Wednesday, March 15
Berkeley, CA
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No. 50 SMU Men’s Tennis Travels To Bay Area To Take On No. 33 Cal
Mar 14 | Men's Tennis
No. 50 SMU (9-8) at No. 33 Cal (7-3)
Hellman Tennis Complex – Berkeley, Calif.
3 p.m. CT | Wednesday, Mar. 15
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BERKELEY- No. 50 SMU men's tennis hits the road for the sixth time this season for its eighth ranked matchup against No. 33 Cal at the Hellman Tennis Complex at 3 p.m. CT.
SMU picked up its first ranked victory over No. 21 Cornell on Mar. 10 at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex.
The Mustangs fell to No. 67 UCF in its first home conference matchup 4-2 on Mar. 12. In the back-and-forth matchup, SMU fell behind for just the fifth time all season by losing the doubles point. Pranav Kumar and Adam Neff brought the Mustangs back in front with two straight set victories before the Knights responded with two singles victories to clinch the match.
INSIDE THE MATCH
This is the seventh match away from home this season, all of those against teams ranked in the top 75. The Mustangs have not won a road match, but fell in close matches. Last time out, the Mustangs fell to No. 31 Oklahoma State in a tough 4-3 battle.
SMU is 2-1 against Cal with the last match dating back to 1999. The Mustangs traveled to Berkeley, Calif. and defeated No. 25 Cal 6-1.
MUSTANG MARK
SMU debuted a trio of new doubles pairing on Mar. 10 doubleheader against Southern Arkansas and Cornell.
Adam Neff and Kyle Sillman went undefeated throughout the day going 2-0 picking up the first win in each of the doubles play. Neff and Sillman picked up their first loss together against the No. 76 ITA doubles pairing from UCF. The SMU pair did not go down without a fight taking the ranked pair to a tiebreaker before falling 7-5 on Court 1.
Pranav Kumar and Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo are now 1-0 as a pair. The duo picked up their first win in a 7-2 tiebreaker victory to clinch the doubles point against No. 21 Cornell.
Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo and Liam Krall hold a 7-3 overall record in doubles with their losses coming from Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and San Diego. The duo clinched the doubles point for the Mustangs against Old Dominion.
Pranav Kumar and Adam Neff hold a 4-4 record at Court 1. The SMU pair picked up their second ranked victory against the No. 47 ITA doubles duo from Old Dominion, 6-1.
Adam Neff holds a 6-2 singles record throughout the dual season and is on a four-match win streak. Neff added another ranked victory to his belt taking down the No. 105 ITA ranked singles play from UCF in straight sets. Neff won on Court 1 with a three-set victory against Oklahoma State. Neff picked up his first victory in a ranked matchup against the No. 68-ranked player from Ole Miss in straight sets.
Pranav Kumar added to his two-match win streak with a straight set victory on Court 4 over UCF improving to 7-7 over the dual season. Kumar has been the first match off in singles the past two matchups (Cornell and UCF).
Sophomore Louis Cloud holds a team high 8-4 record over the season. Cloud improves to three match-clinchers with his most recent victory against Old Dominion on Court 6. Cloud picked up two singles wins for the Mustangs at the ITA Kickoff weekend going undefeated throughout the weekend. Since fall 2022, Cloud has gone 15-7.
Liam Krall and Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo all have six wins a piece in singles. Muniz-Hidalgo picked up his first match clincher of the season against No. 21 Cornell with a third set victory on Court 4.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
No. 33 Cal is coming off its first home loss, 4-2, to No. 11 Columbia on Mar. 13 at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
Cal has a trio of ITA rankings. Ryder Jackson and Lucas Magnaudet are ranked No. 54 in doubles as well as Ryder Jackson is ranked No. 94 in singles. Yuta Kikuchi holds the No. 30 spot in the singles rankings.
LAST TIME OUT
SMU men's tennis picked up its second loss at home this season with a 4-2 loss to No. 67 UCF.
UP NEXT
The Mustangs will take on Mississippi Valley State at 9 a.m. and No. 55 Tulsa at 1 p.m. at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex on Mar. 19.
SMU IN THE ITA RANKINGS
ITA Team Ranking (Match 14 ranking)
50 SMU
ITA Team Ranking (February 28 ranking)
75 SMU
ITA Team Ranking (February 21 ranking)
68 SMU
Men's Doubles (February 21 ranking)
55 Pranav Kumar/ Adam Neff
Hellman Tennis Complex – Berkeley, Calif.
