Match #17
No. 25 ART U Urban Knights (6-10) vs. Holy Names University Hawks  (8-10)
Fri, April 1, 2016 at 1 p.m.
San Francisco – San Francisco Tennis Club
 
Match #18
No. 25 ART U Urban Knights (6-10) vs. Stanislaus State (6-7)
Sun, April 3, 2016 at Noon
San Francisco – San Francisco Tennis Club
 
SENIOR DAY
The Urban Knights' five-match home stand will come to a close over the weekend, featuring the final two home matchups of the season. On Friday, ART U will take on Holy names at 1:00 p.m. with Stanislaus State to follow on Sunday at noon. Sunday's match will also celebrate the final home match for senior Michelle Dandik Zaale. Live coverage will be available on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
 
MICHELLE DANDIK ZAALE
Dandik Zaale is the lone senior for Academy of Art women's tennis this season. The Fashion Design major and four-year veteran currently holds the most doubles wins in program history (53) and the second-highest amount of singles wins (45). Dandik Zaale has seen time in first through fifth singles, posting winning records in each. However, most of her wins come in the third category as she holds a 28-18 record. In 2014, she also notched the program's most doubles wins in a single season with a 19-2 record.
 
HAWKS ON THE ROAD
Holy Names enters their final road trip of the season on Thursday with their first match coming against the Urban Knights. The Hawks are currently 8-10 this year, but have only won one out of their last three matches. Mariel Bautista has posted the best singles record for HNU, going 9-8 thus far. Bautista and Taylor Barajas have collectively gone 13-7 in doubles, seeing most of their time in the third spot.
 
WARRIORS LOOKING TO GET HOT
After dropping four consecutive matches, Stanislaus State has turned things around to win their previous two matchups. With an overall record of 6-7, Jaella Conway has led the way, posting a 13-10 record in first, second, and third singles. Conway is also part of the team's most-winningest doubles team, pairing with Cassidy Ferrell for an 11-10 record.

WOMEN'S TENNIS FALLS JUST SHORT TO UCSD
March 26 – Academy of art women's tennis continued their streak of facing highly-ranked teams on Saturday, this time facing No. 22 UCSD. Although the Urban Knights exited doubles with a 2-1 lead, the Tritons caught fire and won four of six singles matches to secure the 5-4 victory.
 
For the second time this home stand, ART U has come away with two wins in the doubles portion of the match. On Saturday, Freshmen Alma Thell-Lenntorp and Klara Thell-Lenntorp dispatched of the nation's 25th-ranked doubles team (Kyra Scott and Britta Mosser) in 8-6 fashion. Freshman Taisiia Andrieieva and junior Annika Schneider took down their opponents for their seventh overall victory as a pair (8-4).

LOOKING AHEAD
After their two final home matches, the Urban Knights will head to San Jose State on April 9 for their last regular-season tune up before the Pacific West Conference Championship on the 13th.