MATCH INFORMATION
 
WICHITA STATE (0-2) VS. UNLV (0-0)
Saturday, January 17 | 12:00 PM CT
Chandler, Ariz. | Chandler Tennis Center
 
WICHITA STATE (0-2) VS. NEW MEXICO STATE (0-2)
Saturday, January 17 | 4:00 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 and fell to Utah State, 5-2, on Jan. 16.
• 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 26-29 all-time in the Glavin era against unranked opponents 
Scouting UNLV
• UNLV is in its third season under former Arkansas head coach Andy Jackson.
• The Rebels went 7-12 last season, and just 1-7 away from home.
• The match for UNLV against the Shockers will be its first of the season.
• UNLV has a preseason team UTR of 75.57, which ranks as No. 59 nationally.
• The Rebels have the highest preseason team UTR of any team in the Mountain West.
• The Rebels are led by sophomore Ilia Snitari, who went a perfect 8-0 in singles play last year, and 12-1 across singles and doubles.
• With a singles UTR of 13.74, Snitari is the highest-rated player in the Mountain West Conference.
• Snitari is ranked No. 35 by the ITA in singles.
Series History vs. UNLV
• UNLV leads the all-time series with Wichita State 3-2.
• The Rebels have won three of the last four matchups.
• UNLV defeated Wichita State 4-2 on Mar. 24, 2025, in Las Vegas.
• The teams have never met in Wichita, and they are 1-1 against each other at neutral sites.
Scouting New Mexico State
• New Mexico State is led by head coach Carlos Vargas, who is in his 12^th season as head coach.
• The Aggies went 9-15 last year and 6-5 at neutral sites.
• NMSU defeated Texas Tech on the road, 4-2, last season on Jan. 31.
• The Aggies are 0-2 on the season, losing 4-0 to Arizona State and 6-1 to Grand Canyon.
• New Mexico State has a preseason team UTR of 69.41, which ranks as 154th nationally.
Series History vs. New Mexico State
• Wichita State leads the all-time series with New Mexico State 4-2.
• The Shockers crushed the Aggies in their last meeting, 7-0, on Feb. 14, 2016, in Wichita.
• Three of the prior six meetings have come at neutral sites, with Wichita State winning two of the three.
• The Shockers have won three of the last four matchups.
Next Up
The Shockers will head to Omaha, Neb., to face the Omaha Mavericks on Jan. 23 at noon.