MATCH INFORMATION
 
[5] #67 WICHITA STATE (13-9) VS. [4] #63 SOUTH FLORIDA (10-13)
Friday, April 17 | 10 a.m. CT
Tulsa, Okla. | Michael D. Case Tennis Center

Openers
• Wichita State men's tennis is in its fourth season under head coach Darragh Glavin.
• The Shockers are 13-9 on the season with wins over New Mexico State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, UTSA, Denver, Abilene Christian, UT Arlington, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Coastal Carolina, UNC Wilmington Charlotte and Drake.
• Wichita State won eight consecutive matches between Feb. 14 and March 21, the program's longest win streak since 2008.
• The Shockers have wins over three ranked opponents in the 2026 season, their most since 2021, when they had five.
• Wichita State was ranked No. 67 in the April 14 ITA rankings and has been ranked as high as No. 57.
• The Shockers are 3-2 playing at neutral sites this season.
Last Match Recap
• No. 63 Wichita State downed Drake, 6-1, on Saturday, April 8, at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center. 
• The victory snapped a two-match skid for the Shockers.
• Wichita State captured the doubles point with a pair of 6-3 wins at courts No. 2 and No. 3.
• Ilias Worthington, Zaid Al Mashni, Amir Milushev, Rodrigo Cruz and Luke Bracks all secured singles wins in straight sets to collect the additional five points for the Shockers.
Shocker Leaders
• In singles, Al Mashni and Pablo Roche Alcaya are tied for the team lead in wins with 11.  
• In doubles, Worthington and Alcaya are tied for the most victories with 13. Worthington and Cruz are the winningest pairing with 11 victories.
• Alcaya has the most match-clinching victories of any Shocker with four. Al Mashni and Cruz are just behind with three.
Against the American
• Wichita State is 17-23 against American Conference foes in the regular season since joining the conference in 2018.
• Including postseason, the Shockers are 20-30 against American Conference teams.
• In the Glavin era, Wichita State is 7-14 facing conference teams and is 2-1 this season, defeating Charlotte and UTSA, but losing to Tulsa.
At the American Championship
• Wichita State is 3-7 playing at the American Championship.
• Wichita State's 4-0 win over UAB was its first at the American Championship since 2021, snapping a four-match losing streak.
• The Shockers are the No. 5 seed at this year's championship, their highest seed since 2021, when they were also No. 5.
• When playing as the lower-seeded team, Wichita State is 2-6 at the American Championship.
Scouting South Florida
• Ashley Fisher is in his ninth season at the helm of South Florida.
• The Bulls are just 10-13 on the season, but hold four wins over ranked opponents.
• South Florida enters as the winner of its last five matches and seven of its last 10.
• The Bulls are 3-2 against American Conference teams this season, beating Tulane, Charlotte and Florida Atlantic and with losses to Rice and Tulsa.
• South Florida's Hugo Car is ranked No. 110 in singles
• Car and James Newton are ranked No. 87 in doubles, while Newton and Llanes are No. 80.
Series History vs. South Florida
• South Florida leads the all-time series with Wichita State, 5-1.
• Wichita State lost to South Florida twice last season, including being knocked out of last year's American Conference Championship by the top-seeded Bulls in the quarterfinals.
• Wichita State's lone win in the series came on April 5, 2024, in Wichita, 4-3.
• South Florida has outscored Wichita State 30-10 across the six previous meetings.
 
Up next
If the Shockers win, they will face one of No. 1 seed Rice, No. 8 seed UAB or No. 9 seed Tulane on Saturday, April 18, at noon CT in the semifinals of the American Conference Championship.