DAVIS, Calif. – Men's Tennis will take part in the Golden State Invitational Tournament this weekend. The tournament will take place over two locations on Friday and Saturday between Sacramento State and UC Davis.
 
The two-day tournament features Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific, Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, San Francisco and UC Davis in addition to NM State. In all, 12 total matches will be played through Friday and Saturday.
 
The Gaels will take on the host Aggies at 10 a.m. on Saturday and if they win they will advance to take on the winner of the New Mexico State vs. San Francisco match up at 2 p.m.
 
If they lose to UC Davis they will face the loser between New Mexico State and USF also at 2 p.m. at UC Davis. The Gaels will have an opportunity to claim some hardware at the tournament, as there is a fifth-place match played at Sac State on Saturday at 10 a.m., a third-place game and a championship match at UC Davis at 10 a.m.
 
ABOUT UC DAVIS
The Gaels took on the Aggies back on February 12 with UC Davis coming out ahead 6-1. The Gaels got a 6-4 doubles match win from James Watt and Caelan Potts over Andrei Volgin and Mitchell Davis, but the Aggies took two out of three to win the doubles competition.
 
Newcomer Thibaud Maxant got a win in the singles portion, defeating Mitchell Davis 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. The Gaels had three other singles matches go to three sets, including the second set of Pott's singles match, but the Aggies would take the other five matches.
 
The Gaels are still looking for that first win in dual-match play while the Aggies are 11-6 overall.
 
ABOUT NEW MEXICO STATE
Freshman Itay Feigin has won each of his last two singles matches to move into the team lead for singles wins. His five singles triumphs are one more than Jordy Visser's four (4-6) to top the Aggies' charts.

Feigin, Corey Clarke (3-6) and Gijs Akkermans (3-8) have all won each of their last two one-on-one matchups. In doubles action, Akkermans and Clarke have fluctuated between flights one and two through the year to post a 6-5 mark. That tandem is 3-0 in top-flight doubles action.
 
ABOUT USF
The Dons haven't played a dual match since Sunday, Feb. 27. The Dons out-dueled visiting Army by a score of 4-1 to push their record to 5-4.

Three of the Dons' decisions have been by scores of 4-3. San Francisco is 1-2 in those matches. Returning to San Francisco's lineup for his junior season is 2021 All-WCC Second Team Singles performer Nitzan Ricklis.
San Francisco's Friday morning matchup with NM State is the Dons' second dual match tilt against a team from outside the state of California in 2022.
 
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