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SMU Travels To Louisiana To Play At New Orleans And Tulane
Apr 10 | Men's Tennis
| SMU (11-9; 2-2 American) at New Orleans (7-9; 2-3 Southland) | |
| Date & Start Time | Tuesday, April 11 at 2 p.m. |
| Location | University Tennis Center - New Orleans |
| Admission | Free |
| Notes | Match Notes (.pdf) |
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| SMU (11-9; 2-2 American) at Tulane (16-4; 2-1 American) | |
| Date & Start Time | Wednesday, April 12 at 3 p.m. |
| Location | City Park Pepsi Tennis Center - New Orleans |
| Admission | Free |
| Notes | Match Notes (.pdf) |
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SMU travels to Louisiana to play University of New Orleans Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Tulane Wednesday at 3 p.m.
SCOUTING NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans is currently 7-9 overall and 2-3 in the Southland Conference. The Privateers are led by junior Giacomo Adoncecchi who holds a 10-3 overall record for the season and is 7-2 in his last nine matches.
SERIES INFO
This is only the second meeting between UNO and SMU. The two programs last met in 2009 when the Mustangs won 6-1 in Dallas, Texas.
New Orleans (1-0)
Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0; Neutral: 0-0
2/8/09Â Â Â Â Â HÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 6-1
SCOUTING TULANE
The Green Wave is currently 16-4 overall and 2-1 in the American Athletic Conference. As a team, Tulane is ranked as the No. 28 team in the country. Tulane is led by No. 22 ranked Constantin Schmitz and the No. 78 ranked duo, Sebastian Rey and Chi-Shan Jao. They are currently unbeaten at home this season with a 10-0 record at the City Park Pepsi Tennis Center.
SERIES INFO
This is SMU and Tulane's 10th meeting and the first in three seasons. SMU currently leads the series with five wins. The two programs last met in 2014 when Tulane earned a 4-1 victory on a neutral court.
Tulane (5-4)
Home: 3-2, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 0-2
3/27/05Â Â Â HÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4-0
3/20/11Â Â Â HÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5-2
3/23/12Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4-0
3/3/13Â Â Â Â Â HÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â WÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4-3
2/28/14Â Â Â NÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4-1
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 April 10, 2017
