Tulane (5-6) at No. 59 SMU (7-5)
Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex – Dallas, TX
10 a.m. | Sunday, Mar. 12
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DALLAS- No. 59 SMU women's tennis hosts Tulane on Sunday in its second matchup against an American Athletic Conference opponent this season. First serve is at 10 a.m. at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex. The match will also be on ESPN+. The men's tennis team hosts No. 73 UCF at 2 p.m. Between the matches, starting about 1:45 p.m., the first 150 fans will receive a free meal from Dog Haus and the first 200 fans will receive a free cooling towel from UT Southwestern Medical Center.
 
The women's tennis team will only face Tulane Sunday. The previously scheduled match versus UT Arlington, that was set for Sunday at 5 p.m., has been postponed.
 
The Mustangs enter the dual weekend as the No. 59 team in the country. SMU has a trio of top-100 ranked players in the ITA. Hadley Doyle is the No. 98 in the singles rankings. Taylor Johnson and Jackie Nylander are now ranked No. 28 in doubles rankings.

The Mustangs are coming off their second doubleheader of the season against No. 31 Texas Tech and Richmond on Mar. 5. The Mustangs fell to Tech 4-0 and cruised past Richmond 6-1 to improve to a 7-5 overall record.

INSIDE THE MATCH 
The Mustangs are now 6-1 at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex after their first home loss against No. 31 Texas Tech.  

SMU has a 9-2 record against the Tulane. The Mustangs have won the past six meetings.

Series History: Tulane
All time: SMU leads 9-2
Home Records: 3-1
Away Records: 5-1
Neutral Records: 0-0
First Meeting: 4-3, SMU Mar. 10, 2000 in New Orleans
Last Meeting: 5-2, SMU Mar. 15, 2022 in New Orleans
Current Winning Streak: W6, SMU

MUSTANG MARK
No. 98- 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 had a straight set victory against Richmond to improve to a 22-7 overall record in the 2022-23 season.

In doubles, Doyle holds an 8-3 record with partner Lana Mavor. The duo won the first match against Richmond with a 6-2 victory on Court 2. Throughout the 2022-23 season the duo has a 15-3 overall record.
 
Lana Mavor holds a 9-1 record throughout the 2023 season. Mavor has clinched the singles point in four of SMU's three victories (Incarnate Word, VCU, USF and Richmond). 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 22-5 in singles play in the 2022-23 season.
 
Drew Morris, the AAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week (Jan. 24), holds a 9-1 singles record throughout the spring season. Morris picked up the second singles win for the Mustangs against Richmond 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 22-6 in singles action.
 
The No. 28 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
Tulane is coming off a 4-0 victory over No. 69 North Texas on Mar. 10 improving its overall record to 5-6.

LAST TIME OUT
No. 59 SMU women's tennis improves to 6-1 at home after falling to No. 28 Texas Tech and cruising past Richmond, 6-1, in Sunday's doubleheader at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex.

SMU is now 7-5 overall throughout the dual season.
 
UP NEXT
The Mustangs will return back to the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex to host No. 43 Denver. The match will be streamed on ESPN +.
 
SMU IN THE ITA RANKINGS
ITA Team Rankings (March 7 ranking)
 
59 SMU
 
Women's Singles (March 7 ranking)
 
98 Hadley Doyle SMU
 
Women's Doubles (March 7 ranking)
 
28 Taylor Johnson/ Jackie Nylander SMU
 
ITA Team Rankings (February 28 ranking)
 
48 SMU
 
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