diff --git a/frontend/app/lib/hooks/useInviteToGame.ts b/frontend/app/lib/hooks/useInviteToGame.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e507be96..00000000
--- a/frontend/app/lib/hooks/useInviteToGame.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-"use client";
-
-import { chatSocket as socket } from "@/socket";
-import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
-
-export const useInviteToGame = (userId: number) => {
-  const [isInvitingToGame, setIsInvitingToGame] = useState(false);
-  const [invitePending, setInvitePending] = useState(false);
-
-  const inviteToGame = useCallback(async () => {
-    setInvitePending(true);
-    await socket.emit("invite-pong", { userId: userId });
-    setIsInvitingToGame(true);
-    setInvitePending(false);
-  }, [userId]);
-  const cancelInviteToGame = useCallback(async () => {
-    setInvitePending(true);
-    await socket.emit("invite-cancel-pong", { userId: userId });
-    setIsInvitingToGame(false);
-    setInvitePending(false);
-  }, [userId]);
-
-  return {
-    invitePending,
-    isInvitingToGame,
-    inviteToGame,
-    cancelInviteToGame,
-  };
-};
diff --git a/frontend/app/lib/hooks/useRequestMatch.ts b/frontend/app/lib/hooks/useRequestMatch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab551afc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/app/lib/hooks/useRequestMatch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { chatSocket as socket } from "@/socket";
+import { useCallback, useState } from "react";
+
+export const useRequestMatch = (userId: number) => {
+  const [isRequestingMatch, setIsRequestingMatch] = useState(false);
+  const [sendRequestPending, setSendRequestPending] = useState(false);
+
+  const requestMatch = useCallback(async () => {
+    setSendRequestPending(true);
+    await socket.emit("invite-pong", { userId: userId });
+    setIsRequestingMatch(true);
+    setSendRequestPending(false);
+  }, [userId]);
+  const cancelRequestMatch = useCallback(async () => {
+    setSendRequestPending(true);
+    await socket.emit("invite-cancel-pong", { userId: userId });
+    setIsRequestingMatch(false);
+    setSendRequestPending(false);
+  }, [userId]);
+
+  return {
+    isRequestingMatch,
+    sendRequestPending,
+    requestMatch,
+    cancelRequestMatch,
+  };
+};
diff --git a/frontend/app/room/[id]/sidebar-item.tsx b/frontend/app/room/[id]/sidebar-item.tsx
index ba6fd317..7ce803c2 100644
--- a/frontend/app/room/[id]/sidebar-item.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/room/[id]/sidebar-item.tsx
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import type {
   UserOnRoomEntity,
 } from "@/app/lib/dtos";
 import { useBlock } from "@/app/lib/hooks/useBlock";
-import { useInviteToGame } from "@/app/lib/hooks/useInviteToGame";
 import { useKick } from "@/app/lib/hooks/useKick";
 import { useMute } from "@/app/lib/hooks/useMute";
+import { useRequestMatch } from "@/app/lib/hooks/useRequestMatch";
 import { useUpdateRole } from "@/app/lib/hooks/useUpdateRole";
 import { Avatar } from "@/app/ui/user/avatar";
 import {
@@ -53,8 +53,12 @@ export default function SidebarItem({
     user.userId,
     blockingUsers,
   );
-  const { invitePending, isInvitingToGame, inviteToGame, cancelInviteToGame } =
-    useInviteToGame(user.userId);
+  const {
+    sendRequestPending,
+    isRequestingMatch,
+    requestMatch,
+    cancelRequestMatch,
+  } = useRequestMatch(user.userId);
   const { kickPending, kick } = useKick(room.id, user.userId, me.userId);
   const { mutePending, isMuted, mute, unmute } = useMute(
     room.id,
@@ -138,20 +142,20 @@ export default function SidebarItem({
               >
                 Unblock
               </ContextMenuItem>
-              {!isInvitingToGame && (
+              {!isRequestingMatch && (
                 <ContextMenuItem
-                  disabled={invitePending}
-                  onSelect={inviteToGame}
+                  disabled={sendRequestPending}
+                  onSelect={requestMatch}
                 >
-                  Invite
+                  Request Match
                 </ContextMenuItem>
               )}
-              {isInvitingToGame && (
+              {isRequestingMatch && (
                 <ContextMenuItem
-                  disabled={invitePending}
-                  onSelect={cancelInviteToGame}
+                  disabled={sendRequestPending}
+                  onSelect={cancelRequestMatch}
                 >
-                  Cancel invite
+                  Cancel Request
                 </ContextMenuItem>
               )}
               {isMeAdminOrOwner && !isUserOwner && (