No. 44 SMU (6-4) at No. 21 Kansas (7-1)
Jayhawk Tennis Complex – Lawrence, Kansas
12:00 p.m. | Sunday, Feb. 26
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LAWRENCE, Kan.- No. 44-ranked SMU fell 4-0 to No. 21 Kansas on Sunday afternoon at the Jayhawk Tennis Complex. Kansas won the doubles point followed by three straight singles matches to clinch the win.

SMU is now 6-4 overall throughout the dual season.

The Jayhawks acted first with a 6-1 victory on Court 1. Taylor Johnson and Drew Morris kept the Mustangs in the running for the doubles point with a 6-3 victory on Court 2. Hadley Doyle and Lana Mavor had six unanswered games to force a deciding tiebreaker at 6-6. Mavor and Doyle fell 7-3 in the tiebreaker giving the Jayhawks the doubles point.

Jackie Nylander was the first to finish on Court 3 in singles after losing the first set 6-0 and forced to retire in the second.

Maja Makoric fell on Court 5, 6-1, 6-3, extending the Jayhawks lead.

The Jayhawks clinched the win after No. 41 Malkia Ngounoue defeated No. 89 Hadley Doyle 6-3, 7-5.

Although the remaining matches were left unfinished, the Mustangs were still fighting.

Drew Morris had won the first set on Court 4, 6-3 and was up in the second 4-3. Lana Mavor had also won her first set, 6-3 and was tied in the second 4-4.

SMU returns home to the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex March 5 to host a doubleheader against Texas Tech at 11 a.m. and Richmond at 5 p.m.
 
#21 Kansas 4, #44 SMU 0
Feb 26, 2023 at
 

Singles Competition 1. #41 Malkia Ngounoue (KU) def. #89 Hadley Doyle (SMU) 6-3, 7-5

2. Maria Titova (KU) vs. Taylor Johnson (SMU) 7-6, 1-2, unfinished

3. Carmen Roxana Manu (KU) def. Jackie Nylander (SMU) 6-0, retired

4. Tamari Gagoshidze (KU) vs. Drew Morris (SMU) 3-6, 3-4, unfinished

5. H. Janse Van Vuuren (KU) def. Maja Makoric (SMU) 6-1, 6-3

6. S. Maria Costache (KU) vs. Lana Mavor (SMU) 3-6, 4-4, unfinished

 

Doubles Competition 1. Malkia Ngounoue/H. Janse Van Vuuren (KU) def. Jackie Nylander/Maja Makoric (SMU) 6-1

2. Taylor Johnson/Drew Morris (SMU) def. Maria Titova/Tamari Gagoshidze (KU) 6-3

3. Carmen Roxana Manu/Jocelyn Massey (KU) def. Lana Mavor/Hadley Doyle (SMU) 7-6 (7-3)

 

Match Notes SMU 6-4; National ranking #44

Kansas 7-1; National ranking #21

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,5,1)