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LAST TIME OUT:

• The Zags last competed at the ITA Northwest Regionals all throughout the Bay Area...two Bulldogs battled through weather issues to reach the Round of 32 in singles play: Ruadhan O'Sullivan and Vincent Rettke...Sam Feit joined the pair in the Round of 64 after a first-round main bracket win as well...the Zags have put at least one player in the Round of 32 in each of the last six years.
• In doubles play, two pairs also reached the Round of 32 as Rettke teamed with Kyle Everly and won a match, as did O'Sullivan and Ronzai Saurombe...both were dispatched in the next round by seeded pairs from Oregon.

PREVIOUSLY IN THE BULLDOG CLASSIC:

• This is the third year of the Bulldog Classic (second under its current name), and the Zags have had success in their home tournament...in 2014, Gonzaga swept its own Gonzaga Fall Tournament with Alvaro Nazal winning the blue flight, Sergio Chip the red flight, and Nazal and Nick Kamisar taking the doubles title...individually, four Zags reached the second round that year, and two pairs advanced past their first match in doubles.
• Last season, Hayden Smith was the furthest-advancing Zag at the Bulldog Classic as he reached the semifinal, falling in a tightly-contested three-setter to Portland's Mike Pervolarakis...both Smith and Jordan Smith reached the top flight's quarterfinals...in doubles play, the two Smiths advanced to the quarterfinals as well...Emilio Moreno and Connor Arend reached the consolation semifinal round.

THE STEVENS CENTER: A PLACE FOR ZAGS:

• The Stevens Center opened for the beginning of the 2014 dual season, giving the Zags three dual and two tournament seasons in their impressive digs.
• Gonzaga has used Stevens to its advantage since it opened, going 17-14 in dual matches and winning well over 50% of all singles and doubles contests played...the Bulldogs are 120-97 in singles play (.553) at Stevens, and that percentage rises to .598 (61-41) in doubles play.
• Ruadhan O'Sullivan is undefeated at home, going 8-0 during the spring dual season last year...he joined the squad during the winter break and did not partake during any fall tournaments...Ronzai Saurombe went 4-0 in doubles play during the dual season last year, although he did lose one contest during autumn's home tournament.

WEEKEND INFO:

• Seven teams will compete at the Bulldog Classic this weekend: Gonzaga, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, Portland, Portland State, and Seattle U...the first six each competed at the tournament last year, and all seven played in the inaugural event in 2014.
• Sophomore Ruadhan O'Sullivan is the overall top seed in the A bracket and receives a bye to the second round...Eastern Washington's Robert Dula is the No. 2 seed...Portland State's Nathan Boniel is seeded third, and Portland's Carlos Donat is fourth...Montana's Ignacio Tejerina and Max Korkh are the top seeds in the B draw.
• In doubles play, the team of Rettke/Everly has a bye directly into the second round...the other two Bulldog pairs, Saurombe/Moreno and Feit/Homedes, will play in the first round.

ZAGS ON THE COURT THIS WEEK: