The Arizona men's tennis team will be in Malibu, Calif. to compete in their third tournament of the 2016 fall season as the ITA Southwest Regional will take place from Thursday, Oct. 20 until Monday, Oct. 24 at Pepperdine's Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. The Wildcats will play two singles matches on Thursday as well as one doubles match. 

Senior Shoki Kasahara and sophomore Shoti Meparidze will be the first Wildcats to play, with matches scheduled Thursday, Oct. 20 at 9: 45 a.m. MST Kasahara will face San Diego's Pratt Keerasuntonpong while Meparidze will take on UCLA's Michael Guzman in the round of 128. Junior Trent Botha won't play his first match until 11:15 a.m. MST when he is slated to take on GCU's Valentin Lang.  Freshman Alejandro Reguant will have a bye his first round, pushing back his start time to 2:15 p.m. MST when he will be playing in the round of 64. 

Shoki Kasahara (Ariz.) vs Pratt Keerasuntonpong (USD) 9:45 a.m.
Shoti Meparidze (Ariz) vs Michael Guzman (UCLA) 9:45 a.m. 
Alejandro Reguant BYE-  (Will play at 2:15)
Trent Botha (Ariz) vs Valentin Lang (GCU) 11:15 a.m. 

Event Information
Name: 2016 ITA Southwest Regional Championships Presented by Oracle
Date: October 20-24
Location: Malibu, Calif.
Facility: Pepperdine's Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. 24255 Pacific Coast Hwy. Malibu, CA 90265
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The Field
UCLA, Hawaii, Loyola Marymount University, Grand Canyon University, San Diego St., Pepperdine, Cal Poly San Louis Obispo, San Diego, University of California Santa Barbara, USC, UC Irvine

Who's Competing for the Wildcats
Shoti Meparidze
Shoki Kasahara
Trent Botha
Alejandro Reguant                 
 
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