Posted: Feb 24, 2023
THE TEAMS
Cal Poly (*1-5) at Santa Clara (0-5)
*Record as of Feb. 24. Cal Poly plays San José State on Saturday prior to facing Santa Clara.
MATCH INFO
vs. Cal Poly
When: Sunday, Feb. 26 at 11 a.m.
Where: Degheri Tennis Center (Santa Clara, Calif.) Admission is FREE.
Where: Degheri Tennis Center (Santa Clara, Calif.) Admission is FREE.
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Video: Live Stream
NOTES
- Santa Clara's match against Cal Poly was originally scheduled for Friday, Feb. 24 but it was moved to Sunday, Feb. 26 at 11 a.m. due to expected inclement weather.
- Santa Clara continues its eight-match homestand to open the spring season. Sunday's match is the sixth match into the homestand as the Broncos seek their first win.
- SCU is coming off a 4-0 loss against Grand Canyon last Saturday.
- Dasee Carter and Varya Zlotnik teamed up to pick up a doubles win against the Lopes.
- Carter and JennaMarie Gordon leads the team with two singles wins. Carter also tops the team with a pair of doubles wins along with Zlotnik.
- During the fall season, Gordon led the team with five singles wins while a trio of Broncos tallied two wins.
- The Broncos are led by first-year head coach Cliford Awuy who was promoted from a volunteer assistant on the SCU men's program. Awuy takes over the program from Ben Cabell who was at the helm for 16 seasons.
- Awuy is be assisted by Alory Pereira, a former All-Southern Conference selection at East Tennessee State, who joined the Broncos last September.
- The Broncos return six players from last season: Kacey Feng, Velizara Fileva, JennaMarie Gordon, Giulia Hayer, Finley Kalinic and Varya Zlotnik while adding two newcomers: Dasee Carter and Anna Semler.
During the 2021-22 season:
- Santa Clara finished with a 9-9 overall record including 2-5 in the West Coast Conference.
- Hayer was named All-WCC doubles honorable mention.
- The team finished with a ranking of No. 10 in ITA's Northwest Regional team standings.
- For the fourth year in a row, the ITA recognized the Broncos as a 2022 All-Academic team while eight Broncos were named ITA Scholar-Athletes.
- Gordon and Hayer topped the team with 13 overall singles wins.
- Hayer also led the Broncos in overall doubles wins with 16 while Gordon was second with 15.
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.
