The UCLA men’s tennis team hits the road this week for the start of Pac-12 play in the state of Arizona. The Bruins (8-4, 0-0 Pac-12) begin their trip Friday at Arizona’s LaNelle Robson Tennis Center, where they meet the No. 18 Wildcats (15-4, 1-1) at 2 p.m. PT. UCLA then takes on Arizona State Sunday, with first serve from Whiteman Tennis Center scheduled for 12 p.m. PT.
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LAST TIME OUT
Three Bruin freshmen posted singles wins in UCLA’s 4-2 victory against Oklahoma State on March 25 at Los Angeles Tennis Center. First-year player Aadarsh Tripathi prevailed in clinching fashion for the first time in his career. Classmates Gianluca Ballotta and Azuma Visaya and junior Stefan Leustian also picked up wins for the Bruins in their non-conference finale. The Cowboys earned the doubles point and Tyler Zink added a singles victory by way of retirement.
UCLA VS. ARIZONA, ARIZONA STATE
UCLA holds a 74-2 all-time record versus Arizona. The programs most recently met March 28, 2021 at LaNelle Robson Tennis Center, where the Wildcats won 4-1. The Bruins collected the doubles point without dropping a match, but Arizona charged back to prevail in the first four finished singles contests. Two of the decisions were made in three sets. The unfinished singles matches were also in third sets. Against Arizona State, UCLA is 67-4. The Bruins and Sun Devils most recently faced off March 26, 2021, when UCLA overcame a two-hour rain delay, a lost doubles point and four dropped singles first sets to defeat ASU 4-3 at Whiteman Tennis Center. Mathew Tsolakyan completed the turnaround with a three-set win. Drew Baird, Keegan Smith and Govind Nanda were also victorious for UCLA, which faced a 2-0 deficit before mounting its comeback. ASU received wins from Andrea Bolla and George Stoupe, but could not pick up a third after collecting the doubles point.
SCOUTING THE WILDCATS, SUN DEVILS
Slotted at No. 18 in the latest ITA Team Rankings, Arizona is 15-4 overall and 1-1 in Pac-12 play. Individually, Wildcats…
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