No. 54 SMU (8-6, 1-0 AAC) at Tulane (7-3, 1-1 AAC)
City Park Tennis Center – New Orleans, LA.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – 2 p.m.
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The No. 54 SMU women's tennis team turns its attention toward Tulane, as it resumes dual play on Tuesday in New Orleans. The Mustangs, winners of two of their last three contests, enter Tuesday's competition 3-0 against American Athletic Conference opponents.

Tulane, winners of three-straight, have shut out opponents in each of its last three wins (4-0 versus Louisiana, 7-0 versus Middle Tennessee, 4-0 versus South Florida) not giving up a single point to opposing teams since Feb. 20 at Auburn. Tulane is 6-1 versus opponents at home, its lone home loss a 4-3 decision on Feb. 5 against Alabama.

Doubles pair Charlotte Russell/Lahari Yelamanchili enter Tuesday's with a 6-1 record, their lone loss occurring on Feb. 11 at Tulsa.

In singles, Tulane is led by Yelamanchili and Russell each with an 8-1 record. Sophomore Cora Barber is 4-0 to start the year.

All-Time Versus Tulane
SMU maintains a 9-3 all-time advantage over Tulane, winners of six-straight meetings between the two programs. The Mustangs' last loss against Tulane was a 4-0 final in Dallas on March 22, 2015.

Last Time Versus Tulane
SMU defeated Tulane at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex 4-1 on March 13, 2021. In the contest, the Mustangs dominated singles play winning nine sets to Tulane's one. Jackie Nylander won with a pair of 6-3 sets on court one. Winslow Huth claimed a 6-1, 6-3 win on court three against then-sophomore Adelaide Lavery. Hadley Doyle defeated No. 108 Mackenzie Clark on line two, 6-4, 6-4 to earn her tenth win of the season. Doyle/Nylander claimed a 6-4 win over No. 54 doubles pairing Mackenzie Clark/M.C. Meredith on court one.

Last Time Out
The Mustangs earned a 5-2 win at No. 40 Tulsa on March 12, improving to 3-0 against league opponents and notching its first road win against Tulsa since Feb. 6, 2010.

Nylander went 6-2, 6-1, clinching both her win over Tulsa's Maria Berlanga, and the Mustangs' team win. Berlanga's defeat marks just her second on line four of the dual season, entering Saturday's competition with a 6-1 dual record.

On court one, Keberle won her fifth-straight singles victory, downing Tulsa's Laia Conde Monfort 6-4, 6-1, handing her opponent her second loss of the dual season. The win improved Keberle's dual singles record to 9-3.

Nicole Petchey's 6-1 and 6-4 wins in her first and third sets handed Tulsa's Lian Benedejcic her first dual singles loss of the year. Benedejcic entered Saturday's contest 6-0 on line six.

Doyle defeated Shura Poppe 6-0, 6-1, improving her SMU career singles record against Tulsa to 2-0.

Lana Mavor defeated Tulsa's Lily Hutchings 6-3, 6-3. Hutchings had won two of her last three singles matchups and boasted a 6-3 record prior to her loss against Mavor.

Nylander/Doyle remain unbeaten in dual doubles, improving to 4-0 with a 6-4 win over Tulsa, handing their opponents their first loss to an American Athletic Conference opponent this spring.
 
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