3 p.m. CT | Wednesday, Mar. 15
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BERKELEY- No. 50 SMU men's tennis hits the road for the sixth time this season for its eighth ranked matchup against No. 33 Cal at the Hellman Tennis Complex at 3 p.m. CT.
SMU picked up its first ranked victory over No. 21 Cornell on Mar. 10 at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex.
The Mustangs fell to No. 67 UCF in its first home conference matchup 4-2 on Mar. 12. In the back-and-forth matchup, SMU fell behind for just the fifth time all season by losing the doubles point. Pranav Kumar and Adam Neff brought the Mustangs back in front with two straight set victories before the Knights responded with two singles victories to clinch the match.
INSIDE THE MATCH
This is the seventh match away from home this season, all of those against teams ranked in the top 75. The Mustangs have not won a road match, but fell in close matches. Last time out, the Mustangs fell to No. 31 Oklahoma State in a tough 4-3 battle.
SMU is 2-1 against Cal with the last match dating back to 1999. The Mustangs traveled to Berkeley, Calif. and defeated No. 25 Cal 6-1.
MUSTANG MARK
SMU debuted a trio of new doubles pairing on Mar. 10 doubleheader against Southern Arkansas and Cornell.
Adam Neff and Kyle Sillman went undefeated throughout the day going 2-0 picking up the first win in each of the doubles play. Neff and Sillman picked up their first loss together against the No. 76 ITA doubles pairing from UCF. The SMU pair did not go down without a fight taking the ranked pair to a tiebreaker before falling 7-5 on Court 1.
Pranav Kumar and Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo are now 1-0 as a pair. The duo picked up their first win in a 7-2 tiebreaker victory to clinch the doubles point against No. 21 Cornell.
Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo and Liam Krall hold a 7-3 overall record in doubles with their losses coming from Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and San Diego. The duo clinched the doubles point for the Mustangs against Old Dominion.
Pranav Kumar and Adam Neff hold a 4-4 record at Court 1. The SMU pair picked up their second ranked victory against the No. 47 ITA doubles duo from Old Dominion, 6-1.
Adam Neff holds a 6-2 singles record throughout the dual season and is on a four-match win streak. Neff added another ranked victory to his belt taking down the No. 105 ITA ranked singles play from UCF in straight sets. Neff won on Court 1 with a three-set victory against Oklahoma State. Neff picked up his first victory in a ranked matchup against the No. 68-ranked player from Ole Miss in straight sets.
Pranav Kumar added to his two-match win streak with a straight set victory on Court 4 over UCF improving to 7-7 over the dual season. Kumar has been the first match off in singles the past two matchups (Cornell and UCF).
Sophomore Louis Cloud holds a team high 8-4 record over the season. Cloud improves to three match-clinchers with his most recent victory against Old Dominion on Court 6. Cloud picked up two singles wins for the Mustangs at the ITA Kickoff weekend going undefeated throughout the weekend. Since fall 2022, Cloud has gone 15-7.
Liam Krall and Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo all have six wins a piece in singles. Muniz-Hidalgo picked up his first match clincher of the season against No. 21 Cornell with a third set victory on Court 4.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
No. 33 Cal is coming off its first home loss, 4-2, to No. 11 Columbia on Mar. 13 at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
Cal has a trio of ITA rankings. Ryder Jackson and Lucas Magnaudet are ranked No. 54 in doubles as well as Ryder Jackson is ranked No. 94 in singles. Yuta Kikuchi holds the No. 30 spot in the singles rankings.
LAST TIME OUT
SMU men's tennis picked up its second loss at home this season with a 4-2 loss to No. 67 UCF.
UP NEXT
The Mustangs will take on Mississippi Valley State at 9 a.m. and No. 55 Tulsa at 1 p.m. at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex on Mar. 19.
SMU IN THE ITA RANKINGS
ITA Team Ranking (Match 14 ranking)
50 SMU
ITA Team Ranking (February 28 ranking)
75 SMU
ITA Team Ranking (February 21 ranking)
68 SMU
Men's Doubles (February 21 ranking)
55 Pranav Kumar/ Adam Neff
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