Dallas – Adam Neff will headline the 2024 Dallas Open's College Night Session on Tuesday, Feb. 6^th after being awarded a singles main draw wildcard at SMU's Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.

"I am honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to compete against the best players in the world at my university's home event," said Neff. "I cannot wait for February to come along and continue working towards the tournament. I want to thank Peter Lebedevs, Grant Chen and everyone involved in this event and giving me this opportunity."

Neff, who began his ATP competition in 2018, possesses notable quarterfinal appearances in both the Challenger Tour and ITF M25 singles draws in 2023.

In 2022, Neff competed in the Dallas Open's s qualifying singles and open doubles with partner Ivan Thamma. Neff returned to the tournament's open doubles field in 2023, playing alongside former SMU teammate Pranav Kumar.

"We are thrilled to offer Adam Neff, SMU senior captain and 2023 AAC Player of the Year, to the 2024 Dallas Open singles main draw," said Dallas Open Tournament Director Peter Lebedevs. "We get to see so many Mustangs compete each tournament as they pursue their dream of one day playing professional tennis on tour. College tennis remains a pivotal stage of development for young, aspiring tennis players as they get a great education. We have seen Adam's progress the past two seasons help propel SMU to back-to-back AAC Championships, and we look forward to seeing him on the red and blue Dallas Open courts."

Neff has been an intragual piece of SMU's men's tennis team since arriving on the Hilltop in 2021. The Bradenton, Florida, native was honored as the 2023 AAC Player of the Year after posting an 18-6 overall record and helping SMU win its second consecutive AAC Conference Tournament Championship.

Neff has also received 2023 AAC All-Conference Singles and 2022 and 2023 AAC All-Conference Doubles honors as a Mustang.

"We are excited to have the Dallas Open ATP 250 this February for the third year in a row," said SMU Head Coach Grant Chen. "We are grateful to GF Sports and Entertainment for their continued support of college tennis. Peter Lebedevs has been an integral part of the tennis world for decades, and has played a major role in growing Dallas's tennis community in bringing world-class events to the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex. Adam Neff has been a leader for our program and we are excited to see him compete on the red and blue stadium courts in February."

The Dallas Open will take place from Feb. 5-11 at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex. Tickets for the tournament are available at The Dallas Open Website.