Match #14
No. 23 ART U Urban Knights (6-7) vs. No. 33 Cal State Los Angeles (7-6)
Wed, March 23, 2016 at Noon
San Francisco – San Francisco Tennis Club
 
Match #15
No. 23 ART U Urban Knights (6-7) vs. No. 2 BYU-Hawaii (6-0)
Thurs, March 24, 2016 at Noon
San Francisco – San Francisco Tennis Club
 
Match #16
No. 23 ART U Urban Knights (6-7) vs. No. 17 UC San Diego (7-8)
Sat, March 26, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.
San Francisco – San Francisco Tennis Club
 
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
The Urban Knights spent a week touring the sunshine where the competition was equally as hot as the weather. Four out of the five opponents ART U faced were ranked within the top 15 in the country. After going 1-4 on said trip, Academy of Art returns home for their final home stand of the season. The Knights face No. 33 Cal State Los Angeles (March 23), No. 2 BYU-Hawaii (March 24), and #17 UC San Diego. Live coverage will be available on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
 
GOLDEN EAGLES ON THE ROAD
No. 33 Cal State LA is in the midst of a five-game road stint, including four matches in four days in the bay area. The Eagles are currently 7-6 and have won three out of their previous five matches. Kayleigh Hall has led the way for the Golden Eagles in singles, posting a 12-3 record thus far. CSULA is also 21-24 in doubles matches, but have used 10 different pairings.
 
SEASIDERS TOP DOGS (ALMOST)
BYU-Hawaii enters Thursday's matchup ranked second in the country and is 8-0 this season. In fact, the Seasiders have swept each of their opponents without losing a point. BYUH is in the midst of a ten-match road trip with three being played in the bay area.
 
UCSD RANKED 17th
The No. 17 Tritons are 6-8 this season, but have dropped their previous four matches. Before squaring off with the Urban Knights, UCSD will take on Stanislaus State and Holy Names. Kyra Scott has been the Tritons' top player thus far, going 7-4 in first singles and is the only player on the team to win in said category.

KNIGHTS EDGED 5-3 BY NO. 12 NYIT
March 19 – The Urban Knights returned to Boca Raton to face the No. 12 New York Institute of Technology Bears on Saturday.  Despite keeping it close, ART U was just edged 5-3 in their final match in Florida.
 
In doubles, freshmen Klara Thell-Lenntorp and Taisiia Andrieieva paired up to defeat Melanie Benyadi and Gabriela Siembab of NYIT 8-4. Senior Michelle Dandik Zaale and freshman Paula Alcantara came within three games of winning their match, falling short by a score of 8-5.

LOOKING AHEAD
After a busy first week back home, the Urban Knights will take on Holy Names and Stanislaus State in their final home matches of the season.