LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 48 Kansas is set for another pair of ranked duals this weekend, hosting No. 40 Houston on Friday, March 20 at 5 p.m. CT, and No. 19 UCF on Sunday, March 22 at 12 p.m. CT. Both matches will be played at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.Â
Kansas comes into the match with a 7-7 record and 3-2 mark in Big 12 play after defeating No. 25 TCU, 4-3, on March 13 and falling to No. 36 Baylor, 4-1, on March 15. The Jayhawks are 3-3 against ranked opponents this season. This weekends' matches will be the third and fourth straight matches played against a ranked opponent for the Jayhawks.
The Jayhawks recently moved up in this weeks' team rankings, jumping from No. 63 to No. 48. Kansas has two players ranked in doubles and singles, with Kyoka Kubo ranked at No. 53 in singles with a 6-4 record this season. Kubo joins Heike Janse van Vuuren in the doubles rankings, as they are ranked No. 47. The pair is 4-1 on the season.Â
Van Vuuren is currently 8-4 in singles play and she has won six of her last eight matches. Meg McCarty is 5-3 in doubles play with her partner van Vuuren. Kubo has joined Meriem Ben Ezzedine in doubles play and has played to a 3-1 record as a pair.
Both matches can be streamed via Playsight available here, with live stats available
here. Fans can also follow @KansasTennis on X for live updates.