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SMU Improves To 13-2 With Two Wins On Friday
Mar 6 | Men's Tennis
DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU Mustangs men's tennis team improved to 13-2 with a pair of wins on Friday at the Ann and Brad Brookshire Family Pavilion at the SMU Tennis Complex. SMU beat Sacramento State 5-0, and followed with a 7-0 win over Texas-Pan American.
SMU's 13-2 record is its best through 15 matches since 2001, when head coach Carl Neufeld led the Mustangs to a 24-3 overall record and an NCAA semifinal appearance.
The Mustangs went unbeaten in doubles on Friday, extending their streak to 12 straight doubles points secured. Sophomore Arkadijs Slobodkins and junior Nate Lammons improved to 9-0 this spring with a pair of wins, while sophomore Markus Kerner and senior Arturs Kazijevs jumped to 7-2 with two victories. Sophomore Tony Russell and freshman Samm Butler earned a win over Sacramento State, improving their record to 7-1 this season.
Lammons took the first singles point of the day with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Kasparas Zemaitelis of Sacramento State at the No. 3 spot, 6. Freshman Charles Nettlefold won at No. 6 over Chris Clayton, 6-2, 6-1, before Slobodkins clinched the match for SMU with a 6-1, 6-4 victory at No. 5 over Tom Miller. Kerner's match at No. 1 ended soon after, with the Estonia-native beating Sean Kolar 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1.
Kerner kept his momentum going into the evening match versus UTPA, winning 6-3, 6-4 at No. 2 over Hector Ramirez. Lammons then won at No. 4 over Miguel Alvarez-Hevia, 6-2, 6-0. Nettlefold took the match-clinching win, beating Nikola Crvelin 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5. Wins from Butler, sophomore Julio Olaya and Kazijevs gave SMU the 7-0 match win.
Butler extended his personal singles unbeaten streak to 10 after Friday. He and doubles partner Russell are also undefeated in their last 10 doubles matches. Lammons became the third Mustang to reach 10 singles wins this spring, and the Texas-native now leads the team with 18 combined wins in the 2014-15 campaign.
On Thursday, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association released its first national attendance rankings, with SMU leading the country in total attendance thus far, totaling over 3,000 fans at the new SMU Tennis Complex through February.
SMU will hit the road next, going out west for a pair of matches in California. SMU will face Pepperdine on Tuesday at 5 p.m. CT, before playing at Cal Poly on March 13 at 1 p.m. CT.
Tennis Match Results
Sacramento State vs SMU
Mar 06, 2015 at Dallas, Texas
#67 SMU 5, Sacramento State 0
Singles competition
1. Markus Kerner (SMU) def. KOLAR, Sean (SAC) 6-3, 6-1
2. Samm Butler (SMU) vs. BRANDYS, Roy (SAC) 7-5, 3-2, unfinished
3. Nate Lammons (SMU) def. ZEMAITELIS, Kasparas (SAC) 6-1, 6-3
4. Tony Russell (SMU) vs. ABDULWAHAB, Ayman (SAC) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
5. Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) def. MILLER, Tom (SAC) 6-1, 6-4
6. Charles Nettlefold (SMU) def. CLAYTON, Christopher (SAC) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Arturs Kazijevs/Markus Kerner (SMU) def. KOLAR, Sean/BRANDYS, Roy (SAC) 6-2
2. Arkadijs Slobodkins/Nate Lammons (SMU) def. ABDULWAHAB, Ayman/MILLER, Tom (SAC) 6-1
3. Tony Russell/Samm Butler (SMU) def. ZEMAITELIS, Kasparas/CLAYTON, Christopher (SAC) 6-2
Match Notes:
Sacramento State 3-5
SMU 12-2; National ranking #67
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,6,5,1)
T-1:44 A-57
Tennis Match Results
Texas-Pan American vs SMU
Mar 06, 2015 at Dallas, Texas
#67 SMU 7, Texas-Pan American 0
Singles competition
1. Arturs Kazijevs (SMU) def. Juan Cruz Soria (UTPA) 6-3, 6-4
2. Markus Kerner (SMU) def. Hector Ramirez (UTPA) 6-2, 6-2
3. Samm Butler (SMU) def. Koby Jansen (UTPA) 6-4, 6-1
4. Nate Lammons (SMU) def. Miguel Alvarez-Hevia (UTPA) 6-2, 6-0
5. Charles Nettlefold (SMU) def. Nikola Crvelin (UTPA) 6-1, 6-1
6. Julio Olaya (SMU) def. Ethan Ammon (UTPA) 6-1, 7-6 (8-6)
Doubles competition
1. Arturs Kazijevs/Markus Kerner (SMU) def. Koby Jansen/Hector Ramirez (UTPA) 6-4
2. Nate Lammons/Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) def. Juan Cruz Soria/Nikola Crvelin (UTPA) 6-4
3. Samm Butler/Tony Russell (SMU) vs. Miguel Alvarez-Hevia/Ethan Ammon (UTPA) 6-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Texas-Pan American 2-6
SMU 13-2; National ranking #67
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,4,5,3,6,1)
T-2:01 A-76
