Friday, March 18
Dallas
2:00 p.m
SMU
vs
No. 19 Middle Tennessee
SMU Takes On No. 19 Middle Tennessee Friday At Home
Mar 17 | Men's Tennis
No. 42 SMU (10-4) vs No. 19 Middle Tennessee (18-3)
Dallas, Texas
March 18, 2022
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DALLAS – The Mustangs are set to face No. 19 Middle Tennessee March 18th at 2:00 p.m. The match will be played at SMU's home Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex. The No. 42 ranked Mustangs are 10-4 on the season and 5-2 at home. Middle Tennessee comes to Dallas with an 18-3 record and a 12-match winning streak.
Scouting Middle Tennessee
The Blue Raiders currently stand at 4-1 on the road this season. Some of their notable wins include No. 24 Auburn, No. 48 Tulane, No. 29 Princeton, and a sweep over No. 19 Arizona. They are led by Francisco Rocha, the No. 69 ranked singles player, who is 14-1 in dual play this season. Their primary line three player is Chris Edge who holds a 17-3 dual record and is ranked No. 101 in the country. Stijn Slump is 13-5 and is ranked No. 115. Oskar Brostrom and Rocha are 10-5 in doubles and ranked No. 47.
SMU has not played Middle Tennessee since 2000 and are 1-1 all-time versus the Blue Raiders.
Hot Mustangs
Julian Steinhausen and Huntley Allen have won three straight doubles matches and are 4-1 in dual play this season.
Liam Krall, primarily playing at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots, is 10-2 in singles dual matches and 7-3 in doubles.
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Making National Noise
The Mustangs pulled off a dramatic 4-3 road win over No. 18 Texas A&M on February 27th. This was SMU's highest ranked win since defeating No. 8 Texas Tech in the second round of the 2016 NCAA tournament and third ranked win since head coach Grant Chen took over the program in 2018. Former Aggie, Pranav Kumar clinched the win for SMU.
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The Mustangs also defeated No. 35 San Diego 4-3 on the road on March 5th. San Diego native Ivan Thamma, a graduate transfer from UC Davis, clinched the match for the SMU. He erased a 6-7, 1-4 deficit, winning the final two sets 6-4, 6-4. Thamma and doubles partner Adam Neff also knocked off San Diego's No. 43 ranked doubles team of Holmgren and Osorio 6-3, handing them their first loss of the year.
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Ranking the 'Stangs
Over the last three weeks, the Mustangs have jumped 16 spots in the ITA national rankings. They currently stand at No. 42. The highest the Mustangs climbed last year was No. 44.
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Mustangs On Tour
Four SMU men's tennis players debuted on the ATP Tour at the Dallas Open in February. Caleb Chakravarthi, Liam Krall, and Adam Neff were all awarded matches in singles, while Adam Neff and Ivan Thamma were given a spot in doubles. The field included three top-30 ranked players in the world including John Isner, Taylor Fritz, and Reilly Opelka. Neff and Thamma came closest to winning their match, as they split sets with Sam Querrey and Jackson Withrow before losing 10-5 on a tiebreak.
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Chen Hits Milestone Wins Mark
The Mustangs defeated UTSA 4-0 on March 13th, marking Head Coach Grant Chen's 50th career win. He previously spent six years at UCLA as Assistant Coach/Associate Head Coach before coming to SMU in 2018.
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AAC Honors
Graduate senior Pranav Kumar was named AAC Men's Tennis player of the week on March 1st, after clinching the Mustangs' 4-3 win over his former team, the No. 18 ranked Texas A&M Aggies. This was Kumar's second consecutive match clinching win, having lifted SMU to victory over Nebraska 4-3 on February 20th.
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Fall Titles
SMU won a number of tournaments this fall. Former AAC Freshman of the Year Liam Krall took the singles title at the Lakes Collegiate Invitational. Senior captain Caleb Chakravarthi won the singles title, as well as the doubles title with Julian Steinhausen at the Islander Invite. Jordi Redelijk won the singles title at the Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge, while Kyle Sillman and John Zisette took the doubles trophy.
