Friday, February 24
Dallas, Texas
3:00 P.M.
SMU
vs
Kansas State
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SMU Women’s Tennis Looks To Improve To 5-0 At Home vs Kansas State
Feb 23 | Women's Tennis
Kansas State (1-8) at SMU (5-3)
Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex – Dallas, TX
3:00 p.m. | Friday, Feb. 24
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DALLAS- The 44th-ranked Mustangs are looking to advance to 5-0 at home this season as they take on Kansas State at 3 p.m. at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex.
Friday's match marks the Mustangs third consecutive home match since shutting out South Florida on Feb. 17th and edging past No. 42 Arkansas, 4-3, on Feb. 19th.
The Mustangs remain undefeated at home starting with a pair of 7-0 sweeps in the home opener against Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word.
Speaking of undefeated, Lana Mavor holds a perfect record for the Mustangs going 8-0 since the start of dual match season. Alongside her is a trio of top-100 ranked players in the ITA. Hadley Doyle has improved to No. 89 in the singles rankings. Taylor Johnson and Jackie Nylander improved eight spots as they are now ranked No. 24 in doubles rankings.
INSIDE THE MATCH
The Mustangs are 1-4 against Kansas State. SMU lost its last matchup, 4-1, to the Wildcats on February 28, 2020, at the Mike Goss Tennis Stadium in Manhattan. Jackie Nylander was the only current Mustang to pick up a win that year in singles, with a 6-0, 6-0 victory on Court 1.
Series History: Kansas State
All time: Kansas State leads 4-1
Home Records: 1-1
Away Records: 0-3
Neutral Records: 0-0
First Meeting: 4-3, Kansas State, Mar. 6, 2016 in Manhattan
Last Meeting: 4-1, Kansas State, Feb. 28, 2020 in Manhattan
Current Winning Streak: W3, Kansas State
MUSTANG MARK
No. 89- ranked Hadley Doyle was named the AAC Women's Player of the Week (Feb. 14) after defeating the nation's No. 56-ranked player in three sets. Doyle is coming off a straight set victory against Arkansas to improve to a 16-5 overall record in the 2022-23 season.
In doubles, Doyle holds a 5-2 record with partner Lana Mavor with the duo's second loss coming this past week against Arkansas. The duo clinched the doubles point against USF winning 6-0 and never facing a breakpoint. Throughout the 2022-23 season the duo has a 12-1 overall record.
Lana Mavor remains undefeated throughout the 2023 season, going 8-0 in singles. Mavor won in straight sets on Court 6 against Arkansas. Mavor has clinched the singles point in three of SMU's three victories (Incarnate Word, VCU and USF). Mavor picked up the second and final point for the Mustangs against No. 23 ASU in three sets victory on Court 6. Mavor picked up the Mustangs second point against No. 1 Texas with a straight set victory at No. 6. The senior has gone 20-5 in singles play in the 2022-23 season.
Drew Morris, the AAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week (Jan. 24), holds a 7-1 singles record throughout the spring season. Morris picked up the first singles win for the Mustangs against USF and Arkansas with straight set victories on Court 4. Morris' only loss throughout the season came from the No. 109- ranked player. Morris led the Mustangs to wins over Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word in their home opener. Morris picked up the Mustangs first victory over No. 1 ranked Texas. Morris added two more wins to her belt over the ITA Kickoff Weekend over Wisconsin and VCU. Since fall 2022, Morris is 20-6 in singles action.
The No. 24 ranked doubles duo of Jackie Nylander and Taylor Johnson picked up their fifth win against USF with a 6-1 victory. The pair picked up the biggest win of their career together by defeating the nation's No. 7-ranked team of ASU in a dominate fashion. The SMU pair only gave up two games in a 6-2 victory. The duo is now 5-3 in doubles play on Court 1 throughout the spring season.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Kansas State is coming off a 5-2 loss to Northwestern resulting in a 1-8 record throughout the dual season.
Kansas State finished the 2022 season in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships after a 4-0 loss to the No. 1 seeded Oklahoma.
LAST TIME OUT
On Feb. 19th SMU defeated No. 42 Arkansas, 4-3, at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex. Although dropping the doubles points, the Mustangs did not give in as they proceeded to win the next four singles matches to clinch the win.
SMU improved to four straight home match victories and a 5-3 overall record in dual play this season.
UP NEXT
The Mustangs will travel to Lawrence, Kansas to take on the No. 21-ranked Jayhawks at the Jayhawk Tennis Complex at 12:00 p.m.
SMU IN THE ITA RANKINGS
ITA Team Rankings (February 21 ranking)
44 SMU
Women's Singles (February 21 ranking)
89 Hadley Doyle SMU
Women's Doubles (February 21 ranking)
24 Taylor Johnson/Jackie Nylander SMU
Women's Singles (November 16 ranking)
113 Hadley Doyle SMU
Women's Doubles (November 16 ranking)
32 Taylor Johnson/Jackie Nylander SMU
38 Winslow Huth/Lana Mavor SMU
Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex – Dallas, TX
3:00 p.m. | Friday, Feb. 24
Season Stats
Live Stats | Live Stream
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SMU Mobile App | Apple | Google Play
DALLAS- The 44th-ranked Mustangs are looking to advance to 5-0 at home this season as they take on Kansas State at 3 p.m. at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex.
