.

LAST TIME VS DENVER

• The teams met last season on February 12, 2023, in Wichita, where the Shockers won, 4-3.
• The Shockers took doubles from the Pioneers with wins by Kvantaliani and Orel Ovil at court two, 6-1 and Richey King and Luke Bracks at court three, 6-4.
• The majority of singles matches were very close, but the Shockers won at courts three, four, and five to claim the win.
• Jacome clinched the match for the Shockers with his 6-4, 6-4, win at five.

PIONEER SCOUTING

• Denver is a perfect 10-0 entering the weekend and are 5-0 at home.

• The Grizzlies enter on a two-match win streak.
• Montana is 1-0 in neutral site matches this season.
• Denver is in their third year under head coach, Drew Eberly.
• Pioneer senior Nicolas Herrero Cuesta was named Summit League Player of the Year last season.
• Also last year, now sophomore Daniel Sancho Arbizu was named Summit League Newcomer of the Year.
• Under Taylor, the Grizzlies are 40-15 overall.

LIKELY PAIRINGS (WSU vs DU)
Doubles

1. Kvantaliani/King (1-5) vs Sriniketh/Schaber (2-3)
2. Jacome/Hodzic (2-4) vs Herrero-Cuesta/Yamaguchi (5-0)
3. Sepulveda/Ju (0-1) vs Sallay/Papajcik (4-2)

Singles

1. Jacome (2-6) vs Cuesto-Herrero (10-0)
2. Kvantaliani (3-7) vs Sancho-Arbizu (10-0)
3. Hodzic (4-5) vs Schaber (8-1)
4. Sepulveda (1-8) vs Sallay (2-6)
5. Bracks (2-5) vs Sriniketh (5-0)
6. Ju (1-3) vs Miller (4-2)

LAST MATCH

• The Shockers were swept on the road by Oklahoma State, 7-0.
• Misha Kvantaliani nearly upset OSU's No. 49 ranked Alex Garcia at number two singles, but ultimately fell in a tight third-set tiebreak, losing the match, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6).

NEXT UP
The Shockers will get a near week off, before hitting the courts again to face the UCF Knights on Saturday, March 8 at Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex with a scheduled 1:00 PM first serve.