Friday, January 19
Dallas, Texas
5:00 p.m.
SMU
vs
Harvard
Men’s Tennis faces Harvard and No. 8 Texas this weekend
Jan 18 | Men's Tennis
SMU takes on Harvard at home and Texas on the road
DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU Men's Tennis team continues its spring dual match season with matches against Harvard at home on Friday, Jan. 19, at 5 p.m. and No. 8 Texas on the road on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 2:30 p.m.
The Mustangs return to the court after defeating Abilene Christian, 7-0, in their season opener on Jan. 12. Texas will be SMU's first road test of the season before the Mustangs depart to Los Angeles for the ITA Kick-Off Weekend on Jan. 26-27.
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SERIES INFO
SMU and Harvard will meet for the fourth time when they go head-to-head Friday, dating back to their first matchup in 1998. The Mustangs lead the series 2-1, with a clean 0-0 record at home. The Mustangs picked up the most recent victory, 4-3 on a neutral site, on March 31, 2001.
SMU vs. Harvard (2-1)
Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 1-1
3/27/98..............N.................L .................... 4-2
2/25/00..............A.................W................... 5-2
3/31/01..............N.................W................... 4-3
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The Mustangs are much more familiar with Texas as an opponent, having met the Longhorns 28 times since the first matchup in 1985. SMU holds only five victories against Texas and holds a 2-11 record in Austin. The two teams last played in 2017 at SMU, where the Mustangs were met with a 1-4 loss. SMU has not defeated Texas since 2001.
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SMU vs. Texas (5-23)
Home: 2-9, Away: 2-11, Neutral: 1-3
3/8/85................N.................W................... 6-3
4/15/85..............H.................W................... 6-3
4/11/87..............H.................W................... 6-2
2/20/88..............N.................L .................... 5-3
4/16/88..............A.................L .................... 8-1
4/9/94................A.................L .................... 7-0
 4/22/94..............N.................L .................... 4-0
3/23/96..............A.................L .................... 5-2
2/28/99..............A.................W................... 4-2
2/20/99..............N.................L .................... 5-2
2/19/00..............H.................L .................... 5-2
3/7/01................A.................W................... 4-3
3/6/02................H.................L .................... 4-3
 3/8/03................A.................L .................... 4-3
2/15/04..............A.................L .................... 6-1
1/29/05..............H.................L .................... 5-2
3/26/06..............A.................L .................... 7-0
1/21/07..............H.................L .................... 5-2
1/26/08..............A.................L .................... 5-2
2/28/09..............H.................L .................... 5-2
3/2/10................A.................L .................... 6-1
 2/26/11..............A................L .................... 6-1
1/15/12..............H.................L .................... 7-0
 1/12/13..............H................L .................... 5-2
1/11/14..............A.................L .................... 7-0
1/31/15..............H.................L .................... 4-2
1/28/16……..….A……..…….L …..……..….….2-4
1/15/17……..….H……..…….L …….…...….….1-4
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SCOUTING HARVARD
Harvard begins its season on Friday against SMU after competing in five fall tournaments, including the ITA Northeast Regional. After a successful fall season, Harvard boasts a 66-40 (.623) singles record and a 35-21 (.625) record in doubles play. The Crimson are led by captains Jean Thirouin, who posted a mark of 22-10 in singles play last season, and Kenny Tao, who went 14-7 in singles last season.
SCOUTING TEXAS
Texas will face UTSA and Texas A&M - Corpus Christi at home on Friday before welcoming SMU on Sunday. Texas enters this week as the No. 8 team in the nation after finishing 2017 ranked eleventh. The Longhorns are sitting dominant in the ITA Singles Rankings with four players in the top 125: Harrison Scott (27), Leonardo Telles (37), John Mee (52) and Rodrigo Banzer (98).
