No. 50 SMU Men’s Tennis Returns Home To Host Mississippi Valley State, No. 55 Tulsa

Mississippi Valley State (0-11), No. 55 Tulsa (7-7) vs No. 50 SMU (9-9)
Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex – Dallas, Texas
9 a.m. | 1 p.m. | Sunday, Mar. 19
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DALLAS- No. 50 SMU men's tennis returns to the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex on Sunday for a doubleheader against Mississippi Valley State at 9 a.m. and its second home conference matchup against No. 55 Tulsa at 1 p.m. This will be the ninth ranked matchup for SMU this dual season, all against teams in the top 75.

SMU is 9-2 at home with its two losses coming from ranked opponents (No. 37 San Diego and No. 73 UCF).

The Mustangs enter the weekend as the No. 50 ranked team in the country with help from their first ranked victory against No. 21 Cornell at home on Mar. 10.

INSIDE THE MATCH
Last time at home, the Mustangs fell to No. 73 UCF in a close 4-2 battle resulting in the second home loss.

SMU will clash with conference opponent, Tulsa for the 27^th time in program history. The Mustangs lead the matchup 14-13 winning the last match 4-1 on April 18, 2022 in Tulsa.

This is the first matchup between SMU and Mississippi Valley State.

Series History: Tulsa
All time: SMU leads 14-13
Home Records: 7-4
Away Records: 7-4
Neutral Records: 0-5
First Meeting: 5-2, Tulsa, Feb. 13, 1994 in Dallas
Last Meeting: 4-1, SMU, Apr. 18. 2022 in Tulsa
Current Winning Streak: W2 SMU

MUSTANG MARK
Adam Neff holds a 7-2 singles record throughout the dual season and is on a five-match win streak. Neff picked up his biggest win of the dual season against the No. 30 ranked player from No. 33 Cal in three sets. 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.

Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo picked up the Mustangs second point of the day against No. 33 Cal in three sets on Court 4. Muniz-Hidalgo picked up his first match clincher of the season against No. 21 Cornell with a third set victory on Court 4.

Pranav Kumar is now 7-8 throughout the dual season with two straight set victories on Court 3 in the last home matches (Cornell and UCF).

Sophomore Louis Cloud holds a 8-5 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.

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.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
No. 55 Tulsa is coming off a 6-0 sweep over Mississippi Valley State to improve to 7-7 throughout the season. The loss for Mississippi Valley State results in their 11^th straight loss this season.

Kody Pearson is ranked No. 34 in the ITA singles rankings for Tulsa.

LAST TIME OUT
No. 50 SMU came up short, 5-2, in a back-and-froth affair with No. 33 Cal at the Hellman Tennis Complex on Wednesday afternoon.

Adam Neff and Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo picked up the two points for the Mustangs. Neff picked up the biggest win of the season as he took down the No. 30 ranked player in three sets.

UP NEXT
The Mustangs will take on No. 43 Baylor in the Match of the Month at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex on Mar. 23 at 5 p.m. The match will be broadcasted on ESPN +.

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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Players Mentioned

Louis Cloud

Liam Krall

Pranav Kumar

Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo

Adam Neff

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