MATCH INFORMATION
BOISE STATE (4-1) VS. WICHITA STATE (2-4)
Friday, February 7 | 1:00 PM CT
Wichita, Kan. | Genesis Rock Road
Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Openers
- Wichita State men's tennis is in its third season under head coach, Darragh Glavin
- The Shockers are 2-4 after a home loss on Friday to Texas Tech, 4-3
- WSU is 2-1 in home matches this season
Fall Success
- The Shocker pair of Kristof Minarik and Alejandro Jacome had a very successful fall, collecting wins over multiple power four opponents and collecting doubles wins in high-level events throughout the fall
- The duo collected two wins in pre-qualifiers of ITA All-Americans and added two wins at ITA Central Regionals, reaching the doubles semifinals
- The Regionals performance punched the Shocker ticket to ITA Sectionals in Fort Worth, Texas, where the Shockers battled tough against high-level, ranked doubles competition
- Elsewhere, true freshmen Luca Mindrut and Ilias Worthington tied for the team lead in singles wins this fall with five
- Transfer addition Arenui Luethi matched Minarik and Jacome's five fall doubles wins to tie for the team lead in the fall
New Faces
- The Shocker roster has undergone a shakeup from last season with five new players and two new coaches joining the team for the 2025 spring season
- The new players consist of four true freshmen in Zaid Al Mashni, Amir Milushev, Mindrut, and Worthington, and one transfer in Luethi
- Two new coaches will join Coach Glavin on the sideline as Sonam Phuntsok came to Wichita State after serving as an assistant at New Mexico and Joan Grosset moved to Wichita after one year coaching at the University of Omaha
Scouting Boise State
- Boise State is in its third year under head coach, Luke Shields
- Shields is 41-19 as the leader of the Broncos
- The Broncos are 4-1 on the year and are 0-1 in true road matches
- Boise State enters the match after upsetting No.