Friday, February 7
Norfolk, Va.
12 PM CT
SMU
at
Old Dominion
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Mustangs Face Road Matches Against Old Dominion, Nebraska
Feb 5 | Men's Tennis
SMU (7-1) at Old Dominion (4-1)Â
Friday, Feb. 7 | 12 PM CT
Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center | Norfolk, Va.
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SMU (7-1) vs. Nebraska (1-3)Â
Saturday, Feb. 8 | 12 PM CT
Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center | Norfolk, Va.
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SMU Men's Tennis hits the road to take on Old Dominion and Nebraska in Norfolk, Va. on Friday and Saturday.
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The Mustangs face Old Dominion at the Monarchs' home venue of the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on Friday at noon before taking on Nebraska in a neutral site match on Saturday, also at noon at the Folkes Center
Off to their best start since winning the first nine games of the 2006 season, the Mustangs have jumped out to a 7-1 record, with their only loss coming to No. 2 Texas. The Mustangs have gutted out a pair of 4-3 wins over the stretch, including coming back from down 0-3 to beat Lamar and topping Portland in a lengthy match on Saturday. Â SMU is in the midst of its longest winning streak since 2017.
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CHAKRAVARTHI/VAISE ENTER ITA RANKINGS
The doubles pairing of juniors Caleb Chakravarthi and Tomas Vaise were ranked No. 55 in the latest ITA Doubles Rankings. The duo combined for a 6-4 win over the No. 4 doubles pairing in the country of Ito/Sigsgaard of Texas.
HOT START
The 7-1 start equals their best season in the last 14 seasons, along with 2015. Both 2015 and 2020 squads only loss in the first eight games came at home to Texas. The 2015 team would go on to a 9-1 record to open the season and finish the campaign ranked 47th by the ITA. With a pair of wins on over the weekend, SMU can notch its fourth 9-1 start in the last 25 seasons.
ABOUT OLD DOMINION
Old Dominion comes into Friday's matchup with the Mustangs holding an 4-1 record. The Monarchs' only blemish came in a loss to Georgia State, a team who finished 2019 ranked. ODU boasts 2020 wins against Georgetown, BYU and Elon. Luca Maldoner is ranked No. 111 in the country for the Monarchs. The ODU line one doubles team of Francois Musitellia and Jannik Giesse is ranked No. 47 in the country. Old Dominion was ranked No. 66 by the ITA at the end of the 2019 season.
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ABOUT NEBRASKA
Nebraska faces off with the Mustangs holding a 1-3 record. The Huskers have three tough loses to highly-touted teams, Baylor, Vanderbilt and Auburn. In their last match, Nebraska took down UMKC, 7-0. Nebraska went 10-18 last season with a 2-9 record in Big 10 play. The Huskers lost their best player from the 2019 squad, Toby Boyer, who won 15 matches on line one including five ranked wins.
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SERIES HISTORY (OLD DOMINION)
The Mustangs hold a 2-1 edge in the series with the Monarchs. After winning the first two matchups, SMU fell at home in 2019 to No. 46 ODU, 5-2. Huntley Allen and Tomas Vaise earned the points for the Mustangs with wins on line six and four respectively.
SERIES HISTORY (NEBRASKA)
SMU has never lost to the Huskers in four all-time meetings. Last season, SMU hosted Nebraska in a mid-march match, taking down the Huskers 5-2. This is the first meeting with Nebraska to be played outside of Dallas.
RANKED WINS
Caleb Chakravarthi and Tomas Vaise defeated the No. 4 ranked doubles paring on line one against Texas. The duo took down Ito/Sigsgaard of Texas 6-4 for the first doubles point of the match
SMU vs RANKED OPPONENTS (2020)
Doubles
Chakravarthi/Vaise         W          6-4        No. 4    Ito/Sigsgaard     Texas
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Singles
Chakravarthi    L            6-3, 7-6 (0)       No. 2    Ito             Texas
Vaise                  L            6-3, 6-3         No. 15  Sigsgaard            Texas
Sarrio                  L            6-4, 6-2         No. 53  Woldeab             Texas
NEXT UP
The Mustangs continue their road stretch with a trip to Louisiana. SMU faces LSU in Baton Rouge (Feb. 15 – 12 PM) before heading over to New Orleans to take on the first conference opponent of the season, Tulane (Feb. 16 – 12 PM).
LAST TIME OUT
SMU swept a home doubleheader against Oklahoma Baptist and Portland. After topping OBU, 6-1, SMU outlasted Portland, 4-3 with Tomas Vaise earning the winner-take-all final point.
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NEUTRAL SITE MATCH
The Mustangs played in two neutral site matches last season, topping Wagner in the Bronx, 6-1, and beating ECU in the conference tournament, 4-0.
SMU TENNIS COMPLEX
The SMU Tennis Complex was awarded the UTSA Most Outstanding Facility Award over the Summer. The complex which features six indoor and six outdoor courts opened in 2015. All SMU home matches are free to attend.
