LOGAN, Utah – Utah State men's tennis has released its 2023 spring schedule, as announced by head coach
Aaron Paajanen on Tuesday. The Aggies are set to face at least seven opponents who finished the 2022 dual season ranked in the top 75 nationally.
The Aggies enter their fourth season under Paajanen and return a total of seven letterwinners to the 2023 squad. Four seniors headline the Aggie roster in
David Cierny,
Javier Ruiz,
Roko Savin and
Bodin Zarkovic. USU also returns junior
Jack Ninteman and sophomore Sergi Micó Fenollar from last year's team. Sophomore
Christian Holmes returns to Utah State after playing his freshman year in 2020. The Aggies also added junior
Stijn Paardekooper via transfer from St. Bonaventure.
Utah State opens the season with a pair of road matches in Oregon. First, the Aggies will kick off 2023 at Oregon on Friday, Jan. 20. The Ducks finished the 2022 season ranked No. 52 in the country. USU will then take on Portland on Sunday, Jan. 22, before returning to Logan for the team's home opener versus Eastern Washington at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club on Friday, Feb. 3. USU will remain at home to host Grand Canyon the next day on Saturday, Feb. 4.
The Aggies then continue their season against a pair of in-state rivals, first taking on Utah in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb.8, before playing host to BYU on Saturday, Feb. 11. Utah finished the 2022 season ranked 32nd in the country and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament. USU then travels to Colorado for a pair of matches, playing Denver on Friday, Feb. 17, and Idaho on Saturday, Feb. 17, with both matches taking place in Denver. Utah State then will head south to again take part in the ASU Invite, an eight-team dual match tournament, in Tempe, Arizona, on Friday through Sunday, Feb. 24-26.
USU will finish out its road nonconference schedule with a trio of matches in California over a four-day period to open the month of March. The Aggies will play on back-to-back days, first at UC Riverside on Wednesday, March 8, before taking on UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, March 9. Utah State closes out the Cali road trip at UC Irvine on Saturday, March 11. Both UCSB and UC Irvine finished the 2022 season in the rankings, finishing 56th and 67th, respectively.
Utah State concludes nonconference action with a pair of home matches at the SARC. The Aggies will host Idaho State on Saturday, March 18, before a final match before conference play against Weber State on Sunday, March 26.
The Aggies begin Mountain West play with a two-match trip to the Silver State. USU begins conference play at reigning MW champion Nevada on Friday, March 31, remaining in the state to take on UNLV on Sunday, April 2. Utah State then returns to the SARC for a three-match homestand starting on Thursday, April 6, against Air Force. The Aggies host San Diego State on Saturday, April 8, before celebrating Senior Day on Sunday, April 16, against New Mexico. Utah State's final regular-season match will come at Boise State on Saturday, April 22.
The Mountain West Championships are scheduled to be hosted this year by UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday through Friday, April 26-28.
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Utah State Men's Tennis 2023 Spring Schedule
| Friday, Jan. 20 |
at Oregon |
Eugene, Oregon |
11 am |
| Sunday, Jan. 22 |
at Portland |
Portland, Oregon |
TBA |
| Friday, Feb. 3 |
EASTERN WASHINGTON |
LOGAN, UTAH |
11 am |
| Saturday, Feb. 4 |
GRAND CANYON |
LOGAN, UTAH |
Noon |
| Wednesday, Feb. 8 |
at Utah |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
6 pm |
| Saturday, Feb. 11 |
BYU |
LOGAN, UTAH |
Noon |
| Friday, Feb. 17 |
at Denver |
Denver, Colorado |
5 pm |
| Saturday, Feb. 18 |
vs Idaho |
Denver, Colorado |
1:30 pm |
| Fri.-Sun., Feb. 24-26 |
ASU Invite |
Tempe, Arizona |
TBA |
| Wednesday, March 8 |
at UC Riverside |
Riverside, California |
3 pm |
| Thursday, March 9 |
at UC Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara, California |
1 pm |
| Saturday, March 11 |
at UC Irvine |
Irvine, California |
TBA |
| Saturday, March 18 |
IDAHO STATE |
LOGAN, UTAH |
Noon |
| Sunday, March 26 |
WEBER STATE |
LOGAN, UTAH |
Noon |
| Friday, March 31 |
at Nevada |
Reno, Nevada |
TBA |
| Sunday, April 2 |
at UNLV |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
11 am |
| Thursday, April 6 |
AIR FORCE |
LOGAN, UTAH |
Noon |
| Saturday, April 8 |
SAN DIEGO STATE |
LOGAN, UTAH |
Noon |
| Sunday, April 16 |
NEW MEXICO |
LOGAN, UTAH |
Noon |
| Saturday, April 22 |
at Boise State |
Boise, Idaho |
TBA |
| Wed.-Fri., April 26-28 |
Mountain West Championships |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
TBA |
*HOME MATCHES IN BOLD AND ALL CAPS *all times MT
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