SAN DIEGO – The No. 14 San Diego men's tennis program (9-1, 1-0 WCC) heads out to the Sooner State for a pair of ranked matchups, facing No. 47 Oklahoma (8-2, 0-0 Big 12) on Friday at 4 p.m., and No. 26 Oklahoma State (11-3, 0-0 Big 12) on Sunday at 11 a.m.
LAST TIME OUT
- San Diego improved to 6-0 at home and 6-1 against the PAC-12, cruising past then No. 33 Stanford on Feb. 29.
- Headlining the match were strong doubles performances plus a big win for Oliver Tarvet over No. 51 Nishesh Basavareddy.
OPPONENT HISTORY
- San Diego is 7-8 all-time against the Sooners, but won the last matchup on Mar. 13, 2023 in a 4-1 decision.
- San Diego is 4-3 against Oklahoma State, dropping the last matchup back in 2020.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
- San Diego now stands at No. 14 in the national rankings, just one spot behind last week.
- The Toreros have had at least one weekly WCC award winner in five of the first seven 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. 85 in the nation in singles, while Stian Klaassen and Sacchitt Sharrma check in at No. 34 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 20-3 overall.
- In addition, Tarvet has taken home four WCC Doubles Team of the Week awards, tallying three with Vasa and his last one with Klaassen earlier this week.
TORERO TIDBITS
- Tarvet is 8-2 overall against ranked opponents this season and 2-0 against the top-10.
- In addition, Tarvet is the lone Torero that is undefeated in dual match doubles, standing at 8-0.
- San Diego holds a .788 winning percentage in dual matches in singles this season.
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