Friday, May 12
10 AM
SMU
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Mustangs Take On Mississippi State In First Round Of NCAA Tournament
May 11 | Men's Tennis
| No. 38 SMU (13-11, 2-3 American) vs. No. 18 Mississippi State (20-8, 8-4 SEC) | |
| Date & Start Time | Friday, May 12Â at 10 a.m. |
| Championship Central | Championship Central |
| Bracket | NCAAÂ Championships Bracket |
| Location | Headington Family Tennis Center – Norman, Okla. |
| Live Scoring | OUSports.com |
| Match Notes | Match Notes |
| /SMUMustangs | /SMU Men's Tennis | |
| @SMUMustangs | @SMUTennisM | |
The No. 38 SMU men's tennis team (13-11, 2-3 The American) will play No.18 Mississippi State (20-8, 8-4 SEC) in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Championships hosted by the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma Friday at 10 a.m.
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The Norman regional is made of SMU, Mississippi State, Bryant University and Oklahoma. The SMU and Mississippi State match will be followed by Bryant and OU. Live stats can be found at oustats.com. First serve is scheduled for 10 a.m.
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SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI STATE
The Bulldogs are currently 20-8 and finished the Southeastern Conference season 8-4. Mississippi State advanced to the SEC Tournament Championship match before falling to then-No. 13 Georgia 4-3. Mississippi State is led by the No. 4 ranked singles player in the country, Nuno Borges, and the No. 8 double team in the nation, Trevor Foshey and Niclas Braun. Borges finished the regular season 19-3, while the duo ended with an 11-7 record.Â
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SERIES INFO
This is the first time SMU and Mississippi State have met since 2001. SMU leads the series 2-0, winning the last meeting 4-2. The Mustangs and the Bulldogs have only met on neutral courts.
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vs. Mississippi State (2-0)
Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 2-0
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MUSTANGS IN ITA RANKINGS
SMU is currently ranked as the No. 38 team in the country. Two Mustangs are ranked in ITA singles rankings and one SMU doubles team is in the ITA doubles rankings. Ronald Slobodchikov is the No. 68 ranked singles player in the nation, while Hunter Johnson holds the No. 96 spot. Seniors Hunter Johnson and Yates Johnson are currently ranked the No. 28 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--
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 410, 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               410         591
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 May 11, 2017
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