Final Stats

DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU men's tennis team collected two wins on Sunday, beating both DePaul and University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), 7-0 and 6-1 respectively inside the Ann and Brad Brookshire Family Pavilion at the SMU Tennis Complex. SMU is 3-2 on the season.

The Mustangs got off to a hot start, winning the doubles point quickly with wins on court one and two. Juniors Hunter and Yates Johnson won 6-2 over Sten Leusink and Tim Corwin. Senior Nate Lammons and junior Markus Kerner gave SMU the early 1-0 lead after winning the second doubles match 6-3 over Alex Galoustian and Nathan de Veer.

In singles play, sophomore Samm Butler got the scoring going for SMU with a 6-1, 6-3 win Galoustian. Kerner gave the Mustangs a 3-0 lead after beating de Veer 6-1, 6-4. Sophomore Ronald Slobodchikov got the match-clinching point for SMU, earning a 6-2, 6-3 win over Paul John.

"It was a very good day of tennis for us and we're looking to improve on a number of things from each guy," said Head Coach Carl Neufeld. "The competition was good, DePaul has been a ranked team most years and I thought we played exceptionally well, our doubles was the best it's been and we're excited about that."

The Mustangs had a brief break before hosting UTRGV. The Johnson twins set the tone once again getting the first doubles victory of the match, 6-1 over Elliot Johnstone and Yehonatan Kaufman. The duos of Kerner and Lammons and junior Arkadijs Slobodkins and Slobodchikov finished within minutes of each other, both winning their respected doubles match 6-2.

SMU continued its momentum into singles play, starting with Yates Johnson sweeping Cosme Jubera 6-0, 6-0. Slobodchikov pushed the Mustangs lead to 3-0 after winning 6-2, 6-4 over Ethan Ammon. Kerner decided the match with the fourth point for the Mustangs with after a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Koby Jansen. Both teams decided to continue the match after SMU collected the match-clinching point. Junior Tony Russell picked up his first dual singles win of the year after taking down Johnstone, 6-4, 6-4. Butler gave SMU its sixth and final point of the match after beating Juan Cruz Soria 6-4, 6-2.

The Mustangs continue their home stand when No. 62 Texas A&M Corpus Christi comes to visit on Thursday. Doubles action is set to begin at 6 p.m.

Tennis Match Results
Depaul vs SMU
Jan 31, 2016 at Dallas, Texas
#49 SMU 4, Depaul 0
Singles Competition
1. Hunter Johnson (SMU) vs. Sten Leusink (DU) 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
2. Samm Butler (SMU) def. Alex Galoustian (DU) 6-1, 6-3
3.Markus Kerner (SMU) def. Nathan de Veer (DU) 6-1, 6-4
4. Ronald Slobodchikov (SMU) def. Paul John (DU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) vs. Jan-Willem Feilzer (DU) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
6.Yates Johnson (SMU) vs. Conor O'Meara (DU) 7-5, 4-5, unfinished

Doubles Competition
1. Nate Lammons/Markus Kerner (SMU) def. Alex Galoustian/Nathan de Veer (DU) 6-3
2. Yates Johnson/Hunter Johnson (SMU) def. Sten Leusink/Tim Corwin (DU) 6-2
3. Arkadijs Slobodkins/Ronald Slobodchikov (SMU) vs. Jan-Willem Feilzer/Paul John (DU) 4-4, unfinished

Match Notes:
Depaul 2-4
SMU 2-2; National ranking #49
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,3,4)
T-1:45

Tennis Match Results
UT-Rio Grande Valley vs SMU
Jan 31, 2016 at Dallas, Texas
#49 SMU 6, UT-Rio Grande Valley 1

Singles Competition
1. Samm Butler (SMU) def. Juan Cruz Soria (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-2
2. Markus Kerner (SMU) def. Koby Jansen (UTRGV) 6-1, 7-5
3. Ronald Slobodchikov (SMU) def. Ethan Ammon (UTRGV) 6-2, 6-4
4. Yehonatan Kaufman (UTRGV) def. Charles Nettlefold (SMU) 6-3, 7-5
5. Yates Johnson (SMU) def. Cosme Jubera (UTRGV) 6-0, 6-0
6.Tony Russell (SMU) def. Elliot Johnstone (UTRGV) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles Competition
1. Nate Lammons/Markus Kerner (SMU) def. Juan Cruz Soria/Koby Jansen (UTRGV) 6-2
2.Hunter Johnson/Yates Johnson (SMU) def. Elliot Johnstone/Yehonatan Kaufman (UTRGV) 6-1
3.Arkadijs Slobodkins/Ronald Slobodchikov (SMU) def. Cosme Jubera/Harry Wells (UTRGV) 6-2

Match Notes:
UT-Rio Grande Valley 2-2
SMU 3-2; National ranking #49
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,3,2,6,1,4)
T-2:00