MATCH INFORMATION
 
WICHITA STATE (0-1) VS. UTAH STATE (0-0)
Friday, January 16 | 1:30 PM CT
Chandler, Ariz. | Chandler Tennis Center

A New Season Begins
• Wichita State men's tennis is in its fourth season under head coach Darragh Glavin.
• The Shockers went 12–13 last season, their best record and highest win total under Glavin.
• Wichita State lost its season opener, 5-2, on Jan. 14 at Arizona State
• The Shockers have a preseason team Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 74.43, which ranks as No. 68 in the NCAA.
• WSU's team UTR is the fifth-highest in the American Conference.
Fall Notes
• The Shockers earned 12 singles wins and five doubles wins in limited fall action.
• Alejandro Jacome led the Shockers in the fall with four singles wins, including three at the American Conference Singles Championship.
• Ilias Worthington led the team in doubles wins with three.
• Jacome reached the semifinals of the American Conference Singles Championship and the doubles championship with Worthington.
• Zaid Al Mashni ended the fall ranked No. 66 by the ITA in singles
Last Year's Leaders
• Worthington led the Shockers in singles wins with 13, with Jacome close behind at 11.
• Jacome and Worthington tied for the team lead in doubles wins with 11 among returning Shockers.
Returners to the Lineup
• Five Shockers return for another season in Wichita in 2026.
• The five returners combined for 39 of the team's 65 dual-match singles wins last season.
• Three of the top five Shockers in singles wins—Jacome, Worthington, and Amir Milushev—are back with Wichita State.
Newcomers
• The Shockers have four new players for the 2025–26 season, with three arriving for the spring semester.
• All four—Pablo Roche Alcaya, Felix Bockelmann-Evans, James Lammas, and Rodrigo Cruz—arrived in Wichita as true freshmen.
Additional Notes
• The Shockers went 1-2 at neutral sites last season, with the lone win coming against UAB in the first round of the American Conference Championship
• In January matches, the Shockers were 2–2 last season and are 8-9 under Glavin.
• Against teams outside the American Conference, Wichita State went 9–10 last season.
• The Shockers are 26-28 all-time in the Glavin era against unranked opponents 
Scouting Utah State
• Utah State is in its sixth season under head coach Aaran Paajanen.
• The Aggies went 15-9 last season and 3-4 at neutral sites
• The match for Utah State will be their season opener.
• Utah State went 15-6 against unranked opponents last season.
• USU has a preseason team UTR of 73.26, which ranks as No. 86 nationally.
Series History vs. Utah State
• Utah State won the only prior meeting between the teams, a 4-1 decision on Jan. 28, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas
Next Up
The Shockers will face UNLV and New Mexico State on Saturday, Jan. 17, in Chandler, Ariz., at Chandler Tennis Center.