Riverside, Calif.— This Sunday, the UC Riverside Men's Tennis Team will host two matches at the SRC Tennis Courts. The Highlanders will start the day with a matchup against Southern Utah (5-5) at 9:30 AM before playing Northern Arizona (2-5) at 2:00 PM.

The Thunderbirds of Southern Utah come into Sunday's match riding a three match win streak, while the NAU Lumberjacks have lost five of their last six dual matches.

LAST MATCH
UCR is looking for its second straight win after defeating Colorado State Pueblo 5-2 this past weekend on the road. The Highlanders won this match despite dropping the double point as they won five of the six singles matchups.

RAQUETS? OR BROOMS?
Three of UC Riverside's four wins this season have been perfect 7-0 sweeps in which the team won the doubles point and all six singles matches. These three victories came over Hope International, Westmont, and Biola.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Nabil Abdallah was named Big West Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week for his play against Westmont and UC San Diego on Saturday, January 27 (Recap). Abdallah is undefeated in singles at the No. 4 position (5-0), and is 4-1 in #3 doubles with partner Anderson Ju.

NEW YEAR, NEW RECORD
Head Coach Mattias Johansson returns for his third season with the Highlanders. In his first year, the Highlanders won a Division I program record 13 matches, went 10-5 at home, and saw seniors Julian Ruffin and Sean Robles named All-Conference Honorable Mention. In Johansson's second year at UC Riverside, the Highlanders set a new Division I program record with 14 match wins and went 9-7 at home.