MATCH INFORMATION
 
#67 CHARLOTTE (7-6) AT WICHITA STATE (5-8)
Sunday, March 16 | 12:00 PM CT
Wichita, Kan. | Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex 

Live Stats: StatBroadcast

Openers

• Wichita State men's tennis is in its third season under head coach Darragh Glavin
• The Shockers are 5-8 and have dropped their last three matches
• The Shockers are 3-3 at home this year
• Charlotte will be the third ranked team in a row that WSU has played

By the Numbers

• Ilias Worthington leads the team singles wins with eight
• In doubles, the pair of Jacome and Minarik have won six matches to lead the team
• The Shockers are 39-33 in singles as a team and 16-19 in doubles

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 Charlotte

• Kyle Bailey is in his sixth season at the helm of the 49ers
• Charlotte is 7-6 on the year and 1-4 on the road
• Tulsa beat Charlotte on Friday evening in Tulsa, 4-3
• Former Wichita State player Alex Richards is now a graduate assistant coach at Charlotte

Series History vs. Charlotte

• Wichita State leads the all-time series with Charlotte 2-1
• The 49er won last year's meeting in Charlotte on March 16, 4-3
• All three meetings in the series so far have been 4-3 decisions
• This will be the second time the Shockers are playing Charlotte in Wichita

Next Up
The Shockers travel to Birmingham, Ala., to face UAB on March 18 at 11:00 AM CT.