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.
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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. Â
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OPPONENT HISTORY
- San Diego is 1-21 against the Cardinal all-time, last meeting the program in 2011.
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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.
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TORERO TIDBITS
- San Diego is 5-1 against the PAC-12 this season and undefeated against the conference at home. Â
- Tarvet is 8-2 overall against ranked opponents this season and 2-0 against the top-10.
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