THE FIRST SERVE
• NM State will return to action on Tuesday at the NM State Tennis Center after a trio of matches was postponed over the weekend. The Aggies were originally scheduled to host Northern Arizona and Western New on Saturday, Feb. 11, with UTPB scheduled to come to town on Sunday, Feb. 12.
• Despite canceling the matchup against UTPB entirely, the Aggies were able to reschedule their matches against both Northern Arizona and Western New Mexico for Tuesday.
• Although the Aggies are still in search of their first win of the season, NM State's schedule has featured high-level competition, including a pair of solid Mountain West programs in UNLV and New Mexico.
• Tuesday afternoon will also mark the last time that the Aggies will be at home until March 31 when they welcome Seattle U to kick off WAC play.
• Before the final day of March, NM State will compete in three invitationals - heading to Corpus Christi, Texas, for the H-E-B Tournament of Champions before traveling to Tempe, Ariz., for the ASU Invitational and wrapping up the span of road matches in California at the Golden State Invitational.
• In the early goings, the Aggies have been led in singles play by Itay Feigin who logged wins in each of the Aggies' first two matches of the season.
• The Aggies have also received quality play from Corey Clarke, Yehor Opanasenko, Roko Stipetic and Jordy Visser who have each won one singles match this season.
• In their first year playing together, Visser and Opanasenko have also made quite the impression in doubles action as they are responsible for three of the Aggies' four doubles victories this season. They are also coming immediately off a win over New Mexico's Arda Azkara and Georgia Samaha on Saturday, Feb. 4.
 
SCOUTING THE LUMBERJACKS
• Northern Arizona enters Tuesday's match with a 3-1 record after dropping its first match of the season in its most recent outing.
• Prior to suffering a 4-3 defeat to Denver on the afternoon of Jan. 28, Northern Arizona picked up three consecutive 7-0 wins. They twice defeated NAIA member Arizona Christian on Jan. 21 before taking down Mesa Community College on Jan. 28.
• Graduate Student Facundo Tumosa leads the way for the Lumberjacks and holds a 3-1 record at the No. 1 spot for NAU.
• Meanwhile, Piotr Galus is credited with the most singles wins among his team as he is 4-0 on the season and is one of five Lumberjacks with no losses this year.
• Facundo Tumosa has also been a force in doubles action as he has teamed up with Daniel Dillon for three wins while partnering with Dani Torres for a fourth win.
 
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
• Western New Mexico makes the trip to the southern portion of the state with just one match in the books.
• The Mustangs topped Mesa Community College 8-1 on the road on Saturday, Feb. 4, to get them on the right track to start the season.
• In the win, the Mustangs swept doubles play before claiming singles wins at every spot but the No. 1 position.
• The Aggies and Mustangs did meet once earlier this year when they collided for an exhibition match on Jan. 20.

COMING UP NEXT
The Aggies will head to the southern tip of Texas this weekend as they prepare to compete in the H-E-B Tournament of Champions on the campus of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Friday and Saturday.