MTEN Preview: at Drake (April 4)

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MATCH INFORMATION
 
#63 WICHITA STATE (12-9) AT DRAKE (14-4)
Saturday, April 4 | Noon CT
Des Moines, Iowa | Roger Knapp Tennis Center

Openers

• Wichita State men’s tennis is in its fourth season under head coach Darragh Glavin.

• The Shockers are 12-9 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 and Charlotte

• 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. 63 in the March 31 ITA rankings and they have been ranked as high as No. 57 this season.

• The Shockers are 6-5 playing at on the road this season.

Last Match Recap

• No. 57 Wichita State lost to VCU on Senior Day, 4-2. 

• The Shockers lost doubles for the first time since Feb. 13 against Boise State.

• Amir Milushev and Zaid Al Mashni earned singles victories but it was not enough for the Shockers in the defeat.

Shocker Leaders

• In singles, Pablo Roche Alcaya leads the team in wins with 11.  

• In doubles, Alcaya also leads the team in the wins column with 12. Al Mashni and Worthington are right behind with 11. 

• Alcaya has the most match-clinching victories of any Shocker with four. Al Mashni is just behind with three.

Records Under Glavin (Since 2023)

• Wichita State is 14-32 in road matches.

• The Shockers are 11-23 when playing a nonconference opponent on the road.

• Wichita State is 6-5 playing while ranked.

• The Shockers are 31-9 when they win the doubles point and 9-47 when they don’t.

Scouting Drake

• Justin Stuckey is in his second season as head coach of the Bulldogs.

• Drake is a superb 14-3 this season and a perfect 9-0 at home.

• The Bulldogs had won 14 matches in a row before losing to North Dakota on March 28, 4-3.

• Drake enters after losing to Illinois State 5-2 on Wednesday, its second-straight defeat.

Series History vs. Drake

• Drake leads the all-time series with Wichita State 31-21.

• The Shockers are 5-14 playing against Drake in Des Moines.

• Wichita State is 1-2 against Drake in the Glavin era.

• The teams have split the last 10 meetings evenly at five each.

• Wichita State has not beaten Drake in Des Moines since Feb. 14, 2020.

 

Next Up

Wichita State’s next scheduled match is in the opening round of the American Conference Championship on April 15 in Tulsa, Okla.