Wildcats Host Two More Pac-12 Teams

TUCSON, Ariz. - No. 18 Arizona vs. No. 14 Stanford and No. 42 California 

When: Friday, April 1 at 2:30 p.m. // Sunday, April 3 at 12 p.m. 
Where: LaNelle Robson Tennis Center, Tucson, Ariz. 
Team records: Arizona (15-5, 2-0 Pac-12), Stanford (12-3, 2-1 Pac-12), California (10-5, 1-2 Pac-12)
LiveStats: arizonastats.com
LiveStream: pac-12.com/live/university-arizona-4 

Notes

Series: Stanford leads Arizona 22-1 // California leads Arizona 18-3
The Wildcats won their first and only match against Stanford in 2009, and they haven't defeated Cal since 2004. The men aim to add another win to each of these Pac-12 series and remain undefeated in conference play. 

Last Meeting and Results 
Arizona 1, Stanford 6 on April 4, 2021

Doubles
1. Geller/Rajesh def. Ziverts/Middleton 6-2
2. Hassey/Reguant vs. Boyer/Sah 4-3 unf.
3. Fery/Rotsaert def. Malbasic/Strom 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 3

Singles
1. Geller def. No. 63 Ziverts 7-6(5), 6-2
2. No. 95 Fery def. No. 15 Strom 6-1, 6-0
3. Rotsaert def. Malbasic 5-7, 6-4, 1-0(7)
4. Reguant def. Boyer 7-6(4), 3-2 retired
5. Sah def. Hassey 6-3, 7-6(4)
6. Genesen def. Lagaev 6-7(4), 6-4, 1-0
Order of finish: 2, 1, 4, 5, 3, 6

Arizona 2, California 4 on March 8, 2019

Singles
1. Jonas Ziverts (ARIZ) def. Yuta Kikuchi (CAL) 7-5, 6-7, 6-4
2. Filip Malbasic (ARIZ) def. Jacob Brumm (CAL) 6-2, 6-3
3. Paul Barretto (CAL) def. Igor Karpovets (ARIZ) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Jack Molloy (CAL) def. Alejandro Reguant (ARIZ) 6-7, 6-7
5. Bjorn Hoffmann (CAL) def. Carlos Hassey (ARIZ) 6-2, 7-5 
6. Jonas Maier (ARIZ) vs. Ben Draper (CAL) 6-7, 7-6 3-5 unfinished 

Doubles
1. Ziverts/Karpovets (ARIZ) def. Brumm/Kikuchi (CAL) 6-1 
2. P. Barretto/Can Kaya (CAL) def. Malbasic/Reguant (ARIZ) 6-3
3. Malloy/Mert Zincirli (CAL) def. Stewart Block/Maier (ARIZ) 6-2

Last Spring Summary - This time last year the Wildcats fell to Stanford and Cal on the road. Arizona dropped the doubles point in both matches. Former captain Alejandro Reguant was the only Cat to secure a singles point against Stanford, and Filip Malbasic and current captain Jonas Ziverts were the only Wildcats to take singles points against the Golden Bears. 

In the Ranks - All three teams are ranked in the top ITA 75, and Arizona and Stanford both sit in the top 20. As of March 23, four Cats remain ranked in the ITA top 125. Gustaf Strom ranked No. 49, Ziverts at No. 71, Herman Hoeyeraal at No. 80 and freshman Colton Smith coming in at No. 103. Stanford has the No. 2 singles player in the country, Arthur Fery, and No. 58 Max Basing. Cal has one ranked singles player Yuta Kikuchi at No. 102. 

Looking Ahead - After these matches, the men host their senior day against No. 28 Utah on Friday, April 8 at 2:30 p.m. Then the men finish out the rest of their regular season on the road with two more Pac-12 matches: No. 44 Oregon on Friday, April at 1:30 p.m., and No. 50 Washington on Sunday, April 17 at noon.