FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (February 27, 2025) – The NAU Men's Tennis team will have their first Big Sky Conference match on Saturday, March 1, against the Portland State Vikings.
NAU is heading into this matchup with a 5-4 record. The team is currently 5-0 at home but 0-4 when on the road. However, NAU is coming into this match with a two-match win streak off a double header on Feb. 16, when they beat UC San Diego, 4-0 and won against Western New Mexico, 6-1.
Dani Torres,
Jakub Prachar,
Takumi Katsuda and Pitor Galus all have winning records in singles. Torres currently has a 5-2 record while he has played at the No. 1 spot in the lineup.
Semen Agynskyy is coming off two very strong performances against UC San Diego and Western New Mexico. Agynskyy double bageled his opponent from the Tritons, 6-0, 6-0. When it came to the match against the No. 3 player from the Mustangs, he won 6-0, 6-2. Agynskyy will look to build off these performances and grab another singles win in Portland.
As a team, The Lumberjacks will be looking to make it their fifth year in a row where they open Big Sky play with a win. The last time NAU lost their opening match of conference play was in 2020, when they suffered a 4-3 loss to Portland State.
NAU has beaten the Vikings the last four years in a row, with the last win being in the 2024 season by the scoreline of 7-0. In that match, Torres, Prachar and Agynskyy picked up singles wins as those are the only players from the 2024 team to have faced Portland State in a match.
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