Friday, February 10
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
12 P.M.
vs
University of San Francisco
Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics
Mustangs Set for Home Opener Friday Against San Francisco
2/8/2023 3:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — After playing its first four matches of the season on the road, Cal Poly men's tennis prepares to host its home opener this weekend as the University of San Francisco and Grand Canyon University come to town.
Cal Poly will open play Friday afternoon at 12 p.m. against San Francisco and then take on Grand Canyon Sunday morning at 11 a.m. These are the first of eight straight home matches for the Mustangs before they begin a four-match road trip in late March. Combined over the last two seasons, the Mustangs have amassed a record of 16-2 at home.
Live scoring will be available for fans to follow online for both matches. Links to those can be found on the men's tennis schedule page.
The Mustangs (1-3) are coming off a week where they traveled to Utah and faced off against BYU and the University of Utah. The Mustangs went 1-1 on the week, picking up their first win of the season over BYU by a score of 4-3 and then falling to the University of Utah.
Starting the season off strong thus far for Cal Poly has been junior Noah Berry, who has started out 2-0 in singles play at the No. 1 spot as well as winning two straight in doubles play alongside redshirt junior Colter Smith at the No. 2 spot.
USF (1-3) is following a week where they fell to UC Davis by a score of 4-1 which extended their losing streak to three matches. They are currently In the midst of a 14 match road stint to begin their season. The Dons and the Mustangs last met just a year ago during the Mustangs' season and home opener. In that match, Cal Poly came out on top by a score of 6-1. The Mustangs are 8-1 all-time against the Dons and have yet to lose a match at home in these matchups with a record of 6-0.
GCU is coming off a 4-0 victory over UC Riverside Wednesday morning and enters the weekend with a record of 2-5. The Lopes head to San Luis Obispo for the first of five consecutive matches on the road. The last time the two teams faced off in 2021, the Mustangs emerged victorious by a score of 7-0. Cal Poly is 5-0 all-time against GCU.
Following this weekend's matches, Cal Poly will host Boise State Sunday, February 19th at 11 a.m.
Story by: Brenden Fisher, Cal Poly Athletics Communications Intern
Story by: Brenden Fisher, Cal Poly Athletics Communications Intern
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