SAN DIEGO – The No. 14 San Diego women's tennis program (7-3, 0-0 WCC) heads out on the road for a Sunday matinee against UC Santa Barbara (5-6, 1-0 Big West) at the Arnhold Tennis Center.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Toreros defeated their local rival San Diego State, earning a big 5-2 win at the Hogan Tennis Center on Wednesday.
- San Diego took the doubles point and followed it up with four straight singles wins, including a ranked win for Claudia De Las Heras over No. 73 Yasmine Kabbaj.
OPPONENT HISTORY
- San Diego trails 10-15 in the all-time series against the Gauchos, but cruised to a 6-1 win at the Hogan Tennis Center last season.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
- San Diego moved back up to No. 14 in the nation, after spending last week at No. 16 in the nation during their break from the action.
- Mia Mack continues to lead the Toreros in the national singles rankings, checking in at No. 47 in the nation.
- De Las Heras also rose in the singles rankings and is now up to No. 59 at the nation.
- In the first top-80 doubles rankings of the season, Kailey Evans and Kristina Nordikyan rank No. 72 overall, good for their first ranking as a pairing.
- San Diego is 6-0 when winning the doubles point this season.
- The Toreros have won their last three matches against the Big West Conference, including a 7-0 win over Hawaii this season.
TORERO TIDBITS
- Elizabeth Goldsmith enters the weekend on a seven-match win streak in singles and is 16-7 overall on the season.
- In addition, Goldsmith has not lost when playing at No. 3 singles this season.
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