SMU (15-3, 2-0 American) at No. 14 Baylor (15-5, 3-2 Big 12)
Date & Start Time	Friday, April 7 at 4 p.m. CT
Location	Hurd Tennis Center - Waco, Texas
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SMU (15-3, 2-0 American) at Houston (9-10, 1-2 American)
Date & Start Time	Saturday, April 8 at 2 p.m. CT
Location	Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility - Houston, Texas
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April 6, 2017

DALLAS (SMU) – SMU women's tennis team will hit the road for a pair of matchups April 7-8 against No. 14 Baylor and Houston. The Mustangs will face the Lady Bears Friday at 4 p.m. CT, before a conference matchup against the Cougars Saturday at 2 p.m. CT.

LAST MATCH: (W, 4-3 vs. UT Arlington – April 1)
SMU (15-3) picked up its fifth straight win after edging UT Arlington 4-3 on senior day at Turpin Stadium.

SCOUTING NO. 14 BAYLOR
Baylor is 15-5 overall and ranked No. 14 in the latest Oracle/International Tennis Association (ITA) poll. Four of the five losses for the Lady Bears have come to ranked opponents. However, Baylor has won five of its last six, including three victories against No. 47 Oklahoma, No. 32 USC and No. 20 Texas A&M. Seniors Blair Shankle and Rhiann Newborn are nationally ranked No. 5 and No. 108, respectively. The doubles duo of Shankle and sophomore Elizabeth Profit are No. 43.

SERIES HISTORY:
SMU is 12-19 all-time against Baylor and will face the Lady Bears for the first time in nearly five years. Baylor defeated SMU 5-0 at home on April 17, 2012.

Baylor (12-19)
Home: 5-4, Away: 5-12, Neutral: 2-3

2/28/83	A	W	8-1
3/6/84	H	W	9-0
3/6/85	A	W	9-0
3/3/86	H	W	9-0
4/14/87	A	W	9-0
4/13/88	H	W	9-0
4/14/89	A	W	9-0
4/2/90	H	W	7-2
4/8/91	A	W	6-3
4/16/92	H	W	5-2
3/24/92	N	W	5-1
3/23/93	A	L	8-3
3/23/94	H	L	5-4
4/22/94	N	L	5-1
3/9/95	A	L	5-1
4/21/95	N	W	5-3
3/1/96	H	L	5-2
3/3/97	A	L	6-3
2/16/98	H	L	8-1
3/3/99	N	L	7-2
2/9/00	H	L	8-1
2/22/01	A	L	5-2
2/20/02	A	L	5-2
3/31/04	A	L	5-2
3/9/05	A	L	6-1
1/21/06	A	L	6-1
5/10/09	A	L	4-2
3/25/10	A	L	4-0
3/23/11	A	L	4-3
5/20/11	N	L	4-0
4/17/12	A	L	5-0

SCOUTING HOUSTON
Houston is 9-10 overall and 1-2 in The American. The Mustangs will be the Cougars fourth match in conference play, while SMU will play in its third league match. Houston defeated Lamar 4-2 in its last match, but dropped its previous three to Memphis, Utah and BYU.

SERIES HISTORY:
SMU leads the all-time series 12-6 against Houston and will face the Mavericks for the fourth consecutive season. The Mustangs ended a three match losing streak to the Cougars last season with a 4-0 win at home.

Houston (12-6)
Home: 5-2, Away: 5-3, Neutral: 2-1

2/22/95	A	L	6-3
3/19/95	N	W	5-2
3/10/96	H	W	5-4
3/1/97	H	L	6-3
2/21/98	A	L	6-3
4/8/00	A	W	5-1
4/8/01	H	W	6-1
3/23/02	A	W	5-2
2/2/03	H	W	7-0
2/22/04	A	W	4-3
3/6/05	H	W	7-0
4/2/06	N	W	5-2
3/11/07	A	W	7-0
4/10/11	A	W	4-1
3/22/14	H	L	5-2
4/8/15	A	L	4-0
4/17/15	N	L	4-1
3/19/16	H	W	4-0

SHARAPOVA NAMED THE AMERICAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK (3/21/2017)
SMU senior Dasha Sharapova was named the American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week. The Gomel, Belarus, native earns her third career conference honor after going a combined 6-0 in singles and doubles play, while leading the Mustangs to 3-0 record last week against Georgia State, Cincinnati and Kansas State. Sharapova picked up the honor once during her sophomore season (March 17, 2015) and again last season (Feb. 16, 2016).

