TUCSON, Ariz. - No. 15 Arizona Men's Tennis preview: vs. GCU
When: Sunday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. (MST)
Where: Lanelle Robson Tennis Center, Tucson, Ariz.
Team Records: Arizona (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12), GCU (0-0, 0-0 WAC)
Live Stats: ArizonaStats.com
 
Notes
Series: Arizona leads 4-0
The Wildcats and Lopes have met four times total with the first meeting between the two schools taking place on Feb. 13, 2017. Arizona took down GCU 7-0 on Jan. 19, 2021, in their last meeting.
Last Meeting
Arizona 7, GCU 0
Jan. 19, 2021
Singles

1. No. 5 Jonas Ziverts (UA) def. Valentin Lang (GCU) 6-2,6-3
2. Alejandro Reguant (UA) def. Justin Cvitanovic (GCU) 6-2, 6-0
3. No. 105 Gustaf Strom (UA) def. Jiri Novak (GCU) 6-2, 6-1
4. No. 54 Filip Malbasic (UA) def. Freddie Grant (GCU) 6-3, 7-5
5. Carlos Hassey (UA) def. Wolmar Boris-Moller (GCU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Herman Hoyeraal (UA) def. Loic Van Zeggelaar (GCU) 6-2, 7-5

Doubles

1. Jonas Ziverts/Jett Middleton (UA) def. Valentin Lang/Jiri Novak (GCU) 6-1
2. Carlos Hassey/Alejandro Regaunt (UA) def. Justin Cvitanovic/Freddie Grant (GCU) 6-0
3. Filip Malbasic/Gustaf Strom (UA) def. Wolmar Boris-Moller/Loic Van Zeggelaar (GCU) 6-4

Notes
Encore – Last season was a banner year for the Cats as they reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history. Arizona also finished the season with a program-record 21 wins and finished second in the Pac-12 – the best finish in program history.

Coachin' It – Over his five years at Arizona, Clancy Shields has proven himself to be one of the top tennis coaches in the nation. Along with engineering the Wildcat's turnaround, Shields has picked up a number of coaching awards:
2019 & 2021 Pac-12 Coach of the Year
2019 ITA Southwest Coach of the Year
2016 Mountain West Coach of the Year
2016 Wilson/ITA Mountain Region Coach of the Year

In the Rankings – Coming off a program-first Sweet 16 bid, the Wildcats are ranked 15^th in the preseason ITA polls. They join three other Pac-12 programs in the top-25: USC (9^th), Stanford (16^th) and UCLA (25^th). Individually, sophomore Herman Hoeyeraal checks in at 53^rd.

Bringing Home the Hardware  - Following a historic 2020-21 campaign, Arizona picked up some hardware along the way.

• Gustaf Strom – First Team all-Pac-12, Pac-12 Freshman
• Jonas Ziverts – First Team All-Pac-12
• Clancy Shields – Pac-12 Coach of the Year

Up Next
The Wildcats continue their Spring Season with a top-15 showdown against No. 3 Texas and a matchup against #27 Pepperdine. The Cats and Longhorns are set to throwdown on Friday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m. (MST) at Lanelle Robson Tennis Center before Arizona heads to Malibu, Calif., to take on the Wave on Sunday, Jan. 23, at 2 p.m.