SMU
University of Memphis
Mustangs Play At Memphis Saturday At 1 PM
Mar 30 | Men's Tennis
| SMU (10-7, 2-0 The American) vs Memphis (12-3, 1-0 The American) | |
| Date & Start Time | Saturday, April 1 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee - Racquet Club of Memphis |
| Admission | Free |
| Notes | Match Notes (.pdf) |
| Live Scoring | Live Stats |
| /SMUMustangs | /SMU Men's Tennis | |
| @SMUMustangs | @SMUTennisM | |
SMU travels to Memphis to play the Tigers Saturday, April 1. Action is set to start at 1 p.m.
SCOUTING MEMPHIS
Memphis is currently 12-3 overall and 1-0 in The American. The Tigers boast a perfect 8-0 record at home this season including a 4-3 win over then-No. 18 Cornell University on March 5. Memphis is led by No. 75 Andrew Watson. The junior holds an 18-6 record and has won eight of his last 10 matches. In doubles play, Ryan Peniston and Felix Rauch currently have a 13-2 record with nine wins in their last 10 matches.
SERIES INFO
This is SMU and Memphis' 12th meeting. SMU and the Tigers met twice last season in Dallas. The Mustangs dropped the first match 2-4 and won the second, 4-0. The Mustangs lead the series with six wins to Memphis' five.
vs Memphis (6-5)
Home: 6-2, Away: 0-1, Neutral: 0-2
4/19/14 N L 4-0
3/21/15 A L 4-2
4/17/15 N L 4-2
2/25/16 H L 2-4
3/20/16 H W 4-0
MUSTANGS IN ITA RANKINGS
Two Mustangs are ranked in ITA singles rankings and one SMU doubles team is in the top-25 ITA doubles rankings. Ronald Slobodchikov is the No. 55 ranked singles player in the nation, while Hunter Johnson holds the No. 83 spot. Seniors Hunter Johnson and Yates Johnson are currently ranked the No. 18 doubles team in the country.
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 407, 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 407 588
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 30, 2017
