LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State men's tennis team hits the road once again this weekend, this time for a two-day four-match road swing in Sin City at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on the campus of UNLV.
 
First day of play is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m. (MT) against Weber State before finishing the day up against LMU at 3 p.m.
 
The Wildcats are 1-2 after starting dual play with matches against teams from the state of Utah. WSU opened the season with a conference win against Southern Utah before dropping its next two to Utah (5-2) and BYU (6-1).
 
LMU is 1-1 heading into this weekend. The Lions will first play host, UNLV on Friday at 11 a.m. (MT) before facing the Aggies at 3 p.m. LMU opened its dual season at then-No. 6 UCLA with a 5-2 loss before rebounding with a 5-0 victory over San Diego State on the road.
 
Day two action for New Mexico State begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 3, against the host Rebels and will then complete its weekend trip to Las Vegas with UC Riverside at 3 p.m.
 
UNLV is also 1-1 early on in the dual season as it entertains four teams this weekend at home. The Rebels started the dual season at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Waco, Texas. UNLV opened with a first-round loss to Baylor 4-0 before claiming a 4-3 victory against Purdue.
 
UC Riverside and NM State will wrap up their weekend with a 3 p.m. match against one another. The Highlanders are 2-3 overall heading into the weekend with wins over Hope International and Westmont. UCR's first loss of the season came at the expense of GCU 4-3 before being bested by Nevada 5-2. A win from Westmont (7-0) was followed up with another tough 4-3 loss to UC San Diego.
 
After spending the weekend in Las Vegas, NM State returns home where five of its next six matches are at home. The Aggies will host a single match against UT Permian Basin on Sunday, Feb. 11, before entertaining Western New Mexico (Jan. 16) and UT Arlington (Jan. 18).