MATCH INFORMATION
 
WICHITA STATE (5-7) AT ABILENE CHRISTIAN (3-4)
Thursday, Feb. 26 | 12:00 p.m. CT
Abilene, Texas | Teague Special Events Center
 
WICHITA STATE (5-7) AT UT ARLINGTON (0-5)
Friday, Feb. 27 | 11:00 a.m. CT
Arlington, Texas | UTA 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 had a preseason team Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 74.43, which ranked as No. 66 in the NCAA.
• The Shockers are 5-7 on the season with wins over New Mexico State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, UTSA and Denver.

Last Matches Recap
• Wichita State split a pair of matches competing in Boise, Idaho, two weeks ago, losing to Boise State and defeating Denver.
• Against Boise State on Feb. 13, the Broncos narrowly won the doubles point, clinching it with a 6-4 at No. 2.
• In singles, the teams split the first sets evenly at three apiece.
• The Broncos went on to win five of six singles matches, with Alejandro Jacome being the only Shocker to earn a win, taking down his opponent at No. 3, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
• The following day against Denver, the Shockers took doubles from the Pioneers, with Rodrigo Cruz and Ilias Worthington winning 6-2 at No. 3, and Zaid Al Mashni and Pablo Roche Alcaya clinching the point with a 7-6 (5) victory at No. 1.
• In singles, Wichita State won five of six first sets.
• Denver responded by forcing third sets on four of those courts, but the Shockers held on with wins at Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6. 

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—Alcaya, Cruz, Felix Bockelmann-Evans and James Lammas—arrived in Wichita as true freshmen.

Additional Notes
• Wichita State is 26-38 against non-conference opponents in the Glavin era.
• The Shockers are 7-23 playing non-conference opponents on the road under Glavin.
• Last season, the Shockers were 5-8 in road matches and are 1-5 on the road so far this season.

Scouting Abilene Christian
• Abilene Christian is in its sixth season under head coach Juan Nunez.
• The Wildcats are 3-4 on the season with all three wins coming at home.
• Abilene Christian is 0-4 against NCAA Division I opponents this season.
• The Wildcats enter after being swept by SMU on Saturday, Feb. 21, in Dallas.

Series History vs. Abilene Christian
• Wichita State is a perfect 3-0 against Abilene Christian in the all-time series.
• This meeting will be the first between the teams in Abilene.
• The teams have not met since Jan. 30, 2021, in Norman, Okla.
• Wichita State has outscored Abilene Christian 19-2 across the three meetings.
Scouting UT Arlington
• UT Arlington is in its 20th year under head coach Diego Benitez.
• The Mavericks are 0-5 on the season and have not played a match since Feb. 8.
• UT Arlington has yet to play at home this season.
• The Mavericks have been outscored 25-2 so far this season.

Series History vs. UT Arlington
• Wichita State leads the all-time series with UT Arlington 16-8.
• The teams have met each year since 2019 as part of a home-and-home series.
• Wichita State won last year's meeting in Wichita, 4-3.
• After UT Arlington won five of the first eight meetings, Wichita State has won 13 of the last 16.
• In the Glavin era, the Shockers have won two of the three meetings.
• Wichita State has not lost to the Mavericks in Arlington since Mar. 5, 2016.
 
Next Up
The Shockers return home to host Nebraska on Sunday, March 1, at noon CT.