PHOENIX, Ariz. — The No. 2 Northern Arizona men's tennis team will face No. 3 Montana Grizzlies in the Big Sky Conference semifinals at the Phoenix Tennis Center on Friday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m.
The Big Sky Conference tournament began Thursday with the quarterfinals between No. 3 Montana vs. No. 6 Southern Utah and No. 4 Weber State vs. No. 5 Portland State.
Montana advanced and will compete against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks after defeating Southern Utah in a close 4-3 victory.
No. 4 Weber State also advanced and will compete against No. 1 Idaho Friday afternoon. The winners of tomorrow's matchups will advance to the championship Saturday, April 28.
The last time the Lumberjacks and Grizzlies matched up, Northern Arizona defeated Montana 6-1 winning at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions in doubles and garnering wins from
Tim Handel,
Lucas Taylor,
Ruben Montano,
Sebastian Eguez and
Chris Steele in singles.
Tournament Schedule
Friday, April 27
Men's Semifinals
No. 1 Idaho vs. No. 4 Weber State – 12 p.m.
No. 2 Northern Arizona vs. No. 3 Montana – 1:30 p.m.
***Note Match is 1 Hour Earlier
Saturday, April 28
Men's Championship
Winners of Semifinals – 1 p.m.
Tournament Location
Phoenix Tennis Center | 6330 N 21st Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85015
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Highlight Reel
- Junior Lucas Taylor received his first Athlete of the Week honor this season, third of his career, March 21.
- Northern Arizona notched its first two 7-0 shutouts of the season over North Dakota and Northern Colorado March 17 and March 18 in its home-opening weekend.
- Junior Tim Handel was the first Lumberjack to notch an AOTW honor this season on Feb. 28.
- Last season the Lumberjacks finished on top as the 2017 Big Sky Regular Season champions for the first time in 35 years after recording a 15-8 overall record and 10-1 conference mark.
