Arizona is in a win-win situation.

The Wildcat men's tennis team travels to Palo Alto, Calif., to take on No. 2 Stanford today at 1:30 p.m. and tomorrow will face No. 15 California at noon in Berkeley.

The Wildcats (10-6 overall, 2-5 in the Pacific 10 Conference) were swept by the Cardinal the last time the two teams played, and have not defeated Stanford in this decade.

"This is a huge weekend. Obviously, we have to play our best," senior Chris Jenkins said.

The Wildcats are 3-3 on the road this year, losing both Pac-10 road matches when they traveled to Los Angeles to play UCLA and Southern Cal.

This weekend puts an end to the Wildcats' nine-match homestand, during which the Wildcats went 5-3 and had their match against UNLV rained out.

On the road suits some of the players' styles better. Baseliners like the slower courts the Bay Area has.

"Arizona's courts are faster from the altitude. Slower courts are better for my game," Henrik Wagner said.

Stanford (17-2, 5-1) is the defending Pac-10 champion as well as national champion. The Cardinal is coming off a 5-2 win over California in Berkeley on Tuesday. Once again, the Cardinal is stacked down the lineup - their No. 4-seeded singles player Ryan Wolters is the 4th-ranked player in the nation. UA junior Tom Haugland will most likely play Wolters, who defeated Haugland last time 6-2, 7-6.

Jeff Salzenstein, Stanford's top player and former No. 1, was taken to three sets by Jan Anderson before winning 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. Anderson has played No. 1 for Arizona all year, except when he went to Israel to play for Norway's Davis Cup team in early February.

"I am not scared to play the best. I feel that when my game is on I can beat anyone," Anderson said.

On March 29, the Wildcats defeated the Bears 4-3 at Robson Tennis Center behind solid singles play. Down 1-0 after the doubles matches, The Wildcats took four of the six singles matches.