March 7, 2013

TUCSON -

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2013
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Stapleton Tennis Pavilion

Date: Sunday, March 10, 2013
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Stapleton Tennis Pavilion

Arizona Head Coach Tad Berkowitz enters his eighth season as the head coach of the Wildcats. During the 2008-09 season he was named the Pac-10 Men's Tennis Coach of the Year and the Wilson/ITA West Region Coach of the Year. He joined the program in 2004 and has held numerous national and collegiate coaching positions. He was promoted to the head coaching position in the spring of 2005 after serving as hall-of-famer Bill Wright's assistant. Berkowitz was a top collegiate player for the Universities of Kentucky and New Mexico, respectively.

Super Seven: Arizona returns seven players from the 2011-2012 season. Juniors Giacomo Miccini, Kieren Thompson, Mario Urquidi, and Andre Vidaller return as the most experienced members of the team. Sophomores Carlos Bermudez, Robin Chou and Sumeet Shinde also return as key contributors.

Fresh Four: The Wildcats welcome four new players to the 2013 roster. Freshman Matt Dunn joined the team in the fall along with sophomore transfer Ben Lee. Joining the team at the start of the spring season are freshman Naoki Takeda and junior transfer Fred Ask.

Last Time Out: Before the bye week, the Cats hosted Cal Poly and De Paul at LaNelle Robson Tennis Center. On Friday, Arizona dropped the doubles point to De Paul with losses on all three courts. The Wildcats fought through injury and a 3-0 deficit to come back and take the 4-3 win. On Sunday, the Cats swept play against De Paul in a 7-0 decision.

Saturday’s Match Data: The Wildcats (8-2, 0-0 Pac-12) will travel for the second time this season as they head to Denver, Colo. to take on Texas Tech (7-4, 0-0 Big 12) on neutral ground.

The Series vs. Texas Tech: This will be the eights meeting of the two schools with Arizona holding the 5-2 advantage.

The Last Meeting: On Feb. 20, 2013 the Cats topped the Red Raiders 4-3 at LaNelle Robson Tennis Center. Arizona dropped the doubles point with losses on courts two and three. The Cats fought back to win four singles matches on courts one, four, five and six.

Scouting the Red Raiders: On March 3, the Red Raiders fell 4-3 to the New Mexico Lobos. Texas Tech dropped the doubles point with losses on courts one and three. In singles play, the Red Raiders fell on courts one, three and five.

Sunday’s Match Data: The Wildcats (8-2, 0-0 Pac-12) will take on Denver (3-6, 0-0 WAC) in Denver, Colo.

The Series vs. Denver: This will be the seventh meeting of the two schools with Arizona holding the 4-2 all-time advantage.

The Last Meeting: On Feb. 19, 2012 the Cats fell 6-1 to the Pioneers at LaNelle Robson Tennis Center. The Cats clinched the doubles point with wins on courts two and three but lost on all six singles courts.

Scouting the Pioneers: Denver suffered their fourth consecutive loss on March 2 in a 4-1 decision against Nebraska. With two players sidelined because of injuries the Pioneers were forced to forfeit matches on courts five and six. The only point for Denver came with a singles win on court three.