TUCSON, Ariz.- No.16 Arizona v. UC San Diego

When: Sunday, Jan.14 at 9:00 a.m. (MST)

Where: LaNelle Robson Tennis Center, Tucson, Ariz.

Team Records: Arizona (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12), UC San Diego (0-0, 0-0 BWC)

Live Stats: https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?gid=ariz

Live Stream: https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/2018/1/26/tennis-live-streaming.aspx

Notes

Series:0-0

The Wildcats and Tritons will play each other for the first time on Sunday.

Notes

Encore- Arizona comes in this season with back-to-back Pac-12 regular season championships after reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history back in 2022. Arizona went undefeated last season and tallied 23 wins on the year. 

Coachin' It- Shields enters his seventh season at the helm of the program and has earned multiple awards across his time with the Wildcats including:

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 - Arizona reeled in multiple ranks, coming in at No. 16 for the ITA Preseason team rankings. Individually-ranked Wildcats include: No. 5 Colton Smith, No. 34 Jay Friend, No. 63 Gustaf Strom. The Wildcats additionally had three doubles pairs in the rankings: No.11 Smith/Friend, No.22 Smith/Herman Hoeyeraal, No.36 Strom/Sasha Rozin. 

Up Next

The Wildcats continue their spring season at home against No.25 Baylor. The Cats and Baylor will face off Sunday, Jan. 21, at 1:00 p.m. (MST).