No. 55 Tulsa (7-8) vs No. 50 SMU (11-9)
Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex – Dallas, Texas
1 p.m. | Sunday, Mar. 19
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DALLAS (SMU)- No. 50 SMU men's tennis won doubles and the top three singles courts in a 4-1 victory over No. 55 Tulsa at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Sunday. SMU took the first two courts from the Golden Hurricane in doubles to clinch the point. SMU swept singles on Courts 2 and 3, then
Adam Neff took Court 1 for the sixth match in a row as he notched his third straight ranked victory.
The Mustangs picked up their second ranked win of the season and earned their third straight win over Tulsa.
"Tremendous match today. The boys have been so focused last few days since coming back from California working on details in their game," said head coach
Grant Chen. "We talked about enjoying the moment and competing together and they did that. Tulsa is a fighting team, and it was a high-level conference match. We look forward to a special match of the month on Thursday."
The Golden Hurricane and the Mustangs were locked in tight doubles matches on all three courts.
The debut pairing of
Kyle Sillman and
Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo downed Stefan Hampe and Ezequiel Santalla first after alternating the first 10 games. Sillman and Muniz-Hidalgo found a break at the right time to get the first win of the day at 7-5 on Court 3.
The iconic duo of
Adam Neff and
Pranav Kumar joined forces again to clinch the 13
th doubles point for the Mustangs. Similar to Court 3, Neff and Kumar went back and forth with Connor Di Marco and Kody Pearson as they were tied up at 5-5. The SMU pair clinched the match with a flick of the wrist winner from Kumar leaving Tulsa lost for answers. Neff and Kumar improve to 5-4 together on Court 1.
Tulsa had some fight left as Ezequiel Santalla defeated
Jordi Redelijk on Court 5 6-0, 6-4 giving the Golden Hurricane their first and only point of the day.
Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo went undefeated throughout the day as he rolled pasted Callum Gale 6-3, 6-2 on Court 3 to give the Mustangs back the lead at 2-1.
Liam Krall stretched SMU's lead to 3-1 minutes after Muniz-Hidalgo finished off his match. Krall was never down in his match as he defeated Stefan Hampe 6-3, 6-4. Krall put himself back in the win columns and is now 7-6 throughout the season.
Adam Neff picked up his first match clincher of the 2023 season, and did it in a dynamic fashion.
He faced Kody Pearson, No. 34 in the ITA singles rankings, on Court 1. Neff fell in a competitive first set 6-4. The momentum moved to Neff in the second set as he clawed his way back to even play with a 6-4 second set victory. The third set was all Neff led start to finish in the decisive third set and clinched the match for the Mustangs.
Neff is now on a six-match win streak, winning the last three matches against ranked opponents. This is Neff's second biggest win this season after he defeated the No. 30 ranked player from Cal on Mar. 15.
The Mustangs return to action at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex as they take on No. 42 Baylor at 5 p.m. The match will be streamed on ESPN + and the first 200 fans will receive a SMU Men's Tennis tank top. Food trucks, beverages and apparel giveaway will be given as well.
#50 SMU 4, #55 Tulsa 1
Mar 19, 2023 at
Singles Competition
1. Adam Neff (SMU) def. #34 Kody Pearson (TU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2. Liam Krall (SMU) def. Stefan Hampe (TU) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 3. Antonio Muniz Hidalg (SMU) def. Callum Gale (TU) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 4. Pranav Kumar (SMU) vs. Volodymyr Zakharov (TU) 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 3-5, unfinished |
| 5. Ezequiel Santalla (TU) def. Jordi Redelijk (SMU) 6-0, 6-4 |
| 6. Louis Cloud (SMU) vs. T. Carlsson Seger (TU) 5-7, 6-2, 4-4, unfinished |
Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (,3,5,2,1) |
