SMU
Nebraska
Mustangs Move To 9-1 With Two Wins On Saturday
Feb 14 | Men's Tennis
DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU Mustangs continued their impressive start to the 2015 season, beating both Nebraska and Ouachita Baptist on Saturday at the Ann and Brad Family Pavilion at the SMU Tennis Complex. SMU is now 9-1 on the season.
SMU began the day with a 2 p.m. meeting with Nebraska, who most recently had beaten No. 64 Denver on the road. The Mustangs got out to a hot start, winning the doubles point quickly with wins on courts 1 and 2. Junior Nate Lammons and sophomore Arkadijs Slobodkins won 6-2 over Nebraska's Linus Erhart and Scott Elsass, followed by another 6-2 win at No. 1 by senior Arturs Kazijevs and sophomore Markus Kerner against Dusty Boyer and Bradford Zitsch.
In singles play, Slobodkins got the scoring going for SMU with a 7-6 (0), 6-2 victory over Chris Hobgarski at the No. 5 spot. Lammons would give SMU a 3-0 lead with a 6-1, 7-6 (1) victory at No. 4 singles, giving him a 6-1 record this spring. Kazijevs would get the match-clinching point for the Mustangs, earning a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Boyer, who was named First Team All-Big Ten last season. Freshman Samm Butler also grabbed a singles win, going three sets for the victory over Erhart; 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
The Mustangs had a brief break before hosting three-time defending Great American Conference champion Ouachita Baptist in the evening. The two sides only played singles, with SMU sweeping all six matches en route to a 6-0 victory. Freshman Charles Nettlefold got the first point of the math with a 6-1, 6-2 decision at No. 6 singles. Slobodkins promptly followed with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 5, and then Butler tallied a 6-1, 6-2 victory at the No. 3 spot. Sophomore Julio Olaya entered the lineup against the Tigers, winning 7-6 (4), 6-3 at No. 4. Kerner bounced back after a loss earlier in the day to win 6-4, 6-3 over Vitor Oliveira at the No. 2 position, and Kazijevs won a tight three-set match at No. 1 singles over Marco Boskovic; 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Slobodkins has now won eight matches dating back to Jan. 25, all in straight sets. Slobodkins and Lammons have teamed up to go unbeaten in six straight doubles matches, while Butler is unblemished in his last five singles matches. SMU has also not lost an opening doubles point this season.
SMU will play its first road match at Arkansas on Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. CT. The Mustangs will return home for a match against Eastern Washington on Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. CT.
Tennis Match Results
Nebraska vs SMU
Feb 14, 2015 at Dallas, Texas
SMU 5, Nebraska 2
Singles competition
1. Arturs Kazijevs (SMU) def. Dusty Boyer (NEB) 6-4, 6-4
2. Marc Herrmann (NEB) def. Markus Kerner (SMU) 7-5, 7-5
3. Samm Butler (SMU) def. Linus Erhart (NEB) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
4. Nate Lammons (SMU) def. Andrew Dzulynsky (NEB) 6-1, 7-6 (7-1)
5. Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) def. Chris Hobgarski (NEB) 7-6 (7-0), 6-2
6. Vasileios Stavropoul (NEB) def. Charles Nettlefold (SMU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Markus Kerner/Arturs Kazijevs (SMU) def. Dusty Boyer/Bradford Zitsch (NEB) 6-2
2. Nate Lammons/Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) def. Linus Erhart/Scott Elsass (NEB) 6-2
3. Tony Russell/Samm Butler (SMU) vs. Marc Herrmann/Chris Hobgarski (NEB) 5-3, unfinished
Match Notes:
Nebraska 2-3
SMU 8-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,4,6,1,2,3)
A-153
Tennis Match Results
Ouachita Baptist vs SMU
Feb 14, 2015 at Dallas, Texas
SMU 6, Ouachita Baptist 0
Singles competition
1. Arturs Kazijevs (SMU) def. Marko Boskovic (OBU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
2. Markus Kerner (SMU) def. Vitor Oliveira (OBU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Samm Butler (SMU) def. Maciej Braciszewicz (OBU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Julio Olaya (SMU) def. Lennart Lonnemann (OBU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
5. Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) def. Jason Mechali (OBU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Charles Nettlefold (SMU) def. Andre Stefano (OBU) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
Match Notes:
Ouachita Baptist 2-1
SMU 9-1
Order of finish: Doubles (); Singles (6,5,3,4,2,1)
A-108
