The San Diego State men's tennis team (11-9, 5-0 MWC) will take its final road trip of the regular season to Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara. The Aztecs will play Cal Poly Saturday, April 14, at 1:30 p.m. and will meet the Gauchos Sunday, April 15, at 2:00 p.m.
Recapping Air Force And New Mexico
San Diego State completed its regular season conference play 5-0 after defeating both Air Force and New Mexico this past weekend. SDSU swept all nine matches Friday, April 6, en route to a 7-0 victory over Air Force. The Aztecs also ousted New Mexico, the only other undefeated team in the league, in nearly a seven-hour match, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at Air Force. SDSU won the doubles point and clinched the match by winning three of the singles matches. Senior Matt Bere won the deciding match at No. 6 singles in three tie-break sets against Andrew Irving of New Mexico, 7-6, 6-7, 7-6.
Maiberger Earns Player of the Week Honors
San Diego State sophomore Oliver Maiberger earned MWC Player of the Week honors for the third time this season, for the week of April 2nd. Maiberger won all four singles matches the previous week to improve to 13-0 in singles play at the No. 1 position. He is 15-0 after Air Force and New Mexico.
Maiberger In The Rankings
San Diego State sophomore Oliver Maiberger moved up one spot to No. 21 in this week's ITA poll. Maiberger is 15-1 in dual matches this season and 13-0 at the No. 1 singles position. His victories include wins over two of the nation's top players. He defeated defending national champion Alex Kim of Stanford, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, Feb. 10. The win snapped a 17-match winning streak for Kim, who won the ITA National Indoor Championships, Feb, 1-4. Maiberger also recorded a win over No. 11 Alexander Hartman of Mississippi, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, at the ITA National Team Championships on Feb. 17.
As a freshman, Maiberger was undefeated in regular season play (20-0) and was 21-1 overall.
Maiberger also entered the doubles rankings for the first time this season with junior Travis Hasson. The 49th-ranked duo is 3-3 in dual matches and 9-4 overall.
Sweeping The Doubles
The Aztecs have won the doubles point the last six matches and have won 15-of-18 pro sets. Maiberger and senior Adam Webster have recently teamed-up as the No. 1 doubles team and have won eight of 10 matches. Their wins include a victory over the 23rd-ranked doubles team of Carlos Lozano and Gert Vilms from BYU, 8-4. The No. 2 doubles duo of Matt Bere and Travis Hasson are 7-2 and have won their last six matches. Sophomore Michael Coehlo and freshman Khalid Naffa are 5-2 at the No. 3 position.
What Next?
After Cal Poly and UCSB, the Aztecs will return home to play their last dual match against cross-town rival USD, April 18 at 1:30 p.m. MWC Championships will be held April 26-28 at Utah.
