MATCH INFORMATION
 
#64 WICHITA STATE (10-7) AT UNC WILMINGTON (5-7)
Thursday, March 19 | 1:00 p.m. CT
Wilmington, N.C. | UNCW Courts

Openers
• Wichita State men's tennis is in its fourth season under head coach Darragh Glavin.
• The Shockers are 10-7 on the season with wins over New Mexico State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, UTSA, Denver, Abilene Christian, UT Arlington, Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Coastal Carolina
• Wichita State has won six matches in a row and seven of its last eight. The six-match win streak is the longest in the Glavin era and since 2019.
• The Shockers were ranked No. 64 in the March 17 ITA team rankings.
• The Shockers are 4-5 playing in road matches this season but have won their last three road contests.
Last Match Recap
• Wichita State opened its East Coast trip with a 4-0 win over Coastal Carolina on Tuesday.
• In doubles, Ilias Worthington and Rodrigo Cruz teamed for a 6-4 win at No. 2, with Zaid Al Mashni and Pablo Roche Alcaya clinching the point with a 6-3 win at No. 1.
• Cruz, Al Mashni and Amir Milushev earned straight-set singles victories to secure the win for Wichita State.
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—Alejandro Jacome, Milushev and Worthington—are back with Wichita State.
Records Under Glavin
• Wichita State is 12-32 playing in road matches under Glavin.
• The Shockers are 10-23 on the road against nonconference opponents.
• Wichita State is 4-3 playing while ranked.
• The Shockers are 29-8 when they win the doubles point and 9-46 when they don't.
Scouting UNCW
• Matt Dubois is in his 19th season as head coach at UNC Wilmington.
• The Seahawks are 5-7 this season and have won their last three matches.
• UNCW is 1-5 against ranked opponents this season, with the lone ranked win coming at home against No. 72 Kennesaw State last Friday, 4-3.
• The Seahawks are a flawless 5-0 at home and have outscored their opponents at home 23-4.
Series History vs. UNCW
• Wichita State has only faced UNC Wilmington twice all-time, with each team winning one matchup.
• The Seahawks won the last matchup on March 12, 2024, 4-0, in Wilmington.
• Wichita State's win came on Jan. 27, 2019, in Starkville, Miss., 4-0.
 
Next Up
The Shockers wrap up their road trip with a match against No. 56 Charlotte on Saturday at Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex at 10:00 a.m. CT.