MONARREZ YESAKI NAMED THE AMERICAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK (3/7/2017)
SMU freshman Sarai Monarrez Yesaki was named the American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Player of the Week. The Monterrey, Mexico, native earns her first conference honor after going a combined 3-1 in singles and doubles play, while leading the Mustangs to a 2-0 record last week against UCF and Arizona.

ORACLE/ITA DIVISION I RANKINGS
Women's National Team
Administered by the ITA
(as of April 4, 2017)

Rank	Avg	School	Previous
1	86.54	Florida	1
2	71.89	Georgia	3
3	69.28	Ohio State	2
4	66.71	North Carolina	4
5	63.42	Texas Tech	6
6	62.20	Georgia Tech	10
7	60.31	Vanderbilt	5
8	54.55	Michigan	9
9	53.69	Oklahoma State	7
10	53.59	Stanford	8
11	52.09	Kentucky	11
12	50.93	Auburn	12
13	41.34	South Carolina	13
14	41.15	Baylor	15
15	40.98	Duke	17
16	40.70	Mississippi State	24
17	40.14	Pepperdine	16
18	39.64	California	14
19	38.64	Arkansas	18
20	37.39	UCLA	20
21	33.76	LSU	19
22	30.50	Texas A&M	25
23	30.46	Kansas	22
24	30.39	Tennessee	23
25	30.21	University of Texas	21
26	29.01	Mississippi	28
27	27.33	North Carolina State	26
28	26.95	Wake Forest	29
29	26.33	Notre Dame	27
30	24.44	TCU	33
31	23.30	Washington	35
32	21.79	FIU	30
33	21.04	Virginia	32
34	20.16	Northwestern	40
35	19.79	Tulsa	31
36	19.43	Arizona State	42
37	17.93	Oregon	38
38	17.73	Alabama	34
39	16.77	Rice	47
40	15.55	Southern California	39
41	15.35	Oklahoma	36
42	14.88	Miami	45
43	14.88	Dartmouth	44
44	14.61	Maryland	37
45	14.43	Denver	41
46	12.92	Missouri	48
47	12.58	Florida State	50
48	12.42	Tulane	43
49	11.31	William and Mary	49
50	10.88	Wichita State	NR

2017 OUTLOOK:
SMU is led by seniors Mary Wright, Macie Elliott and Dasha Sharapova after the graduation of all-conference performers Vaszilisza Bulgakova and Hristina Dishkova.

Gyulai has added a talented group of newcomers to the roster, including Charline Anselmo, Liza Buss, Sara Jamal, Sarai Monarrez Yesaki and Ellie Zogg. Buss transferred from Iowa State after earning All-Big 12 second-team honors and All-Big 12 Freshman team accolades last season. Zogg was a five-star recruit out of high school and transferred from South Carolina after her freshman season last year. Anselmo, Monarrez Yesaki and Jamal are all freshman.

Gyulai is in her sixth season at the helm on the Hilltop and led SMU to 14-10 record last season and a ITA ranking as high as No. 49 (Feb. 23) during the season. Gyulai also guided SMU to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship for the second-consecutive year.

ABOUT SMU TENNIS COMPLEX:
To ensure the future success of SMU's historic tennis program, a new SMU Tennis Complex, Turpin Stadium & Brookshire Family Pavilion opened in 2015. The new complex is a preeminent, top-tier facility located prominently on the south side of Mockingbird Lane at the corner of North Central Expressway, formerly the site of Mrs. Baird's Bakery.

The new complex provides both indoor and outdoor courts as well as a training center for student athletes and coaches, ensuring that Mustang players can train year-round on campus. In addition, patron accommodations optimize comfort and viewing and include special guest amenities and a club area, providing an enhanced spectator experience.

Match-day parking for the SMU Tennis Complex is available on campus in the Binkley and Moody Parking Centers. We ask that visitors not park in the residential areas surrounding the facility or in Park Cities Plaza.

HOME SWEET HOME:
SMU will take advantage of the two-year old SMU Tennis Complex, starting their season at home with six straight matches.

From Feb. 26 to April 1, the Mustangs played total of 10 matches on the Hilltop, including four nationally ranked opponents (Arizona, Wichita State, Georgia State, UT Arlington) from the final ITA poll from last season. The Mustangs went 9-1 during that stretch.

UP NEXT: 
SMU will be on the road for one of its two matches next week. The Mustangs head to Denton for a matchup against North Texas Thursday, April 13 at 5 p.m. CT, before concluding the regular season Friday at home against ULM at 1 p.m. CT.

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