Saturday, April 17
Denton, Texas
Noon
SMU
at
North Texas
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Women's Tennis Wraps Up Regular Season At North Texas
Apr 16 | Women's Tennis
No. 38 SMU (19-9) at North Texas (6-11)
Saturday, April 17 | Noon
Denton, Texas | Waranch Tennis Complex
SMU women's tennis wraps up the regular season with a Saturday road match against North Texas slated for noon from the Warranch Tennis Complex.
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With 19 wins on the season, the most since 2011, the Mustangs make the trip to Denton in their final tune up before next week's American Athletic Conference Championship. Last week, the Mustangs won a pair of weekend road matches against No. 37 Rice and Houston. The Mustangs climbed to No. 38 in the ITA Tennis Rankings after the win.
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MUSTANG NOTES
-Nylander sits at No. 99 in the ITA Singles rankings. She has a 11-8 record on the season while playing solely at line one. Earlier this season, Nylander was named AAC Player of the Week after she posted three line one wins along with a 2-1 doubles record including a ranked victory. She's posted a 5-1 record in conference.
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-Hadley Doyle leads the Mustang with 18 singles win this season. She has won 13 of her last 15 decisions. Doyle was named American Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week after she knocked off No. 83 of LSU. She posted three more ranked wins in the Mustangs victory over Tulane, the loss to No. 18 UCF and the victory over Rice. Doyle has a perfect 6-0 record against the conference.
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-Nine different Mustangs have at least three singles wins this season.
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-Hadley Doyle and Jackie Nylander were ranked No. 71 in the latest ITA doubles ranking. The pairing has a 10-6 record, all at line one including a ranked win in the Mustangs' victory over Tulane. They were leading the ranked pairing against Tulsa before the Mustangs clinched the doubles point on other courts.
-Winslow Huth tops all Mustang freshman with nine singles wins on the season. She provided the clinching win on the last remaining court in the Mustangs road victory over No. 50 TCU. She has teamed with Nicole Petchey for a 9-3 record in doubles. Huth has a 5-2 record in conference singles action.
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-Nicole Petchey is second on the team with 15 singles wins and just four losses.
-Avery Hilbig made her Mustang singles debut in March and helped the Mustangs during their six-match winning streak. The freshman has posted a 3-1 record in singles.
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-Claudia Bartolome was named American Athletic Conference Player Of the Week after her perfect week against a pair of ranked teams, No. 50 TCU and No. 49 Tulsa. Bartolome came back from down 1-4 in the third set to clinch the victory over the Golden Hurricane on Sunday. Bartolome has an 13-7 record on the season with five wins in a row.
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-Bartolome and partner Chandler Carter have a 10-1 record together including five wins in a row.
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-Freshman Kiana Graham has seen action at lines four through six throughout the season. She has a 5-3 record.
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 -SMU has posted a 13-8 record at line one singles and a 31-15 mark at the top two lines. In doubles, the Mustangs have a 13-10 record at line one.
 - All nine Mustang losses are against teams currently ranked in the ITA top-30, No. 2 Texas, No. 11 LSU, No. 12 Baylor, No. 17 Texas A&M, No. 18 UCF, No. 24 Oklahoma, No. 28 Arkansas and No. 30 Texas Tech (x2).
-The Mustangs' six-match winning streak earlier in the season matched the longest since another six-match winning streak to begin the 2020 season. Â
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ABOUT NORTH TEXAS
The Mean Green have a 6-11 record heading into their final match of the season. The Mustangs defeated UNT, 6-1, in the matchup in Dallas back in March. Last time out, the Mean Green lost a tight match to UT Arlington, 4-3 in their final CUSA match before the tournament. Saki Loyama and Lucie Devier have a ranked win on the season while playing line one doubles. Devier has her own ranked win in singles where she's played 11 matches at line one.
NEXT UP
The Mustangs head the American Athletic Conference Championships begins on April 21st from Orlando, Florida.
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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.Â
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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Saturday, April 17 | Noon
Denton, Texas | Waranch Tennis Complex
SMU women's tennis wraps up the regular season with a Saturday road match against North Texas slated for noon from the Warranch Tennis Complex.
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With 19 wins on the season, the most since 2011, the Mustangs make the trip to Denton in their final tune up before next week's American Athletic Conference Championship. Last week, the Mustangs won a pair of weekend road matches against No. 37 Rice and Houston. The Mustangs climbed to No. 38 in the ITA Tennis Rankings after the win.
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MUSTANG NOTES
-Nylander sits at No. 99 in the ITA Singles rankings. She has a 11-8 record on the season while playing solely at line one. Earlier this season, Nylander was named AAC Player of the Week after she posted three line one wins along with a 2-1 doubles record including a ranked victory. She's posted a 5-1 record in conference.
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-Hadley Doyle leads the Mustang with 18 singles win this season. She has won 13 of her last 15 decisions. Doyle was named American Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week after she knocked off No. 83 of LSU. She posted three more ranked wins in the Mustangs victory over Tulane, the loss to No. 18 UCF and the victory over Rice. Doyle has a perfect 6-0 record against the conference.
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-Nine different Mustangs have at least three singles wins this season.
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-Hadley Doyle and Jackie Nylander were ranked No. 71 in the latest ITA doubles ranking. The pairing has a 10-6 record, all at line one including a ranked win in the Mustangs' victory over Tulane. They were leading the ranked pairing against Tulsa before the Mustangs clinched the doubles point on other courts.
-Winslow Huth tops all Mustang freshman with nine singles wins on the season. She provided the clinching win on the last remaining court in the Mustangs road victory over No. 50 TCU. She has teamed with Nicole Petchey for a 9-3 record in doubles. Huth has a 5-2 record in conference singles action.
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-Nicole Petchey is second on the team with 15 singles wins and just four losses.
-Avery Hilbig made her Mustang singles debut in March and helped the Mustangs during their six-match winning streak. The freshman has posted a 3-1 record in singles.
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-Claudia Bartolome was named American Athletic Conference Player Of the Week after her perfect week against a pair of ranked teams, No. 50 TCU and No. 49 Tulsa. Bartolome came back from down 1-4 in the third set to clinch the victory over the Golden Hurricane on Sunday. Bartolome has an 13-7 record on the season with five wins in a row.
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-Bartolome and partner Chandler Carter have a 10-1 record together including five wins in a row.
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-Freshman Kiana Graham has seen action at lines four through six throughout the season. She has a 5-3 record.
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 -SMU has posted a 13-8 record at line one singles and a 31-15 mark at the top two lines. In doubles, the Mustangs have a 13-10 record at line one.
 - All nine Mustang losses are against teams currently ranked in the ITA top-30, No. 2 Texas, No. 11 LSU, No. 12 Baylor, No. 17 Texas A&M, No. 18 UCF, No. 24 Oklahoma, No. 28 Arkansas and No. 30 Texas Tech (x2).
-The Mustangs' six-match winning streak earlier in the season matched the longest since another six-match winning streak to begin the 2020 season. Â
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ABOUT NORTH TEXAS
The Mean Green have a 6-11 record heading into their final match of the season. The Mustangs defeated UNT, 6-1, in the matchup in Dallas back in March. Last time out, the Mean Green lost a tight match to UT Arlington, 4-3 in their final CUSA match before the tournament. Saki Loyama and Lucie Devier have a ranked win on the season while playing line one doubles. Devier has her own ranked win in singles where she's played 11 matches at line one.
NEXT UP
The Mustangs head the American Athletic Conference Championships begins on April 21st from Orlando, Florida.
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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.Â
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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