March 14, 2017
DALLAS (SMU)— The SMU men's tennis team fell to No. 24 Columbia 4-1 Tuesday afternoon at the SMU Tennis Complex. The Mustangs are now 9-4 and 2-0 in The American, while the Lions improved to 9-2.
Columbia earned the first point of the afternoon winning the doubles point with victories on Court 2 and Court 3.
In singles play, SMU battled in several tight matches. The first set went to tie breakers on Court 1, 2 and 3. No. 50
Ronald Slobodchikov fought to the ninth tie break point before dropping 9-11 to give No. 72 Shawn Hadavi the 7-6 win in the first set. On Court 2, No. 56
Hunter Johnson battled No. 91 Victor Pham in a close first set, but dropped the tie break 6-4, giving Pham the 7-6 first set victory. No. 56 Johnson eventually fell to Pham 6-3 in the second set.
Yates Johnson earned the Mustangs' point in singles play beating Columbia's Adam Ambrozy in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. Hunter and
Yates Johnson lead all Mustangs with an overall 7-3 record.
SMU heads to California for the BNP Paribas Collegiate Challenge By ORACLE this weekend. Opponents and times are to be announced.
Columbia vs SMU (Mar 14, 2017)
#24 Columbia 4, #33 SMU 1
Mar 14, 2017 at Dallas, Texas
Singles competition
1. #50
Ronald Slobodchikov (SMU) vs. #72 Shawn Hadavi (COLUM) 6-7 (9-11), 4-2, unfinished
2. #91 Victor Pham (COLUM) def. #56
Hunter Johnson (SMU) 7-6 (6-4), 6-3
3.
Samm Butler (SMU) vs. #83 Jackie Tang (COLUM) 6-7 (5-7), 4-3, unfinished
4. Alex Keyser (COLUM) def.
Markus Kerner (SMU) 6-2, 6-2
5. William Matheson (COLUM) def.
Tony Russell (SMU) 7-5, 6-4
6.
Yates Johnson (SMU) def. Timothy Wang (COLUM) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #18
Hunter Johnson/
Yates Johnson (SMU) vs. #20 Victor Pham/Richard Pham (COLUM) 3-5, unfinished
2. Christopher Grant/Michal Rolski (COLUM) def.
Markus Kerner/
Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) 6-3
3. Shawn Hadavi/Adam Ambrozy (COLUM) def.
Tony Russell/
Ronald Slobodchikov (SMU) 6-3
Match Notes
Columbia 9-2; National ranking #24
SMU 9-4; National ranking #33
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,4,5,2)
