Wednesday, February 15
Dallas, Texas
5 P.M.
SMU
vs
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
SMU Hosts Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Wednesday At 5 P.M.
Feb 13 | Women's Tennis
Mustangs Are 7-1 All-Time Against The Islanders
| SMU (5-0) vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4-0) | |
| Date & Start Time | Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. CT |
| Location | SMU Tennis Complex - Dallas, Texas |
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Feb. 13, 2017
DALLAS (SMU) – After a week off from competition, the SMU women's tennis team returns to the court to host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Wednesday at 5 p.m. CT at the SMU Tennis Complex, Turpin Stadium & Brookshire Family Pavilion.
The Mustangs and Islanders will meet for the ninth time in school history and the first time since 2014. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will be the fourth Southland Conference opponent (Abilene Christian, Sam Houston State, Northwestern State) this season that SMU will face.
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is 4-0 on the season and has won its last three matches on the road. The Islanders defeated Prairie View A&M (7-0) at home before recording road wins at UTRGV (6-1), Houston (4-3) and UTSA (4-2).
The Islanders have advanced to the NCAA Tournament in two out of the last three seasons (2014, 2016). Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won both the Southland regular season and conference tournament titles last season en route to a 24-0 record heading into the NCAA Tournament. The Islanders then fell to eventual national champion Stanford in the first round.
SERIES HISTORY:
SMU is 7-1 all-time against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi dating back to their first meeting in 2002. The Mustangs dropped their last match against the Islanders on Feb. 12, 2014 (4-3).
There were matchups between competitors from SMU and A&M-Corpus Christi in the fall at the SMU Invite (Oct. 7-9) and the ITA Regional Championships (Oct. 20-22). At the SMU Invite, Dasha Sharapova defeated Judit Vives 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 in singles play, while Charline Anselmo and Sara Jamal fell to Vives and Alexandra Belle 6-3 in double play. At the ITA Regional Championships, Liza Buss earned a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Louise Trigona.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (7-1)
Home: 5-1, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 1-0
| 2/24/2002 | H | W | 5-1 |
| 1/17/2003 | A | W | 5-0 |
| 1/16/2004 | H | W | 7-0 |
| 1/15/2005 | H | W | 6-1 |
| 1/28/2006 | N | W | 6-0 |
| 2/24/2008 | H | W | 5-0 |
| 2/2/2009 | H | W | 4-0 |
| 2/12/2014 | H | L | 4-3 |
ORACLE/ITA DIVISION I RANKINGS
Women's National Team
Administered by the ITA
(as of February 1, 2017)
| Rank | School | Previous |
| 1 | University of Florida | 1 |
| 2 | University of North Carolina | 2 |
| 3 | Pepperdine University | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford University | 4 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 5 |
| 6 | University of Georgia | 6 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 7 |
| 8 | California | 8 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt University | 9 |
| 10 | Duke University | 10 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 11 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 13 |
| 13 | University of Michigan | 14 |
| 14 | Auburn University | 15 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 22 |
| 16 | Arizona State | 21 |
| 17 | University of Miami (FL) | 12 |
| 18 | University of Texas | 17 |
| 19 | University of Mississippi | NR |
| 20 | UCLA | 24 |
| 21 | University of South Carolina | 16 |
| 22 | USC | 18 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 25 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 23 |
| 25 | University of Kentucky | 20 |
2017 OUTLOOK:
SMU will be led by seniors Mary Wright, Macie Elliott and Dasha Sharapova after the graduation of all-conference performers Vaszilisza Bulgakova and Hristina Dishkova.
Gyulai has added a talented group of newcomers to the roster, including Charline Anselmo, Liza Buss, Sara Jamal, Sarai Monarrez Yesaki and Ellie Zogg. Buss transferred from Iowa State after earning All-Big 12 second-team honors and All-Big 12 Freshman team accolades last season. Zogg was a five-star recruit out of high school and transferred from South Carolina after her freshman season last year. Anselmo, Monarrez Yesaki and Jamal are all freshman.
Gyulai enters her sixth season at the helm on the Hilltop and led SMU to 14-10 record last season and a ITA ranking as high as No. 49 (Feb. 23) during the season. Gyulai also guided SMU to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship for the second-consecutive year.
ABOUT SMU TENNIS COMPLEX:
To ensure the future success of SMU's historic tennis program, a new SMU Tennis Complex, Turpin Stadium & Brookshire Family Pavilion opened in 2015. The new complex is a preeminent, top-tier facility located prominently on the south side of Mockingbird Lane at the corner of North Central Expressway, formerly the site of Mrs. Baird's Bakery.
The new complex provides both indoor and outdoor courts as well as a training center for student athletes and coaches, ensuring that Mustang players can train year-round on campus. In addition, patron accommodations optimize comfort and viewing and include special guest amenities and a club area, providing an enhanced spectator experience.
Match-day parking for the SMU Tennis Complex is available on campus in the Binkley and Moody Parking Centers. We ask that visitors not park in the residential areas surrounding the facility or in Park Cities Plaza.
HOME SWEET HOME:
SMU will take advantage of the two-year old SMU Tennis Complex, starting their season at home with six straight matches before facing back-to-back Big 12 opponents on the road. The Mustangs will first head to Norman to play Oklahoma on Feb. 19, followed by a trip to College Station, Texas to face No. 22 Texas A&M.
From Feb. 26 to April 1, the Mustangs will play a total of 10 matches at home, including four nationally ranked opponents (Arizona, Wichita State, Georgia State, UT Arlington) from the final ITA poll from last season.
LOOKING AHEAD:
SMU will head to Norman, Oklahoma, for its first road match of the year as the Mustangs will face Oklahoma at the Headington Family Tennis Center on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. CT.
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