HOUSTON, Texas – Wichita State's Pablo Roche Alcaya and Rodrigo Cruz head off to Houston to represent the Shockers at the 2026 American Conference Individual Championships at Rice's George R. Brown Tennis Center beginning on Oct. 22.

Cruz and Alcaya make their debut at the championships in both singles and doubles play. They will start off the tournament in the Round of 32 in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles.

In singles, Alcaya will play against Florida Atlantic's Lucca Pignaton at 10 a.m. Thursday, while Cruz will face Ondrej Valek of UAB shortly after at 11 a.m.

In doubles play, Alcaya and Cruz are seeded fifth and will team up to take on Guglielmo Verdese and James Newton of South Florida in the quarterfinals on Friday at 10 a.m.

The singles and doubles champions at the American Individual Championships will represent the conference at the ITA Conference Masters Championships from Nov. 5-8 in Rome, Ga.