Sunday, April 16
Dallas, Texas
1 PM
SMU
vs
Rice
SMU Hosts Rice For Senior Day Sunday At 1 PM
Apr 14 | Men's Tennis
| SMU (12-10; 2-3 American) vs Rice (19-6; 3-0 C-USA) | |
| Date & Start Time | Sunday, April 16 at 1 p.m. |
| Location | SMU Tennis Complex - Dallas, Texas |
| Admission | Free |
| Follow | Live Stats |
| Notes | Match Notes (.pdf) |
| /SMUMustangs | /SMU Men's Tennis | |
| @SMUMustangs | @SMUTennisM | |
SMU hosts Rice Sunday at 1 p.m. for the last regular season home match. Senior day activities are set to begin after the match has concluded.
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SCOUTING RICE
The Owls are currently 19-6 overall and 3-0 in Conference USA. As a team, Rice is ranked as the No. 38 team in the country. The Owls are led by the No. 50 ranked duo Tommy Bennett and David Warren. Rice is currently 3-3 on the road this season.
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SERIES INFO
This is SMU and Rice's 32nd meeting all-time. SMU currently leads the tight series with 16 wins. The two programs met last year when the Owls earned a 4-2 victory in Houston.
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Rice (16-15)
Home: 8-5, Away: 7-3, Neutral: 1-7
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4/13/14Â 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 4-2
4/12/15Â 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 4-2
4/10/16Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â LÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4-2
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MUSTANGS IN ITA RANKINGS
SMU is currently ranked as the No. 36 team in the country. 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. 70 ranked singles player in the nation, while Hunter Johnson holds the No. 93 spot. Seniors Hunter Johnson and Yates Johnson are currently ranked the No. 24 doubles team in the country.
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ALL-AMERICANS UNDER NEUFELD
During Carl Neufeld's tenure as head coach at SMU, Mustang players have earned 12 All-America honors.
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All-Americans at SMU under Carl Neufeld--
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Singles: Johan Brunstrom (2004), Genius Chidzikwe (2001), Toby Hansson (2000), Ignacio Hirigoyen (1999)
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Doubles: Eric Cohn (2002), Johan Brunstrom (2001, 02), Jon Wallmark (2000, 01), Toby Hansson (2000), Dustin Mauck (1999), Keith Pollak (1999)
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CARL NEUFELD— WINNINGEST ACTIVE SMU HEAD COACH
Head coach Carl Neufeld ranks second among all-time wins at SMU with 409, and is the winningest active head coach on the SMU campus.
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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                     409         590
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 14, 2017
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Players Mentioned
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