Friday, March 16
Dallas, TX
12 P.M.
SMU
vs
Troy
Mustangs Host Troy On Friday
Mar 14 | Women's Tennis
DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU women's tennis team (7-7) will finish out its current homestand against Troy (2-7) on Friday, March 16, at the SMU Tennis Complex. The match is set to begin at noon.
The Mustangs return to the court after a weekend split against No. 31 Kansas State and Georgia State. On Friday, SMU earned points behind Liza Buss and Tiffany Hollebeck but couldn't overpower the ranked Wildcats. The team countered on Sunday with a 5-2 win over Georgia State that included wins from singles positions three through six.
SCOUTING TROY:
The Trojans arrive in Texas with a 2-7 record and a match against UT Arlington scheduled prior to taking on the Mustangs. Efriliya Herlina leads Troy with a 4-3 singles record from the No. 2 position. She holds a 5-2 record with partner Jiayuan Xue at No. 2 doubles. The Trojans are coming off an 8-15 campaign with a finish in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference Championships in 2016-17.
SERIES INFO:
The Mustangs claim the only win in the series vs. Troy. The teams last met in 2007 on a neutral site, and SMU earned a 5-2 victory over the Trojans.
Troy (1-0)
Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 1-0
2/3/07................N.............W...............5-2
LAST TIME OUT (VS. GEORGIA STATE):
The SMU women's tennis team claimed the doubles point for the ninth time in 14 matches in Sunday's 5-2 win over Georgia State (7-8) at the SMU Tennis Complex.
The team improves to 22-13 overall in doubles play. Ana Perez-Lopez and Nicole Petchey went unopposed at the No. 3 position. At No. 1, Karina Traxler and Sarai Monarrez Yesaki clinched the point with a 6-0 rout of Lara Vovk and Elizabet Danailova to give SMU a 1-0 lead.
The Mustangs tallied four victories in singles, including a win by default at No. 6 for Tiffany Hollebeck.
Monarrez Yesaki picked up a point for SMU with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Vovk. She improves to 6-7 for the season, with a 2-2 record at No. 5.
Traxler notched the fourth point for the Mustangs, clinching the match win. She delivered a 6-3, 6-3 win in straight sets over GSU's Daniela Ramirez. The junior is a team-best 9-5 in singles play.
As matches played on, all attention turned to Perez-Lopez and Damira Muminovic at No. 4. After dropping the first set, 3-6, Perez-Lopez countered with a 6-3 win in the second set. The junior took the match in the third set tiebreak, 11-9, snapping a four-match slide and improving to 8-5.
LOOKING AHEAD:
The Mustangs will depart for New Orleans for conference matchups against No. 32 Tulsa and Tulane on March 23 and 25.
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