It’s pretty safe to say that for the first time, Oregon will be the place for tennis on a given weekend.
Seven matches will be played in three days at the new Student Tennis Center, which will be host to some of the top teams on the West Coast.
The men kick off the weekend today at 2:30 p.m. against top-ranked Stanford. The Cardinal has five players ranked in the top-100, led by No. 14 Dave Martin and followed by No. 43 Scotty Scott, No. 46 Scott Lipsky, No. 83 Ali Ansari and No. 86 Carter Morris.
Ansari and Scott make up Stanford’s top doubles team, which is ranked No. 32.
On Saturday, the men kick off a double header by hosting No. 24 California at 2 p.m. The Golden Bears are led by No. 7 John-Paul Fruttero and No. 22 freshman Balazs Veress.
Cal is led by the doubles tandem of seniors Scott Kintz and Adrian Barnes.
Oregon counters with sophomore Oded Teig, who is 11-5 on the season. Senior David Becker brings in a 6-5 record and three years of varsity experience.
The Oregon women swing into action following the men’s Cal match. The Ducks face a much easier schedule this weekend with non-conference opponents UC-Santa Barbara and Boise State. Last weekend, Oregon was swept by No. 1 Stanford and No. 5 Cal.
Boise State and UC-Santa Barbara will play each other at the Student Tennis Center on Friday before games with Portland and Oregon. UC-Santa Barbara is led by junior Cindy Ammann.
On Sunday, the Ducks complete the weekend with a match against Boise State. The Broncos are 2-1 this season and are led by sophomore Renate Stoop.
Leading Oregon into action are sophomores Monika Geiczys and Jeanette Mattsson. Both have picked up five wins apiece while splitting time at the No. 1 singles position.
Geiczys and freshman Courtney Nagle comprise Oregon’s top doubles team. Last weekend against Cal, the duo came within two points of upsetting the No. 17 doubles team of Nicole Havlicek and Jieun Jacobs.
Admission to the Student Tennis Center is free.