SAN DIEGO – The No. 18 San Diego men's tennis program (22-3, 7-1 WCC) is set to open their run at the 2024 NCAA Tournament, facing No. 39 Baylor (18-11, 2-5 Big 12) in the first round on Friday at 8 a.m. PT, at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas.
Should the Toreros win, they would face the winner of host No. 15 seed Texas A&M (18-10, 7-5 SEC) or No. 45 Rice (17-8, 5-2 AAC) on Saturday at 4 p.m. PT.
LAST TIME OUT
- San Diego completed a sweep of both the regular season and tournament titles, downing Pepperdine, 4-1 to secure the WCC Tournament championship on Apr. 27.
- The Toreros rallied from a doubles point loss to steamroll through singles and win the title after a reprieve last season.
OPPONENT HISTORY
- The Toreros have never faced Baylor and are set to meet the team for the first time.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
- The Toreros are seeking to advance to advance out of the second round for the first time in program history.
- San Diego has advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in their last four appearances.
- San Diego checks in as the No. 18 team in the nation in the final rankings before postseason play according to the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings.
- San Diego dominated the end of season WCC honors, as Oliver Tarvet headlined the list as the WCC Player of the Year.
- Tarvet, Stian Klaassen, Lambert Ruland, Iiro Vasa and Savriyan Danilov all took home All-WCC singles honors, while Klaassen and Tarvet and Sacchitt Sharrma and Vasa earned All-WCC doubles honors.
- The Toreros finished with at least one weekly WCC award winner in 11 of the 14 weeks of the season and swept four weeks.
- Tarvet leads the way for the Toreros in the national rankings, standing at No. 8 in the nation in singles according to the latest ITA rankings.
- Vasa ranks No. 85 in the nation in singles, while Klaassen and Sharrma check in at No. 64 in the country in doubles.
TORERO TIDBITS
- Tarvet is 12-4 overall against ranked opponents this season and 3-0 against the top-10.
- The sophomore is also 21-2 in doubles overall, including a 17-1 record with Klaassen.
- Klaassen remains undefeated in dual match play, standing at 17-0 and 20-3 on the season overall.
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