OJAI, Calif. – The Arizona men's tennis team will face fifth-seeded Stanford in the first round of the 2017 Pac-12 Men's Tennis Championship in Ojai, California on Wednesday at 1 p.m. MST. The Wildcats enter the tournament as an 8-seed after compiling a 0-7 conference record during the regular season.

"We are looking forward playing a tough Stanford team," said head coach Clancy Shields. " I think our guys are playing hard and with some good confidence. We need a complete performance from everyone. We have had some great individual performances this year, and if we can put it all together on the same day, we will put ourselves in a good position to be successful."
 
Stanford holds a 14-7 overall record and has gone 4-3 in conference play. The Cardinal are currently ranked 17th in the nation and is coming off of a loss to No. 11 California on April 22. Stanford features two ranked singles players: No. 11, junior Tom Fawcett and No. 112, sophomore Michael Genender.
 
The last time Arizona faced Stanford was on March 31st in California. The Wildcats fell to the Cardinal 4-0 in that match.
 
The winner of Wednesdays match will play fourth-seeded Oregon on Thursday at 12 p.m. in the quarterfinals.
 
Event Info:
Date/Time: Wednesday April 25th-Saturday April 29th
 
Location: Ojai Valley Athletic Club (409 Fox St, Ojai, CA 93023)
 
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The Field: No. 5 Stanford, No. 7Washington, No. 6 Utah, No. 4 Oregon, No. 3 USC, No. 2 California, No. 1 UCLA
 
Who's Competing for the Wildcats:
Will Kneale
Oliver Plaskett
Shoki Kasahara
Trent Botha
Shoti Meparidze
Alejandro Reguant

 
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