MATCH INFORMATION
 
WICHITA STATE (2-5) VS. ORAL ROBERTS (3-4)
Friday, Feb. 6 | 9:30 a.m. CT
Norman, Okla. | Headington Family Tennis Center
 
WICHITA STATE (2-5) AT #10 OKLAHOMA (4-1)
Friday, Feb. 6 | 1:00 p.m. CT
Norman, Okla. | Headington Family 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 has a preseason team Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) of 74.43, which ranks as No. 66 in the NCAA.
• WSU's team UTR is the fifth-highest in the American Conference.
• The Shockers are 2-5on the season with wins over New Mexico State and Omaha.
Last Match
• The Shockers lost at Texas Tech on Saturday, 4-0.
• After the Red Raiders took doubles with wins at No. 1 and No. 2, the Shockers responded by competing very well in singles, but ultimately fell short in some very close matches.
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.
• 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 Cruz—arrived in Wichita as true freshmen.
Additional Notes
• In January matches, the Shockers were 2–2 last season and are 10-13 under Glavin.
• Against teams outside the American Conference, Wichita State went 9–10 last season.
• The Shockers are 28-31 all-time in the Glavin era against unranked opponents.
• Wichita State is 1-2 on the road this season and has yet to play a home match.
Scouting Oral Roberts
• The Golden Eagles are in their first year under the direction of Michael Scovotti. 
• Oral Roberts is 3-4 on the season, and they are 2-1 at neutral sites.
• The Golden Eagles enter after a pair of losses to Tulsa, one on Jan. 28 and another on Feb. 3.
Series History vs. Oral Roberts
• Wichita State is a perfect 26-0 all-time against Oral Roberts, but this will be the first meeting between the teams at a neutral site.
• In their last two meetings, the Shockers have earned a pair of 4-0 victories.
Scouting Oklahoma
• The Sooners are in their tenth season under head coach Nick Crowell.
• Oklahoma has made nine consecutive NCAA appearances under Crowell.
• The Sooners are 4-1 on the season, with major wins against Arizona and California. 
• OU enters fresh off a win over Tulsa on Wednesday, 4-0.
• Oklahoma's lone loss is a narrow 4-3 defeat to UCF on Jan. 24.
Series History vs. Oklahoma
• Oklahoma is in control of the all-time series, leading 27-3.
• The Sooners have won 17 straight against the Shockers dating back to 2003.
• The last Shocker win in the series came on Mar. 26, 2003, in Wichita, 6-1.
• The Shockers are 1-22 against the Sooners in Norman, with the lone win coming on Mar. 2, 2002.
 
Next Up
The Shockers return to Wichita to host UTSA for the Shockers' home opener at 10:00 a.m. CT at Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex.