SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis team is set to host the University of Idaho on Wednesday, Feb. 21, and Saint Mary's College on Friday, Feb. 23 at the Arnhold Tennis Center. The Gauchos were originally scheduled to open up their homestand against Pacific on Sunday, Feb. 18, but the match was postponed due to weather.
 
DETAILS
Match 4
Wednesday, Feb. 21 | 1 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara (1-2) vs. University of Idaho (0-4)
Arnhold Tennis Center | Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Match 5
Friday, Feb. 23 | 1 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara (1-2) vs. St. Mary's (1-4)
Arnhold Tennis Center | Santa Barbara, Calif.
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HISTORY
This will be the first match to take place against the University of Idaho since the 2002 season. The Gauchos are 5-1 all-time against Idaho. The Vandals recently came up short at UC San Diego this past Sunday, dropping the match 4-2, and have yet to secure a win so far this season.
 
In the all-time series with Saint Mary's, the Gauchos currently lead 3-0. The Gauchos were able to take care of the Gaels rather easily in the most recent matchup, which resulted in a 6-1 victory for the Blue and Gold.
 
IN THE RANKINGS
The ITA announced the newest team, singles and doubles rankings this afternoon. Pablo Masjuan continues to climb in singles as he jumped up four spots to No. 20 in the singles rankings. Additionally, he and his doubles partner, Gianluca Brunkow, moved up over 20 spots in the doubles rankings now slotted at No. 34.
 
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Last week, Kai Brady was named The Big West Men's Tennis Player of the Week. Brady is currently 3-0 in singles action playing all three matches in the No. 5 position. He earned the award after helping UC Santa Barbara comeback from a 2-0 deficit against Santa Clara where the Gauchos pulled out a 4-3 victory for their first win of the season.

FALL RECAP
UC Santa Barbara started strong in the fall with Pablo Masjuan and Gianluca Brunkow picking up a doubles victory against, at the time, the No. 12 ranked doubles teams in the nation in their opening fall tournament. Later on, Masjuan would qualify for the ITA National Fall Championships and make a great run but ultimately fell in the quarterfinal round of the Championship. Kai Brady was recently named the Big West Men's Tennis Player of the Week.

ABOUT THE GAUCHOS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 1-2
Big West: 0-0
Home: 0-0
Away: 1-0
Neutral: 0-2
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0
ITA Ranking: N/A
Streak: W1

ABOUT THE VANDALS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 0-4
Big Sky: 0-0
Home: 0-0
Away: 0-4
Neutral: 0-0
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0
ITA Ranking: N/A
Streak: L4
 
ABOUT THE GAELS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 1-4
WCC: 0-0
Home: 1-2
Away: 0-2
Neutral: 0-0
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0
ITA Ranking: N/A
Streak: W1

UP NEXT
The Gauchos continue their early-season homestand with a match against Pepperdine on Thursday, Feb. 29 at 11 a.m.