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Thomas Christensen

Men's Tennis

No. 13 Toreros Welcome No. 33 Stanford

SAN DIEGO – The No. 13 San Diego men's tennis program (8-1, 1-0 WCC) welcomes their seventh PAC-12 opponent of the season, hosting No. 33 Stanford (6-3, 1-0 PAC-12) on Thursday at 1 p.m., at the Hogan Tennis Center.
 
LAST TIME OUT
  • San Diego rolled to a dominant, 4-0 win over No. 41 Oregon on Sunday at the Hogan Tennis Center.
  • The Toreros won the doubles point and got out to a fast start, with Oliver Tarvet earning a win over No. 103 Quinn Vandecasteele to power the Toreros to a win.  
 
OPPONENT HISTORY
  • San Diego is 1-21 against the Cardinal all-time, last meeting the program in 2011.
 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
  • San Diego moves up to a season-high of No. 13 in the nation. The program record is No. 12 in the nation.
  • The Toreros have had at least one weekly WCC award winner in four of the first six weeks of the season and swept three weeks.
  • Tarvet leads the way for the Toreros in the national rankings, checking in at No. 5 in the nation in singles according to the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings
  • Iiro Vasa ranks No. 89 in the nation in singles, while Stian Klaassen and Sacchitt Sharrma check in at No. 12 in the country in doubles.
  • Tarvet has already tallied two WCC Singles Player of the Week honors and has maintained a strong grip on the No. 1 singles position, entering the weekend at 19-3 overall.
  • In addition, Tarvet and Vasa have won three WCC Doubles Team of the Week awards as a duo.
 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • San Diego is 5-1 against the PAC-12 this season and undefeated against the conference at home.  
  • Tarvet is 8-2 overall against ranked opponents this season and 2-0 against the top-10.
 
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
Iiro Vasa

Iiro Vasa

6' 1"
Junior

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
Iiro Vasa

Iiro Vasa

6' 1"
Junior