Thursday, February 23
Arlington, TX
2 PM
SMU
at
UT Arlington
Mustangs Play at UT Arlington Thursday; Host First AAC Opponent UCF Sunday
Feb 21 | Men's Tennis
| SMU (6-2) at UT Arlington (8-1) | |
| Date & Start Time | Thursday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. |
| Location | UTA Tennis Center - Arlington, Texas |
| Notes | Match Notes (.pdf) |
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| SMU (6-2) vs. UCF (6-1) | |
| Date & Start Time | Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. |
| Location | SMU Tennis Complex - Dallas, Texas |
| Follow | Live Stats |
| Notes | Match Notes (.pdf) |
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SMU plays at UT Arlington Thursday at 2 p.m. before hosting their first American Athletic Conference opponent, UCF, Sunday at 1 p.m. at the SMU Tennis Complex.
SCOUTING UT ARLINGTON
The Mavericks(8-1) are currently on an eight game win streak after dropping their season opener at Rice, 4-2, on Jan. 22. UT Arlington is undefeated at home this season (8-0) and is coming off of a 5-0 win over Prairie View A&M last Sunday. Mavericks' duo Jhonathan Gonzalez and Mauricio Del Rio are currently ranked as the No. 55 doubles team in the country after being ranked as high as No. 36 this season.
SERIES INFO
This match marks the 19th meeting between SMU and UT Arlington. The Mustangs lead the series, 17-1. The last meeting occurred in March 2016 when the Mustangs defeated the Mavericks, 5-0, at the SMU Tennis Complex.
UT Arlington (17-1)
Home: 16-1; Away: 0-0; Neutral: 1-0
4/7/10 H W 5-2
4/6/11 H W 5-2
4/4/12 H W 4-3
4/9/14 H W 6-1
3/31/15 H L 4-3
3/30/16 H W 5-0
SCOUTING UCF
The Knights are currently 6-1, the program's best start since the 2014 season. Junior Korey Lovett is currently ranked the No. 93 singles player in the country. As a team, UCF is currently the No. 48 ranked team in the country.
SERIES INFO
The Mustangs and Knights will meet for the fourth time this weekend. SMU is 2-1 all-time against the Knights. The Mustangs and the Knights faced off last season with UCF winning 4-1 at the SMU Tennis Complex.
UCF (2-1)
Home: 0-1, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 1-0
4/17/09 A W 4-2
4/18/14 N W 4-1
4/3/15 H L 1-4
TAKING ON RANKED TEAMS
For the fourth straight year in a row the Mustangs are scheduled to play at least six ITA Top-25 ranked teams, with the possibility to face 10 Top-25 ranked opponents. SMU welcomes four Top-25 ranked teams to the SMU Tennis Complex this season (No. 11 Texas, No. 24 TCU, No. 19 Columbia and No. 12 Oklahoma State).
ALL-AMERICANS UNDER NEUFELD
During Carl Neufeld's tenure as head coach at SMU, Mustang players have earned 12 All-America honors.
All-Americans at SMU under Carl Neufeld
Singles:
Johan Brunstrom (2004)
Genius Chidzikwe (2001)
Toby Hansson (2000)
Ignacio Hirigoyen (1999)
Doubles:
Eric Cohn (2002)
Johan Brunstrom (2001, 02)
Jon Wallmark (2000, 01)
Toby Hansson (2000)
Dustin Mauck (1999)
Keith Pollak (1999)
CARL NEUFELD— WINNINGEST ACTIVE SMU HEAD COACH
Head coach Carl Neufeld ranks second among all-time wins at SMU with 404, and is the winningest active head coach on the SMU campus.
SMU Coaching All-Time Wins
Coach Sport SMU Career
1. Rhonda Rompola (1992-2016) Women's Basketball 439 439
2. Carl Neufeld (1994 - present) Men's Tennis 404 585
3. Schellas Hyndman (1984-2007) Men's Soccer 368 466
4. Lisa Seifert (1996 - present) Volleyball 364 383
5. Doc Hayes (1947-1967) Men's Basketball 299 299
*As of Feb. 21, 2017
Tuesday, September 15
Sunday, September 13
Saturday, September 12
Saturday, September 12
