LAWTON, Okla. – The no. 16 ranked Cameron men's tennis team takes to the road to face five teams in six days as they travel to Arkansas, Alabama, and Florida, March 10-15.
CU starts the trip by traveling to Arkansas-Fort Smith on Friday, March 10 before taking on three straight Alabama teams in North Alabama, West Alabama, and Spring Hill, March 11-14, and then concluding the trip at West Florida on March 15.
The Aggies, 5-5, are ranked no. 16 in the ITA and have one two out of their last three matches, including beating regional foe Colorado State-Pueblo 9-0. CU's
Felipe Oyarzun and
Mateo Velasco are currently ranked 17 in the ITA doubles rankings as they are 8-2 so far this season.
The UAFS men are 3-4 this season, beating John Brown, Dallas Baptist, and the University of the Ozarks.
North Alabama is ranked no. 45 in the ITA rankings and 3-2 on the season with wins against Delta State, Christian Brothers and Martin Methodist.
The West Alabama men are 5-3 on the year and already own three Gulf South Conference wins against Alabama Huntsville, Shorter, and Christian Brothers.
Spring Hill is sitting at 7-7, as a two game losing streak in their last two matches broke a string of six straight wins.
The West Florida men, 7-1, are by far the toughest challenge for CU in this five game span, as they are ranked ninth in the ITA rankings. They also have the no. 37 ranked singles player Alex Peyrot on their team and the top ranked doubles team in the nation in Peyrot and Pedro Dumont and the no. 12 ranked doubles pairing of Alfonso Castellano and Pablo Tellez.
Following this tough road stretch, the Aggies will return home for a match against Northwest Missouri State on March 21. The Bearcats are ranked 12th in the ITA team rankings.Â
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