DALLAS— SMU seniors Hadley Doyle and Jackie Nylander will compete in the inaugural Women's Tennis Classic on Saturday, February 4^th at 7:00 p.m. as part of the 2023 Dallas Open. Doyle and Nylander will play with tennis champion Venus Williams and No. 14 ranked Danielle Collins, who will also take part in the Women's Tennis Classic. The event will open the second-year Dallas Open at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex on the SMU campus.

"I am thrilled to have the opportunity to play in the Women's Tennis Classic alongside some of the top players in the world," said Jackie Nylander. "I am so grateful to be able to do this with Hadley, at our home courts, and to showcase some Mustang doubles!"

Doyle and Nylander have been doubles partners for two consecutive seasons. In the 2020-21 season, they finished 10-8. Their match play advanced in the 2021-22 season earning them a national ranking as high as 33. They finished with a 13-8 overall doubles records with four wins over ranked teams.
Individually, their success prevails.

Doyle arrived to SMU during the 2020-21 season, finishing 18-6 overall and 6-0 in conference play. She finished the 2021-22 season with a 14-12 record, including a 10-7 dual record. She ended the dual season winning six of her last seven completed matches all against an opponent in the ITA top-60-ranked teams. Doyle's success has earned her AAC All- Conference Team (2020, 2021), CoSIDA Academic All District in 2021, as well as, AAC Player of the Week (Week of March 13).

Nylander's story began a year before where she finished the 2019-20 season 10-3 winning all 10 matches in straight sets. She finished the 2020-21 season with a 13-8 overall record and went 5-1 in conference play. In the 2021-22 season, Nylander earned 14 wins including an 11-9 mark in duals and an unblemished 4-0 against AAC opponents. Two of her biggest wins came in the AAC Tournament against ranked opponents. Nylander has been awarded AAC All- Conference Team (2020, 2021), ITA Texas Region Rookie of the year, SMU Athletics Newcomer of the Year, AAC Player of the Week (Week of February 11).

"We are thankful for the opportunity to be able to play in the Women's Tennis Classic," said Hadley Doyle. "Jackie and I both are so excited to be doing this together! It will be a great memory to have forever."

The Dallas Open will be running from February 5-12. Tickets are available at DallasOpen.com