Posted: Mar 19, 2023
THE TEAMS
No. 62 Yale (8-5) at Santa Clara (8-5)
MATCH INFO
vs. No. 62 Yale
When: Monday, March 20 at 11 a.m.
Where: Degheri Tennis Center (Santa Clara, Calif.) FREE admission.
Where: Degheri Tennis Center (Santa Clara, Calif.) FREE admission.
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Video: Live Stream
NOTES
- Santa Clara hosts its second-straight Ivy League opponent at home, this time against No. 62 Yale after hosting Columbia back on March 11.
- The Broncos are 4-1 at home and the Bulldogs are 1-3 in true road contests.
- SCU last played on Friday, cruising past UNLV 6-1 sweeping the singles matches.
- Dalmasso tops the team with nine singles wins while Christian Lerby has eight wins.
- Mann Shah leads the team in doubles wins with seven.
- SCU has blanked three opponents this season - Seattle, UC San Diego and UC Santa Cruz.
- Santa Clara was picked to finish fourth in the West Coast Conference in the WCC preseason poll.
- The eight-player squad is comprised entirely of upperclassmen. Graduate Students (4): Santiago Hinojosa, Christian Lerby, Arthur Neuhaus and Jack Pulliam; Seniors (3): Nick Cmager, Matthew Rodriguez and Mann Shah; Junior (1): Guillaume Dalmasso.
- In the fall, Hinojosa led the team with eight singles wins while Pulliam had the most doubles wins with seven.
- The Broncos hired a new assistant coach, Edson Ortiz last May.
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In 2021-22:
- Santa Clara posted a 10-12 season in 2021-22 including 5-4 in the West Coast Conference to qualify for the league tournament for the fourth time in five years (missing only during 2019-20 COVID year).
- The Broncos finished ranked No. 7 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association regional team rankings with Guillaume Dalmasso and Arthur Neuhaus ranked top-20 in singles.
- Three Broncos garnered All-WCC honors: Arthur Neuhaus, Mann Shah and Guillaume Dalmasso.
- The team was recognized by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association as an All-Academic team for the fourth-straight year and four Broncos were named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
- Dalmasso had a team best 24-11 overall singles record and a 12-4 dual match record.
- Mann Shah led the team with 12 overall doubles victories and 10 dual match wins.
- Santa Clara returns six players (Nick Cmager, Guillaume Dalmasso, Santiago Hinojosa, Arthur Neuhaus, Matthew Rodriguez and Mann Shah) from last season.
- Head coach Niall Angus is in his seventh year as the head coach. Entering the 2021-22 season, Angus owned a 68-53 career record and coached 11 all-conference singles, 11 all-conference doubles and 16 conference all-academic honorees.
LIVE STREAM
All home matches will be live streamed. Viewers can go to this link and follow the live action on each of the six courts.
PARKING
For weekday matches, the Leavey Center lot (see below for access), located on Accolti Way off El Camino Real, is free beginning one hour prior to start of the match. Any other parking facility on campus will be subject to normal daily rates or restrictions, including the main structure, located adjacent to Stevens Stadium on Palm Drive. During the weekend, campus parking facilities are free (except for permit required locations). Click here for a campus map and parking restrictions.
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