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Friday, Feb. 7 | 12 PM CT
Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center | Norfolk, Va.
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SMU (7-1) vs. Nebraska (1-3)Â
Saturday, Feb. 8 | 12 PM CT
Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center | Norfolk, Va.
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TWITTERÂ FACEBOOKÂ INSTAGRAMÂ
2020 Schedule | AMERICAN | LIVE STATS
SMU Mobile App | Google Play | Apple App Store
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SMU Men's Tennis hits the road to take on Old Dominion and Nebraska in Norfolk, Va. on Friday and Saturday.
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The Mustangs face Old Dominion at the Monarchs' home venue of the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on Friday at noon before taking on Nebraska in a neutral site match on Saturday, also at noon at the Folkes Center
Off to their best start since winning the first nine games of the 2006 season, the Mustangs have jumped out to a 7-1 record, with their only loss coming to No. 2 Texas. The Mustangs have gutted out a pair of 4-3 wins over the stretch, including coming back from down 0-3 to beat Lamar and topping Portland in a lengthy match on Saturday. Â SMU is in the midst of its longest winning streak since 2017.
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CHAKRAVARTHI/VAISE ENTER ITA RANKINGS
The doubles pairing of juniors Caleb Chakravarthi and Tomas Vaise were ranked No. 55 in the latest ITA Doubles Rankings. The duo combined for a 6-4 win over the No. 4 doubles pairing in the country of Ito/Sigsgaard of Texas.
HOT START
The 7-1 start equals their best season in the last 14 seasons, along with 2015. Both 2015 and 2020 squads only loss in the first eight games came at home to Texas. The 2015 team would go on to a 9-1 record to open the season and finish the campaign ranked 47th by the ITA. With a pair of wins on over the weekend, SMU can notch its fourth 9-1 start in the last 25 seasons.
ABOUT OLD DOMINION
Old Dominion comes into Friday's matchup with the Mustangs holding an 4-1 record. The Monarchs' only blemish came in a loss to Georgia State, a team who finished 2019 ranked. ODU boasts 2020 wins against Georgetown, BYU and Elon. Luca Maldoner is ranked No. 111 in the country for the Monarchs. The ODU line one doubles team of Francois Musitellia and Jannik Giesse is ranked No. 47 in the country. Old Dominion was ranked No. 66 by the ITA at the end of the 2019 season.
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ABOUT NEBRASKA
Nebraska faces off with the Mustangs holding a 1-3 record. The Huskers have three tough loses to highly-touted teams, Baylor, Vanderbilt and Auburn. In their last match, Nebraska took down UMKC, 7-0. Nebraska went 10-18 last season with a 2-9 record in Big 10 play. The Huskers lost their best player from the 2019 squad, Toby Boyer, who won 15 matches on line one including five ranked wins.
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SERIES HISTORY (OLD DOMINION)
The Mustangs hold a 2-1 edge in the series with the Monarchs. After winning the first two matchups, SMU fell at home in 2019 to No. 46 ODU, 5-2. Huntley Allen and Tomas Vaise earned the points for the Mustangs with wins on line six and four respectively.
SERIES HISTORY (NEBRASKA)
SMU has never lost to the Huskers in four all-time meetings. Last season, SMU hosted Nebraska in a mid-march match, taking down the Huskers 5-2. This is the first meeting with Nebraska to be played outside of Dallas.
RANKED WINS
Caleb Chakravarthi and Tomas Vaise defeated the No. 4 ranked doubles paring on line one against Texas. The duo took down Ito/Sigsgaard of Texas 6-4 for the first doubles point of the match
SMU vs RANKED OPPONENTS (2020)
Doubles
Chakravarthi/Vaise         W          6-4        No. 4    Ito/Sigsgaard     Texas
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Singles
Chakravarthi    L            6-3, 7-6 (0)       No. 2    Ito             Texas
Vaise                  L            6-3, 6-3         No. 15  Sigsgaard            Texas
Sarrio                  L            6-4, 6-2         No. 53  Woldeab             Texas
NEXT UP
The Mustangs continue their road stretch with a trip to Louisiana. SMU faces LSU in Baton Rouge (Feb. 15 – 12 PM) before heading over to New Orleans to take on the first conference opponent of the season, Tulane (Feb. 16 – 12 PM).
LAST TIME OUT
SMU swept a home doubleheader against Oklahoma Baptist and Portland. After topping OBU, 6-1, SMU outlasted Portland, 4-3 with Tomas Vaise earning the winner-take-all final point.
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NEUTRAL SITE MATCH
The Mustangs played in two neutral site matches last season, topping Wagner in the Bronx, 6-1, and beating ECU in the conference tournament, 4-0.
SMU TENNIS COMPLEX
The SMU Tennis Complex was awarded the UTSA Most Outstanding Facility Award over the Summer. The complex which features six indoor and six outdoor courts opened in 2015. All SMU home matches are free to attend.
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