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SMU Men’s Tennis Defeat Denver With A Clean Sweep

Jan 14

Denver vs SMU
Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex – Dallas, Texas
Jan. 14
Box Score
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DALLAS- SMU men's tennis swept Denver 7-0 at the Styslinger/ Alec Tennis Complex on Saturday. The Mustangs improve to 3-0 on the season and have won eight straight home matches.

The Mustangs got off to a quick start going 2-0 in doubles as Adam Neff and Pranav Kumar took No. 1 sweeping past Daniel Sancho and Nicolas Cuesta, 6-1. Liam Krall and Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo in No. 3 captured the second point for the Mustangs Connor Olsen and Charlie Miller 6-4.

Pranav Kumar, in the No. 1 spot, had an electric comeback victory to clinch the sweep for the Mustangs. Nicolas Cuesta acted first, winning the first set 6-1. Kumar fought back in the second set winning 7-6 and dominated in the deciding third set tiebreak winning 10-4.

Playing No. 2, Adam Neff had a straight set victory over Daniel Sancho 7-5, 6-3. Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo, playing No. 3, continues to 3-0 at home with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Peter Sancho.

Liam Krall, playing No. 4, blew past Anish Sriniketh winning 6-1, 6-2. Julian Steinhausen took the No. 5 spot 6-2, 6-4 for his first match of the season. Sophomore Louis Cloud took the No. 6 spot 6-1, 6-3.

"What a match. Great early test in the season over a team who won their conference. Denver is good and they will have a lot of success this season," said head coach Grant Chen. "Our boys showed a lot of experience and earned today's win. Look forward to Iron Skillet match on Monday against TCU."

The Mustangs are back in action January 16th in Fort Worth against the No. 1 ranked team in the Big 12, TCU Horned Frogs.
 
 
SMU 7, Denver 0
Jan 14, 2023 at
 
 
1. Pranav Kumar (SMU) def. Nicolas Cuesta (DU) 1-6, 7-6, 10-4
2. Adam Neff (SMU) def. Daniel Sancho (DU) 7-5, 6-3
3. Antonio Muniz-Hidalg (SMU) def. Peter Sallay (DU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Liam Krall (SMU) def. Anish Sriniketh (DU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Julian Steinhausen (SMU) def. Connor Olsen (DU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Louis Cloud (SMU) def. Charlie Miller (DU) 6-1, 6-3
 
1. Adam Neff/Pranav Kumar (SMU) def. Daniel Sancho/Nicolas Cuesta (DU) 6-1
2. Mitch Johnson/Anish Sriniketh (DU) def. Jack Winkler/Julian Steinhausen (SMU) 5-3
3. Antonio Muniz-Hidalg/Liam Krall (SMU) def. Connor Olsen/Charlie Miller (DU) 6-4

Match Notes
Denver 0-0
SMU 2-0
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,6,3,2,5,1)
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