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Fifth-seeded Utah State men's tennis will open the Western Athletic Conference Men's Tournament in the quarterfinals against No. 4 seed New Mexico State on Friday at 10 a.m. at the University of Denver. Matches are at the Gates Tennis Center.

Host Denver, the top seed, will face the winner of the USU-NMSU match Saturday.

The Aggies went 2-4 in WAC play and 7-14 overall for the regular season. USU lost to NMSU, 4-2, in the regular-season meeting between the two teams April 13 in Logan.