Friday's match marks the Mustangs third consecutive home match since shutting out South Florida on Feb. 17th and edging past No. 42 Arkansas, 4-3, on Feb. 19th.
The Mustangs remain undefeated at home starting with a pair of 7-0 sweeps in the home opener against Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word.
Speaking of undefeated, Lana Mavor holds a perfect record for the Mustangs going 8-0 since the start of dual match season. Alongside her is a trio of top-100 ranked players in the ITA. Hadley Doyle has improved to No. 89 in the singles rankings. Taylor Johnson and Jackie Nylander improved eight spots as they are now ranked No. 24 in doubles rankings.
INSIDE THE MATCH
The Mustangs are 1-4 against Kansas State. SMU lost its last matchup, 4-1, to the Wildcats on February 28, 2020, at the Mike Goss Tennis Stadium in Manhattan. Jackie Nylander was the only current Mustang to pick up a win that year in singles, with a 6-0, 6-0 victory on Court 1.
Series History: Kansas State
All time: Kansas State leads 4-1
Home Records: 1-1
Away Records: 0-3
Neutral Records: 0-0
First Meeting: 4-3, Kansas State, Mar. 6, 2016 in Manhattan
Last Meeting: 4-1, Kansas State, Feb. 28, 2020 in Manhattan
Current Winning Streak: W3, Kansas State
MUSTANG MARK
No. 89- ranked Hadley Doyle was named the AAC Women's Player of the Week (Feb. 14) after defeating the nation's No. 56-ranked player in three sets. Doyle is coming off a straight set victory against Arkansas to improve to a 16-5 overall record in the 2022-23 season.
In doubles, Doyle holds a 5-2 record with partner Lana Mavor with the duo's second loss coming this past week against Arkansas. The duo clinched the doubles point against USF winning 6-0 and never facing a breakpoint. Throughout the 2022-23 season the duo has a 12-1 overall record.
Lana Mavor remains undefeated throughout the 2023 season, going 8-0 in singles. Mavor won in straight sets on Court 6 against Arkansas. Mavor has clinched the singles point in three of SMU's three victories (Incarnate Word, VCU and USF). Mavor picked up the second and final point for the Mustangs against No. 23 ASU in three sets victory on Court 6. Mavor picked up the Mustangs second point against No. 1 Texas with a straight set victory at No. 6. The senior has gone 20-5 in singles play in the 2022-23 season.
Drew Morris, the AAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week (Jan. 24), holds a 7-1 singles record throughout the spring season. Morris picked up the first singles win for the Mustangs against USF and Arkansas with straight set victories on Court 4. Morris' only loss throughout the season came from the No. 109- ranked player. Morris led the Mustangs to wins over Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word in their home opener. Morris picked up the Mustangs first victory over No. 1 ranked Texas. Morris added two more wins to her belt over the ITA Kickoff Weekend over Wisconsin and VCU. Since fall 2022, Morris is 20-6 in singles action.
The No. 24 ranked doubles duo of Jackie Nylander and Taylor Johnson picked up their fifth win against USF with a 6-1 victory. The pair picked up the biggest win of their career together by defeating the nation's No. 7-ranked team of ASU in a dominate fashion. The SMU pair only gave up two games in a 6-2 victory. The duo is now 5-3 in doubles play on Court 1 throughout the spring season.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
Kansas State is coming off a 5-2 loss to Northwestern resulting in a 1-8 record throughout the dual season.
Kansas State finished the 2022 season in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships after a 4-0 loss to the No. 1 seeded Oklahoma.
LAST TIME OUT
On Feb. 19th SMU defeated No. 42 Arkansas, 4-3, at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex. Although dropping the doubles points, the Mustangs did not give in as they proceeded to win the next four singles matches to clinch the win.
SMU improved to four straight home match victories and a 5-3 overall record in dual play this season.
UP NEXT
The Mustangs will travel to Lawrence, Kansas to take on the No. 21-ranked Jayhawks at the Jayhawk Tennis Complex at 12:00 p.m.
SMU IN THE ITA RANKINGS
ITA Team Rankings (February 21 ranking)
44 SMU
Women's Singles (February 21 ranking)
89 Hadley Doyle SMU
Women's Doubles (February 21 ranking)
24 Taylor Johnson/Jackie Nylander SMU
Women's Singles (November 16 ranking)
113 Hadley Doyle SMU
Women's Doubles (November 16 ranking)
32 Taylor Johnson/Jackie Nylander SMU
38 Winslow Huth/Lana Mavor SMU
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