TOLEDO, Ohio - The University of Toledo men's tennis team is set for a home opener doubleheader on Friday as they take on Division II opponents Findlay and Tiffin at Shadow Valley Tennis Club in Maumee. The Rockets will face Findlay at 1:00 p.m., with the match against Tiffin to follow at 6:00 p.m. 
 
For Friday's matches Fuzzy's tacos will be available for fans at the 6:00 p.m match and admission to both matches is free. Fans are also welcome to join the men's tennis team's fight against cancer in memory of freshman Luis Kleinschnitz's mother and can donate to the cause here. 
 
Last Time Out
The Rockets battled DePaul and Purdue on Saturday, falling 4-0 to the Blue Demons and 4-2 to the Boilermakers. Senior Thawin Suksathaporn/freshman Luis Kleinschnitz went 2-0 in doubles on the weekend, defeating DePaul's Fran and Vito Tonejc (6-3), and Purdue's Sebastian Welch/Mateo Julio (7-5). Freshmen Krzysztof Wetoszka and Luis Kleinschnitz posted the Rockets' sole points against Purdue. 
 
Last Time Against Findlay
Toledo swept Findlay 7-0 in their last meeting on Feb. 10, 2017. The Rockets won on all three doubles courts,  and Stjepan Sisko, Vince Anzalone, Serjen Olmedo, Suksathaporn, Juan Carranza, and Stephen Miller posted two-set victories across the board in singles. 
 
Scouting Findlay
Findlay is 0-3 (0-0 G-MAC) with losses to Oberlin, Northwestern Ohio, and Grand Valley State. 
 
Returning for the Oilers are grad student Tomas Kmetko, senior Ivaylo Slavov, and junior Jorge Barnuevo.
 
The Oilers went 12-7 (5-1 G-MAC) last season, tallying six sweeps during the regular season. UF swept Hillsdale 4-0 in the G-MAC tournament semifinal before falling 4-2 to Tiffin in the championship.  
 
Scouting Tiffin
Tiffin is 0-2 (0-0 G-MAC), falling to Purdue Northwest 4-3 and Davenport 5-2. 
 
Leading Tiffin in singles dual match play is junior Hugo Chatras, who stands 2-0 on the No. 4 court. Following Chatras with 1-1 records are sophomore Gabriel de Oliveira and junior Nikita Parfenov on the No. 5 and No. 1 courts, respectively. Duos Chatras/de Oliveira and junior Austin Mohamedali/freshman Matthew Telford lead the team with 1-1 records from the No. 2 and No. 3 courts, respectively.  
 
The Dragons went 15-7 (6-0 G-MAC), posting a six-match win streak during the regular season that included three sweeps in a row. Tiffin also tallied 6-1 wins over Lake Superior State and Purdue Northwest. In the G-MAC tournament, TU defeated Walsh, 4-2, in the semifinal before defeating Findlay, 4-2, in the championship.