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.
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Friday's match was originally scheduled for 12 p.m., but has been moved back to avoid inclement weather.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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