SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis team has a big week ahead as they prepare to square off against four ranked opponents: No. 64 Rice, No. 8 Harvard, No. 55 Yale, and No. 56 Nebraska. The Gauchos look to continue a three-match winning streak at home, with recent victories over Boston College, No. 35 Florida Atlantic, and No. 46 Oregon.
DETAILS
Match 10
Monday, Mar. 11 | 11 a.m.
#75 UC Santa Barbara (5-3) vs. #64 Rice (7-6)
Arnhold Tennis Center | Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Match 11
Tuesday, Mar. 12 | 11 a.m.
#75 UC Santa Barbara (5-3) vs. #8 Harvard (10-4)
Arnhold Tennis Center | Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Match 12
Thursday, Mar. 14 | 1 p.m.
#75 UC Santa Barbara (5-3) vs. #55 Yale (7-3)
Arnhold Tennis Center | Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Match 13
Friday, Mar. 15 | 1 p.m.
#75 UC Santa Barbara (5-3) vs. #56 Nebraska (8-4)
Arnhold Tennis Center | Santa Barbara, Calif.
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HISTORY
UC Santa Barbara and Rice met for the first time in the 2022-23 season, resulting in a 4-2 defeat of the Owls.
The Gauchos are currently 1-1 in the all time series with No. 8 Harvard. The last time they faced off was in the 2007-08 season, when they edged out the Ivy League school, 4-3. The Crimson are 10-4 this season and have yet to snap a three-match winning streak.
There stands a 4-1 record with the Yale Bulldogs, with the most recent 4-3 victory in the previous 2022-23 season. Yale went 1-2 at the ECAC Indoor Championship this year and recently defeated Wisconsin, 6-1.
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.
ABOUT THE GAUCHOS
Roster | Schedule
Overall Record: 5-3
Big West: 0-0
Home: 4-1
Away: 1-0
Neutral: 0-2
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0
ITA Ranking: 53
Streak: W2
ABOUT THE OWLS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 7-3
AAC: 0-0
Home: 4-0
Away: 2-3
Neutral: 1-3
Against Ranked Opponents: 1-0
ITA Ranking: 64
Streak: W1
ABOUT THE CRIMSON
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 10-4
Ivy League: 0-0
Home: 8-0
Away: 2-2
Neutral: 0-2
Against Ranked Opponents: 5-3
ITA Ranking: 8
Streak: W3
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 7-3
Ivy League: 0-0
Home: 5-0
Away: 1-1
Neutral: 1-2
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0
ITA Ranking: 55
Streak: W1
ABOUT THE HUSKERS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 8-4
Big Ten: 0-0
Home: 7-1
Away: 0-2
Neutral: 1-1
Against Ranked Opponents: 1-0
ITA Ranking: 55
Streak: W2
UP NEXT
The Gauchos mark the end of their homestand and the start of Big West play with a trip to Hawai'i. UCSB will have a lone match against the University of Hawai'i at Manoa on Thursday, Mar. 28 at 1 p.m.
