SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis team is gearing up for a series of Big West conference matches at the Arnhold Tennis Center. The Gauchos will take on UC San Diego, UC Irvine, and UC Davis and seek to build on a successful start to conference play, which saw them triumph over Hawai'i.

DETAILS
Match 16
Thursday, Apr. 11 | 3 p.m.
#49 UC Santa Barbara (9-6) vs. UC San Diego (8-13)
Arnhold Tennis Center | Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Match 17
Friday, Apr. 12 | 12 p.m.
#49 UC Santa Barbara (9-6) vs. UC Irvine (13-5)
Arnhold Tennis Center | Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Match 18
Saturday, Apr. 13 | 1 p.m.
#49 UC Santa Barbara (9-6) vs. UC Davis (10-7)
Arnhold Tennis Center | Santa Barbara, Calif.
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HISTORY
The Gauchos maintain an undefeated record against UC San Diego, leading the all-time series 4-0. UC San Diego enters the match with a season record of 8-13, recently securing a 5-1 victory over UC Riverside in their Big West opener.

Despite having a historically dominant record over UC Davis (17-2), the Gauchos suffered a narrow 4-3 loss in the previous 2023-24 season that they hope to bounce back from. UC Davis currently stands 10-7 overall and 1-1 in Big West conference matches this year, falling 4-0 to UC Irvine.

In the long series with Irvine, the Gauchos have 20 wins and 9 losses overall. Notably, UCSB blanked Irvine in the match that clinched the Big West championship for the Blue and Gold last season.

BIG WEST STANDINGS
Among the seven competing schools, UC Santa Barbara is second only to UC Irvine in the 2024 Big West Men's Tennis Standings. UC Irvine maintains a perfect 3-0 record, while Santa Barbara is 1-0 for conference matches.

IN THE RANKINGS
UCSB sits in the No. 49 position in the latest ITA rankings. Pablo Masjuan has climbed to No. 56 for singles and No. 39 for doubles with his partner Gianluca Brunkow. 

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. 

NEW FACES
UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis welcomes two new additions to the team with Dominique Rolland from Calabasas, Calif., and Gustav Theilgaard from Hillerød, Denmark.

ABOUT THE GAUCHOS
Roster | Schedule
Overall Record: 9-6
Big West: 1-0
Home: 7-3
Away: 2-1
Neutral: 0-2
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0
ITA Ranking: 49
Streak: L1

ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 8-13
Big West: 1-0
Home: 7-10
Away: 1-3
Neutral: 0-0
Against Ranked Opponents: 1-2
ITA Ranking: N/A
Streak: W5

ABOUT THE AGGIES
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 10-7
Big West: 2-1
Home: 8-3
Away: 2-4
Neutral: 0-0
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0
ITA Ranking: N/A
Streak: L2

ABOUT THE ANTEATERS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 13-5
Big West: 3–0
Home: 11-1
Away: 2-4
Neutral: 0-0
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-3
ITA Ranking: N/A
Streak: W5

UP NEXT
Following their homestand, Big West play wraps up with matches against UC Riverside and Cal Poly on Thursday, Apr. 18, and Saturday, Apr. 20, respectively.