Friday, March 25
Orlando, FL
4:00 p.m.
SMU
at
No. 57 UCF
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No. 38 Mustangs Travel To Orlando To Face No. 57 UCF
Mar 24 | Men's Tennis
No. 38 SMU (11-6) vs No. 57 UCF (6-11)
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March 25, 2022
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ORLANDO (SMU) – The Mustangs hit the road to take on the 57th ranked UCF Knights tomorrow in Orlando. The match is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. CT at the UCF Collegiate Tennis Center at the USTA National Campus. The No. 38 Mustangs enter the match with an overall record of 11-6, and a road record of 4-0. They jumped four spots in the latest ITA national rankings.
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Scouting UCF
The Knights are fresh off a 4-1 win over No. 67 FAU. Their most notable win of the season came on the road at No. 37 Arkansas, 4-1. They are 2-9 versus ranked opponents so far, having faced eight teams in the top 25. Trey Hilderbrand is their lone ranked singles player, coming in at No. 78. Hilderbrand and Bogdan Pavel are 4-0 this season and ranked No. 35 in doubles. Pavel and Leyton Cronje are 6-3 and ranked No. 42. The Knights' primary four and five line players have won eight straight matches combined.
SMU is 4-1 all-time versus UCF. The Knights won their last matchup in 2019.
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Hot Mustangs
Liam Krall is 11-3 in singles dual matches this season and 2-0 at the No. 1 line. He is 7-5 in doubles dual play.
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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 top 20 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 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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In a close 4-3 loss to No. 19 Middle Tennessee on March 3rd, Thamma and Neff defeated the No. 47 ranked doubles team of Francisco Rocha and Oskar Poulsen 6-3. Caleb Chakravarthi also beat No. 101 ranked singles player Chris Edge in straight sets 7-6, 6-1.
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Ranking the 'Stangs
Over the last four weeks, the Mustangs have jumped 20 spots in the ITA national rankings. They currently stand at No. 38. The highest the Mustangs climbed last year was No. 44.
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Adam Neff and Ivan Thamma came in at No. 76 in the latest ITA national doubles rankings. This was the first singles or doubles ranking for SMU this season.
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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 25, 2022
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ORLANDO (SMU) – The Mustangs hit the road to take on the 57th ranked UCF Knights tomorrow in Orlando. The match is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. CT at the UCF Collegiate Tennis Center at the USTA National Campus. The No. 38 Mustangs enter the match with an overall record of 11-6, and a road record of 4-0. They jumped four spots in the latest ITA national rankings.
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Scouting UCF
The Knights are fresh off a 4-1 win over No. 67 FAU. Their most notable win of the season came on the road at No. 37 Arkansas, 4-1. They are 2-9 versus ranked opponents so far, having faced eight teams in the top 25. Trey Hilderbrand is their lone ranked singles player, coming in at No. 78. Hilderbrand and Bogdan Pavel are 4-0 this season and ranked No. 35 in doubles. Pavel and Leyton Cronje are 6-3 and ranked No. 42. The Knights' primary four and five line players have won eight straight matches combined.
SMU is 4-1 all-time versus UCF. The Knights won their last matchup in 2019.
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Hot Mustangs
Liam Krall is 11-3 in singles dual matches this season and 2-0 at the No. 1 line. He is 7-5 in doubles dual play.
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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 top 20 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 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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In a close 4-3 loss to No. 19 Middle Tennessee on March 3rd, Thamma and Neff defeated the No. 47 ranked doubles team of Francisco Rocha and Oskar Poulsen 6-3. Caleb Chakravarthi also beat No. 101 ranked singles player Chris Edge in straight sets 7-6, 6-1.
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Ranking the 'Stangs
Over the last four weeks, the Mustangs have jumped 20 spots in the ITA national rankings. They currently stand at No. 38. The highest the Mustangs climbed last year was No. 44.
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Adam Neff and Ivan Thamma came in at No. 76 in the latest ITA national doubles rankings. This was the first singles or doubles ranking for SMU this season.
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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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