MATCH INFORMATION
 
OMAHA (1-2) vs. WICHITA STATE (0-2)
Saturday, January 25 | 1:00 PM CT
Wichita, Kan. | Genesis Rock Road 

Live Stats: Stat Broadcast
 
DRAKE (2-1) vs. WICHITA STATE (0-2)
Sunday, January 26 | 11:00 AM CT
Wichita, Kan. | Genesis Rock Road 
 
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast

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Openers

• Wichita State men's tennis enters its third season under head coach, Darragh Glavin
• The Shockers have dropped their first two matches of the year to UCF and South Florida
• At home, the Shockers are 10-7 in the Glavin era
• WSU is 2-0 in home openers under Glavin with both wins being against Omaha
• Since joining the American in 2018, the Shockers are 5-2 in home openers and have won four straight
• Wichita State men's tennis is 38-10 in home openers since 1977

Fall Success

• The Shocker pair of Kristof Minarik and Alejandro Jacome had a very successful fall, collecting wins over multiple power four opponents and collecting doubles wins in high-level events throughout the fall
• The duo collected two wins in pre-qualifiers of ITA All-Americans and added two wins at ITA Central Regionals, reaching the doubles semifinals
• The Regionals performance punched the Shocker ticket to ITA Sectionals in Fort Worth, Texas, where the Shockers battled tough against high-level, ranked doubles competition
• Elsewhere, true freshmen Luca Mindrut and Ilias Worthington tied for the team lead in singles wins this fall with five
• Transfer addition Arenui Luethi matched Minarik and Jacome's five fall doubles wins to tie for the team lead in the fall

New Faces

• The Shocker roster has undergone a shakeup from last season with five new players and two new coaches joining the team for the 2025 spring season
• The new players consist of four true freshmen in Zaid Al Mashni, Amir Milushev, Mindrut, and Worthington, and one transfer in Luethi
• Two new coaches will join Coach Glavin on the sideline as Sonam Phuntsok came to Wichita State after serving as an assistant at New Mexico and Joan Grosset moved to Wichita after one year coaching at the University of Omaha

Scouting Omaha

• Omaha is in their first year under former Utah State assistant coach, Hunter Clark
• Clark recorded his first career head coaching win on January 19 against Bellarmine, 4-2
• In spite of the coaching change, Omaha returns five players from last season

Series History vs. Omaha

• Wichita State is an undefeated 6-0 against Omaha in the all-time series
• All of the matches of the series have been played in Wichita
• Last year, WSU held on to win 4-3 over the Mavericks on January 26 at Genesis Rock Road

Scouting Drake

• The Bulldogs are in their first year under former Saint Louis head coach, Justin Stuckey
• Drake sits at 2-1 entering the match with wins over Saint Louis and Grand View (NAIA) and a loss at Nebraska
• Coach Stuckey only returns three players from last year's team that went 11-9

Series History vs. Drake

• Drake holds a commanding 31-20 advantage in the all-time series
• The Bulldogs are 11-8 playing WSU in Wichita
• The Shockers are 0-2 against Drake in the Glavin era
• The teams have split the last ten matchups evenly at five wins apiece
• Drake has won six of the last ten meetings in Wichita

Next Up
The Shockers head to Fayetteville, Arkansas to take on the Razorbacks at 11:00 AM