MATCH INFORMATION
 
#64 WICHITA STATE (11-7) AT #56 CHARLOTTE (10-4)
Saturday, March 21 | 10:00 a.m. CT
Charlotte, N.C. | Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex

Openers
• Wichita State men's tennis is in its fourth season under head coach Darragh Glavin.
• The Shockers are 11-7 on the season with wins over New Mexico State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, UTSA, Denver, Abilene Christian, UT Arlington, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Coastal Carolina and UNC Wilmington.
• Wichita State has won seven matches in a row and eight of its last nine. The seven-match win streak is the longest in the Glavin era and since 2018.
• The Shockers were ranked No. 64 in the March 17 ITA team rankings.
• The Shockers are 5-5 playing in road matches this season but have won their last four road contests.
Last Match Recap
• Wichita State stormed back to beat UNC Wilmington on Thursday at the UNCW Courts, 4-3.
• In doubles, the Shockers dominated courts No. 1 and No. 3, with Pablo Roche Alcaya and Zaid Al Mashni winning 6-1 at No. 1 and Felix Bockelmann-Evans and Alejandro Jacome securing the point with a 6-2 win at No. 3.
• In singles, the Seahawks surged, ultimately taking a 3-2 match lead.
• At No. 5 and No. 6 singles, Rodrigo Cruz and Luke Bracks both rallied to win their matches to clinch the comeback win for the 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, Amir Milushev and Ilias Worthington—are back with Wichita State.
Records Under Glavin
• Wichita State is 13-32 playing in road matches under Glavin.
• The Shockers are 2-9 on the road against conference opponents.
• Wichita State is 5-3 playing while ranked.
• The Shockers are 7-16 against conference opponents.
• Wichita State is 30-8 when they win the doubles point and 9-46 when they don't.
Scouting Charlotte
• Kyle Bailey is in his seventh season as head coach at Charlotte.
• The 49ers are 10-4 on the season and a near-perfect 6-1 at home.
• Charlotte's lone home loss came on March 14 against No. 41 Yale, 5-2.
• The 49ers are 1-2 playing ranked opponents this season, with the win coming over No. 74 Old Dominion on March 13, 4-2.
Series History vs. Charlotte
• Wichita State leads the all-time series with Charlotte 3-1.
• The teams have faced each year since Charlotte joined the American Conference in 2024.
• The teams have split the two matchups in Charlotte, 1-1.
• All four previous matchups have been highly competitive, with three 4-3 decisions and one 5-2 result.
• Wichita State took down No. 67 Charlotte last season on March 16 in Wichita, 5-2.
 
Next Up
The Shockers return home to face another American Conference foe in Tulsa on Wednesday, March 25.