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Thomas Christensen

Men's Tennis

Toreros Host No. 10 Arizona, No. 18 Arizona State

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego men's tennis program (1-1, 0-0 WCC) will host back-to-back games against opponents from the Grand Canyon State, hosting No. 10 Arizona (4-0, 0-0 PAC-12) on Friday at 1:30 p.m., and welcoming No. 18 Arizona State (4-1, 0-0 PAC-12) on Sunday at 10 a.m.
 
Friday's match was originally scheduled for 12 p.m., but has been moved back to avoid inclement weather.
 
LAST TIME OUT
  • San Diego advanced to the final of ITA Kickoff Weekend and nearly recovered from a 3-0 deficit, before falling 4-3 to No. 7 USC on Jan. 28 in Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Behind wins from Oliver Tarvet, Savriyan Danilov and Stian Klaassen, the Toreros tied the match at 3-3 before USC escaped in a third set win.
 
OPPONENT HISTORY
  • San Diego is 10-14 all-time against the Wildcats and are set for their second top-10 matchup of the season.
  • San Diego is 6-14 all-time against Arizona State, but has won two of the last three matches and split last season.
 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
  • San Diego continues to receive votes in the latest ITA rankings, following their win over Texas Tech and close call against No. 7 USC.
  • San Diego is led by reigning WCC Coach of the Year Ryan Keckley, who returns nearly his entire lineup from last season's regular season WCC title.
  • Tarvet leads the way for the Toreros in the national rankings, checking in at a career-high No. 8 in the nation in singles according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
  • Vasa ranks No. 31 in the nation in singles, while Klaassen and Sacchitt Sharrma check in at No. 15 in the country in doubles.
  • Tarvet is the reigning WCC Singles Player of the Week, following his win at the top singles spot over USC's Stefan Dostanic at the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • Tarvet tallied the fourth WCC Singles Player of the Week award of his career and the first this season.
  • To date, San Diego doubles teams are a combined 3-0 against ranked opponents.
 
To stay up to date with Toreros men's tennis, follow the team on Instagram by searching "USD_tennis" and on Twitter by searching "USDmtennis".
 
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Players Mentioned

Stian Klaassen

Stian Klaassen

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sacchitt Sharrma

Sacchitt Sharrma

6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
Oliver Tarvet

Oliver Tarvet

6' 0"
Sophomore
Savriyan Danilov

Savriyan Danilov

6' 2"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Stian Klaassen

Stian Klaassen

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sacchitt Sharrma

Sacchitt Sharrma

6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
Oliver Tarvet

Oliver Tarvet

6' 0"
Sophomore
Savriyan Danilov

Savriyan Danilov

6' 2"
Graduate Student