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FOLLOW THE MUSTANGS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Mustangs by following SMU Women's Tennis on Twitter at @SMUTennisM, Instagram at @SMUTennisM and on Facebook at Facebook.com/MTennis. Follow SMU Athletics on Twitter at @SMUMustangs or Instagram at SMU.Mustangs.
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The Mustangs return to the court after defeating Abilene Christian, 7-0, in their season opener on Jan. 12. Texas will be SMU's first road test of the season before the Mustangs depart to Los Angeles for the ITA Kick-Off Weekend on Jan. 26-27.
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SERIES INFO
SMU and Harvard will meet for the fourth time when they go head-to-head Friday, dating back to their first matchup in 1998. The Mustangs lead the series 2-1, with a clean 0-0 record at home. The Mustangs picked up the most recent victory, 4-3 on a neutral site, on March 31, 2001.
SMU vs. Harvard (2-1)
Home: 0-0, Away: 1-0, Neutral: 1-1
3/27/98..............N.................L .................... 4-2
2/25/00..............A.................W................... 5-2
3/31/01..............N.................W................... 4-3
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The Mustangs are much more familiar with Texas as an opponent, having met the Longhorns 28 times since the first matchup in 1985. SMU holds only five victories against Texas and holds a 2-11 record in Austin. The two teams last played in 2017 at SMU, where the Mustangs were met with a 1-4 loss. SMU has not defeated Texas since 2001.
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SMU vs. Texas (5-23)
Home: 2-9, Away: 2-11, Neutral: 1-3
3/8/85................N.................W................... 6-3
4/15/85..............H.................W................... 6-3
4/11/87..............H.................W................... 6-2
2/20/88..............N.................L .................... 5-3
4/16/88..............A.................L .................... 8-1
4/9/94................A.................L .................... 7-0
 4/22/94..............N.................L .................... 4-0
3/23/96..............A.................L .................... 5-2
2/28/99..............A.................W................... 4-2
2/20/99..............N.................L .................... 5-2
2/19/00..............H.................L .................... 5-2
3/7/01................A.................W................... 4-3
3/6/02................H.................L .................... 4-3
 3/8/03................A.................L .................... 4-3
2/15/04..............A.................L .................... 6-1
1/29/05..............H.................L .................... 5-2
3/26/06..............A.................L .................... 7-0
1/21/07..............H.................L .................... 5-2
1/26/08..............A.................L .................... 5-2
2/28/09..............H.................L .................... 5-2
3/2/10................A.................L .................... 6-1
 2/26/11..............A................L .................... 6-1
1/15/12..............H.................L .................... 7-0
 1/12/13..............H................L .................... 5-2
1/11/14..............A.................L .................... 7-0
1/31/15..............H.................L .................... 4-2
1/28/16……..….A……..…….L …..……..….….2-4
1/15/17……..….H……..…….L …….…...….….1-4
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SCOUTING HARVARD
Harvard begins its season on Friday against SMU after competing in five fall tournaments, including the ITA Northeast Regional. After a successful fall season, Harvard boasts a 66-40 (.623) singles record and a 35-21 (.625) record in doubles play. The Crimson are led by captains Jean Thirouin, who posted a mark of 22-10 in singles play last season, and Kenny Tao, who went 14-7 in singles last season.
SCOUTING TEXAS
Texas will face UTSA and Texas A&M - Corpus Christi at home on Friday before welcoming SMU on Sunday. Texas enters this week as the No. 8 team in the nation after finishing 2017 ranked eleventh. The Longhorns are sitting dominant in the ITA Singles Rankings with four players in the top 125: Harrison Scott (27), Leonardo Telles (37), John Mee (52) and Rodrigo Banzer (98).
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FOLLOW THE MUSTANGS
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Mustangs by following SMU Women's Tennis on Twitter at @SMUTennisM, Instagram at @SMUTennisM and on Facebook at Facebook.com/MTennis. Follow SMU Athletics on Twitter at @SMUMustangs or Instagram at SMU.Mustangs.
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