Thursday, March 2
Dallas, Texas
4:30 PM
SMU
vs
TCU
SMU Hosts Crosstown Rival TCU Thursday
Mar 1 | Men's Tennis
| SMU (8-2, 1-0 The American) vs TCU (4-3) | |
| Date & Start Time | Thursday, March 2 at 4:30 p.m. |
| Location | SMU Tennis Center - Dallas, Texas |
| Notes | Match Notes (.pdf) |
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No. 26 SMU welcomes crosstown rival, No. 41 TCU, to the SMU Tennis Complex Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
SCOUTING TCU
The Horned Frogs (4-3) return to the court after a 4-1 victory over No. 48 UCF last Sunday. SMU is TCU's fourth match versus a ranked opponent. The Horned Frogs are currently 1-2 against ITA ranked opponents this season. TCU is led by No. 19-ranked Cameron Norrie. Norrie is currently 4-0 for the year with all the victories coming over ranked opponents on the top court. In doubles play, TCU is led by the No. 14 pair of Alex Rybakov and Guillermo Nuñez who will enter Thursday's match on a six match win streak.
SERIES INFO
SMU and TCU will meet for the 33rd time this weekend. The Horned Frogs lead the series with four more wins than the Mustangs (14-18). The last meeting occurred in April 2016 with TCU earning a 7-0 win in Fort Worth, Texas.
TCU (14-18)
Home: 7-7, Away: 5-9, Neutral: 2-2
4/17/12 H L 5-0
3/1/13 A L 4-0
4/1/14 A L 4-2
4/8/15 H L 4-1
4/6/16 A L 7-0
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 405, 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 405 586
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 March 1, 2017
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