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DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU women's tennis team is slated to take on conference-rival UCF (4-1) on Friday, Feb. 9, and Northwestern State (0-3) on Monday, Feb. 12, at the SMU Tennis Complex, Turpin Stadium & Brookshire Family Pavilion. Both matches will be played in the evening, with the Mustangs taking on UCF at 5 p.m. and Northwestern State at 5:30 p.m.

The Mustangs return to the court after going 1-1 in last weekend's matches against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Iowa. The Mustangs dominated the Islanders on Saturday, earning a 5-0 victory with doubles wins from Karina Traxler/Liza Buss and Tiffany Hollebeck/Anzhelika Shapovalova and singles wins from Anzhelika Shapovalova, Sarai Monarrez Yesaki, Karina Traxler and Nicole Petchey. SMU fell short against the Hawkeyes on Sunday, earning a 5-2 loss. Victories came at the No. 5 and 6 singles spots from Karina Traxler (6-2, 6-1) and Ana Perez-Lopez (6-0, 6-1).

SCOUTING UCF:

UCF is coming off a 13-9 season in 2016-17 in which the team advanced to the second round of the American Conference Championships, and so far, the Knights have picked up where they left off last season. UCF opened with an upset victory over No. 15 South Carolina and a win against North Texas at home. The team's only loss was a hard-fought 4-3 defeat at the hands of Alabama. The Knights return three upperclassmen: senior Emilia Granstrom, senior Monica Matias and junior Natalia Serrano.

SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN STATE:

Northwestern State returns just two upperclassmen, redshirt senior Polina Ivanova and junior Polina Mutel, who play in the team's top two singles slots. Despite a slow 0-3 start this season, the Lady Demons finished 13-9 in 2016-17. The Lady Demons were swept by both LSU and Tulane to begin the season, but fought to a 3-4 loss to UL Lafayette. Mutel picked up a No. 1 singles win against the Ragin' Cajuns, while Ivanova lost in straight sets.

SERIES INFO:

SMU holds a winning-record against UCF dating back to the first meeting in 2000, but recent meetings have proven to be close matches. The Mustangs have not lost to the Knights at home since 2012, when they fell 5-2.

SMU vs. UCF (7-3)

Home: 5-1, Away: 2-1, Neutral: 0-1

3/2/00................H.............W...............5-4

4/21/06..............H.............W...............4-0

4/4/10................H.............W...............4-0

4/2/11................A.............W...............5-2

4/8/12................N.............L ................4-2

4/19/12..............H.............L ................5-2

3/13/14..............A.............W...............4-3

2/21/15..............H.............W...............4-3

3/11/16..............A.............L ................4-1

3/4/17................H.............W...............5-2

SMU's meetings with the Lady Demons only date back to 2013. The Mustangs have played every match at home, holding a 4-1 all-time record against Northwestern State.

SMU vs. Northwestern State (4-1)

Home: 4-1, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

2/11/13..............H.............W...............6-1

1/26/14..............H.............L ................4-3

2/15/15..............H.............W...............6-0

2/8/16................H.............W...............7-0

2/4/17................H.............W...............6-1

LOOKING AHEAD:

SMU continues its homestand with matches against Texas A&M (6-0) on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 12 p.m. and USF (1-4) on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 12 p.m.

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