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\n#63 WICHITA STATE (12-9) AT DRAKE (14-4)
\nSaturday, April 4 | Noon CT
\nDes Moines, Iowa | Roger Knapp Tennis Center<\/p>\n
Openers
\n\u2022 Wichita State men’s tennis is in its fourth season under head coach Darragh Glavin<\/a>.
\n\u2022 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
\n\u2022 Wichita State won eight consecutive matches between Feb. 14 and March 21, the program’s longest win streak since 2008.
\n\u2022 The Shockers have wins over three ranked opponents in the 2026 season, their most since 2021, when they had five.
\n\u2022 Wichita State was ranked No. 63 in the March 31 ITA rankings and they have been ranked as high as No. 57 this season.
\n\u2022\u00a0The Shockers are 6-5 playing at on the road this season.
\nLast Match Recap
\n\u2022 No. 57 Wichita State lost to VCU on Senior Day, 4-2.\u00a0
\n\u2022 The Shockers lost doubles for the first time since Feb. 13 against Boise State.
\n\u2022 Amir Milushev<\/a> and Zaid Al Mashni<\/a> earned singles victories but it was not enough for the Shockers in the defeat.
\nShocker Leaders
\n\u2022 In singles, Pablo Roche Alcaya<\/a> leads the team in wins with 11.\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u2022 In doubles, Alcaya also leads the team in the wins column with 12. Al Mashni and Worthington are right behind with 11.\u00a0
\n\u2022 Alcaya has the most match-clinching victories of any Shocker with four. Al Mashni is just behind with three.
\nRecords Under Glavin (Since 2023)
\n\u2022 Wichita State is 14-32 in road matches.
\n\u2022 The Shockers are 11-23 when playing a nonconference opponent on the road.
\n\u2022 Wichita State is 6-5 playing while ranked.
\n\u2022 The Shockers are 31-9 when they win the doubles point and 9-47 when they don’t.
\nScouting Drake
\n\u2022 Justin Stuckey is in his second season as head coach of the Bulldogs.
\n\u2022 Drake is a superb 14-3 this season and a perfect 9-0 at home.
\n\u2022\u00a0The Bulldogs had won 14 matches in a row before losing to North Dakota on March 28, 4-3.
\n\u2022 Drake enters after losing to Illinois State 5-2 on Wednesday, its second-straight defeat.
\nSeries History vs. Drake
\n\u2022 Drake leads the all-time series with Wichita State 31-21.
\n\u2022 The Shockers are 5-14 playing against Drake in Des Moines.
\n\u2022 Wichita State is 1-2 against Drake in the Glavin era.
\n\u2022\u00a0The teams have split the last 10 meetings evenly at five each.
\n\u2022 Wichita State has not beaten Drake in Des Moines since Feb. 14, 2020.
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\nNext Up
\nWichita State’s next scheduled match is in the opening round of the American Conference Championship on April 15 in Tulsa, Okla.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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