Dallas, Texas
March 18, 2022
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DALLAS – The Mustangs are set to face No. 19 Middle Tennessee March 18th at 2:00 p.m. The match will be played at SMU's home Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex. The No. 42 ranked Mustangs are 10-4 on the season and 5-2 at home. Middle Tennessee comes to Dallas with an 18-3 record and a 12-match winning streak.
Scouting Middle Tennessee
The Blue Raiders currently stand at 4-1 on the road this season. Some of their notable wins include No. 24 Auburn, No. 48 Tulane, No. 29 Princeton, and a sweep over No. 19 Arizona. They are led by Francisco Rocha, the No. 69 ranked singles player, who is 14-1 in dual play this season. Their primary line three player is Chris Edge who holds a 17-3 dual record and is ranked No. 101 in the country. Stijn Slump is 13-5 and is ranked No. 115. Oskar Brostrom and Rocha are 10-5 in doubles and ranked No. 47.
SMU has not played Middle Tennessee since 2000 and are 1-1 all-time versus the Blue Raiders.
Hot Mustangs
Julian Steinhausen and Huntley Allen have won three straight doubles matches and are 4-1 in dual play this season.
Liam Krall, primarily playing at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots, is 10-2 in singles dual matches and 7-3 in doubles.
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Making National Noise
The Mustangs pulled off a dramatic 4-3 road win over No. 18 Texas A&M on February 27th. This was SMU's highest ranked win since defeating No. 8 Texas Tech in the second round of the 2016 NCAA tournament and third ranked win since head coach Grant Chen took over the program in 2018. Former Aggie, Pranav Kumar clinched the win for SMU.
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The Mustangs also defeated No. 35 San Diego 4-3 on the road on March 5th. San Diego native Ivan Thamma, a graduate transfer from UC Davis, clinched the match for the SMU. He erased a 6-7, 1-4 deficit, winning the final two sets 6-4, 6-4. Thamma and doubles partner Adam Neff also knocked off San Diego's No. 43 ranked doubles team of Holmgren and Osorio 6-3, handing them their first loss of the year.
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Ranking the 'Stangs
Over the last three weeks, the Mustangs have jumped 16 spots in the ITA national rankings. They currently stand at No. 42. The highest the Mustangs climbed last year was No. 44.
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Mustangs On Tour
Four SMU men's tennis players debuted on the ATP Tour at the Dallas Open in February. Caleb Chakravarthi, Liam Krall, and Adam Neff were all awarded matches in singles, while Adam Neff and Ivan Thamma were given a spot in doubles. The field included three top-30 ranked players in the world including John Isner, Taylor Fritz, and Reilly Opelka. Neff and Thamma came closest to winning their match, as they split sets with Sam Querrey and Jackson Withrow before losing 10-5 on a tiebreak.
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Chen Hits Milestone Wins Mark
The Mustangs defeated UTSA 4-0 on March 13th, marking Head Coach Grant Chen's 50th career win. He previously spent six years at UCLA as Assistant Coach/Associate Head Coach before coming to SMU in 2018.
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AAC Honors
Graduate senior Pranav Kumar was named AAC Men's Tennis player of the week on March 1st, after clinching the Mustangs' 4-3 win over his former team, the No. 18 ranked Texas A&M Aggies. This was Kumar's second consecutive match clinching win, having lifted SMU to victory over Nebraska 4-3 on February 20th.
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Fall Titles
SMU won a number of tournaments this fall. Former AAC Freshman of the Year Liam Krall took the singles title at the Lakes Collegiate Invitational. Senior captain Caleb Chakravarthi won the singles title, as well as the doubles title with Julian Steinhausen at the Islander Invite. Jordi Redelijk won the singles title at the Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge, while Kyle Sillman and John Zisette took the doubles trophy.
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