Friday, January 22
Dallas, Texas
9 a.m.
SMU
vs
McNeese State
Photo by: George Walker/DFWsportsonline
Mustangs Set For Matchups With McNeese And Arkansas
Jan 20 | Women's Tennis
SMU (2-1) vs. McNeese (0-0)
Friday, Jan. 22 | 9 AM / Noon
SMU Tennis Complex | Dallas, Texas
SMU (2-1) at Arkansas (0-0)
Sunday, Jan. 24 | 1 PM
Billingsly Tennis Center
LIVE SCORING MATCH 1 | STREAMING
SMU Mobile App | Google Play | Apple App Store
SMU women's tennis faces a tri0 of weekend matches starting with a Friday doubleheader with McNeese at home followed by a road match against Arkansas on Sunday at 1 p.m.
SMU enters the weekend with a 2-1 record that includes a pair of sweeps against Abilene Christian and a road loss to No. 3 Texas. After winning 28 of 28 sets during the season openers against ACU, the Mustangs lost, 7-0, to a Texas team that featured three ranked singles players and one ranked doubles pairing. SMU was slated to face Oklahoma State on Sunday but the match was canceled due to COVID reasons with the Arkansas matchup filling the void.
ITA RANKINGS
In the inaugural ITA Rankings, sophomore Jackie Nylander and senior Chandler Carter earned the No. 52 ranking in the country. Nylander returns after an impressive freshman season where she posted a 10-3 mark in the spring including 9-3 record at line one. The Swedish standout also went 10-3 at line one doubles, earning an ITA Ranking and posting three nationally-ranked wins. Nylander and Carter teamed up to win a pair of doubles matches in the season-opening doubleheader. The duo lost to Texas' 48th-ranked doubles pairing in their last time out.
ABOUT MCNEESE
McNeese State opens the season with the Mustangs on Friday. They posted a 2-10-1 record during the 2020 season.
SERIES HISTORY (MCNEESE)
SMU has won each of the three matchups with the Cowgirls, most recently a 7-0 victory in 2020.
ABOUT ARKANSAS
Sunday's matchup is the season opener for the Razorbacks. They are coming off a 7-4 shortened 2020 season. Arkansas features the ranked doubles pairing of Lauren Alter and Tatum Rice, ranked No. 28 in the country. In singles, Martina Zerulo is ranked No. 110 in the country.
SERIES HISTORY (ARKANSAS)
Since 1995, the Razorbacks and Mustangs have met nine times with Arkansas leading 6-3. SMU has won the last two matchups, most recently a 5-2 win in 2009.
UP NEXT
The Mustangs head to College Station to take on the Aggies on Saturday, Jan. 30.
ITA REGION ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Jackie Nylander was named the 2020 Texas Region Rookie of the Year by the ITA. Nylander was a key contributor to SMU's shortened 9-5 season, playing on court one in both singles and doubles winning three ranked matchups. She was also named SMU Female Newcomer of the Year. Nylander was the first Mustang to earn the ITA honor.
NCAA APR Award
SMU Women's Tennis earned a Public Recognition Award for its latest multi-year NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rates (APR). The program earned the award for scoring in the top 10 percent nationally for its sport through the 2018-19 academic year (data from 2015-16 through 2018-19). The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation, and provides a measure of each team's academic performance. SMU has 16 APR Public Recognition Awards since the 2004-05 academic year.
Friday, Jan. 22 | 9 AM / Noon
SMU Tennis Complex | Dallas, Texas
SMU (2-1) at Arkansas (0-0)
Sunday, Jan. 24 | 1 PM
Billingsly Tennis Center
LIVE SCORING MATCH 1 | STREAMING
SMU Mobile App | Google Play | Apple App Store
SMU women's tennis faces a tri0 of weekend matches starting with a Friday doubleheader with McNeese at home followed by a road match against Arkansas on Sunday at 1 p.m.
SMU enters the weekend with a 2-1 record that includes a pair of sweeps against Abilene Christian and a road loss to No. 3 Texas. After winning 28 of 28 sets during the season openers against ACU, the Mustangs lost, 7-0, to a Texas team that featured three ranked singles players and one ranked doubles pairing. SMU was slated to face Oklahoma State on Sunday but the match was canceled due to COVID reasons with the Arkansas matchup filling the void.
ITA RANKINGS
In the inaugural ITA Rankings, sophomore Jackie Nylander and senior Chandler Carter earned the No. 52 ranking in the country. Nylander returns after an impressive freshman season where she posted a 10-3 mark in the spring including 9-3 record at line one. The Swedish standout also went 10-3 at line one doubles, earning an ITA Ranking and posting three nationally-ranked wins. Nylander and Carter teamed up to win a pair of doubles matches in the season-opening doubleheader. The duo lost to Texas' 48th-ranked doubles pairing in their last time out.
ABOUT MCNEESE
McNeese State opens the season with the Mustangs on Friday. They posted a 2-10-1 record during the 2020 season.
SERIES HISTORY (MCNEESE)
SMU has won each of the three matchups with the Cowgirls, most recently a 7-0 victory in 2020.
ABOUT ARKANSAS
Sunday's matchup is the season opener for the Razorbacks. They are coming off a 7-4 shortened 2020 season. Arkansas features the ranked doubles pairing of Lauren Alter and Tatum Rice, ranked No. 28 in the country. In singles, Martina Zerulo is ranked No. 110 in the country.
SERIES HISTORY (ARKANSAS)
Since 1995, the Razorbacks and Mustangs have met nine times with Arkansas leading 6-3. SMU has won the last two matchups, most recently a 5-2 win in 2009.
UP NEXT
The Mustangs head to College Station to take on the Aggies on Saturday, Jan. 30.
ITA REGION ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Jackie Nylander was named the 2020 Texas Region Rookie of the Year by the ITA. Nylander was a key contributor to SMU's shortened 9-5 season, playing on court one in both singles and doubles winning three ranked matchups. She was also named SMU Female Newcomer of the Year. Nylander was the first Mustang to earn the ITA honor.
NCAA APR Award
SMU Women's Tennis earned a Public Recognition Award for its latest multi-year NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rates (APR). The program earned the award for scoring in the top 10 percent nationally for its sport through the 2018-19 academic year (data from 2015-16 through 2018-19). The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation, and provides a measure of each team's academic performance. SMU has 16 APR Public Recognition Awards since the 2004-05 academic year.
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