After its three matches last weekend, the Sacramento State men’s tennis team has a two week break and then gets back into action against nationally ranked New Mexico and New Mexico State.

Assistant coach Kevin Kurtz said the team has used video in years past, but claims it is easier to scout.

To prepare for the New Mexico schools, Sac State will practice the entire week before exclusively on indoor courts.

“We are going to be practicing taking control of the points early,” Kurtz said.

Senior Gabriel Loredo feels confident about his team’s chances indoors. “We just beat a ranked team (Nevada). If we beat New Mexico, we will be ranked.”

Before the team turns its attention to its next matches, Kurtz said the players going to reflect and recover from the trip.

The team believes the break will be beneficial because it will allow time for injuries to heal and to work on common mistakes.

“The break is good; we can reload,” Kurtz said.

Hague Van Dillen, a junior from San Francisco, noted the team has some ineligibility problems and cited the break would help players focus on their school work.

“The break will be good to catch up school-wise and to maybe get ahead some,” senior Miguel Camino said.

Ramon Perez has tendonitis in his foot and is only playing doubles now, Kurtz said, and freshman Xavier Barajas-Smith is nursing a pulled groin he suffered during practice.

“I believe the break will probably help us recover,” Barajas-Smith said.

The team had three matches in San Luis Obispo last weekend against UC San Diego, University of Nevada Reno and nationally ranked Cal Poly.

Most players expected Cal Poly to be the toughest match because it was nationally ranked and Warwick Foy’s brother, Rob, plays for Cal Poly.

Foy said “I’d win, but I don’t want to play him.”

Foy said it would be difficult to play against his brother because he would not want to make him look bad.

Fortunately for Foy, he was not scheduled to play against him.

Perez has a different opinion from the rest of team and said the hardest match will be Nevada. Sac State has won the past three match-ups against Nevada.

“They have new players coming in and have their best team right now,” Perez said.

Barajas-Smith, the No. 1 singles player, had a class on Friday so he did not play against UC San Diego which forced all the Sac State singles players to move up one spot.

Van Dillen said, “Each day we got better. Our attitude had definitely increased.”

In San Luis Obispo last weekend, Sac State fell to UC San Diego 4-3, defeated both Nevada 6-1 and Cal Poly 6-1.

The Hornets were led by Foy and the doubles team of Anton Stryhas and Loredo, who won all their matches.