WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Coming off a strong fall season, the IUPUI men’s tennis team kicks off its spring on Saturday, Jan. 12, against Purdue and Toledo in West Lafayette, Ind.

The Jags will first take on the Rockets at 2 p.m., before facing the Boilermakers at 7 p.m. at the Schwartz Tennis Center on the Purdue University campus.

“We are very excited about the spring season. We had our most successful fall season to date, and we are looking to take that momentum in the spring,” head coach Brandon Currie said.

The Jags have a good mix of veteran players and newcomers on the roster this season led by seniors Nick Volz, Joel Modesitt and Armaan Choudhary. Additionally, the Jags return Deon Shafer, #Patrick O’Neill#, Thomas Gans, Louis Sacks and Jacob Bradley from last year’s team that advanced to The Summit League championship match.

The newcomers, which performed well during the fall and will provide a boost in the spring, consist of Jason Jaruvang, Jake Hedderig, Keelan Klarl and Manuel Laboy.

“We have a very challenging schedule this spring and we start out by playing Toledo and Purdue this weekend. Both of these teams are extremely talented and well coached,” Currie added. “We look forward to giving several guys an opportunity to play, and the key to our success will be the doubles point and maintaining a high level of energy and focus throughout the matches. As a team, we are very confident and looking forward to this opportunity.”

Of all the Jags players, Jaruvang led IUPUI in the fall season posting a singles record 16-4, which included tying for first in Flight 1 of the Bradley Invitational and winning Flight ‘A’ outright at the Ball State Invitational.