No. 37 San Diego (8-4) vs SMU (7-6)
Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex – Dallas, Texas
1 p.m. | Wednesday, Mar. 8
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DALLAS- SMU men's tennis is looking for its second straight ranked victory at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex with a matchup against No. 37 San Diego on Wednesday at 1 p.m.
SMU improved to 7-6 on the season after a 4-1 victory over No. 54 Old Dominion Tuesday. The Mustangs picked up their 10
th doubles point followed by three straight singles victories to clinch the win.
INSIDE THE MATCH
SMU has only given up three total points at home resulting in an undefeated (7-0) record. SMU picked up its 10
th doubles point of the season against Old Dominion.
SMU is 2-0 in its matchup against San Diego. SMU won the last matchup, 4-3, on Mar. 5, 2022 at the Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center in San Diego.
Series History: San Diego
All time: SMU leads 2-0
Home Records: 1-0
Away Records: 1-0
Neutral Records: 0-0
First Meeting: 4-1 SMU, Mar. 11, 2021 in Dallas
Last Meeting: 4-3 SMU, Mar. 5, 2022 in San Diego
Current Winning Streak: W2, SMU
MUSTANG MARK
Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo and
Liam Krall hold a 7-2 overall record in doubles with their losses coming from Mississippi State and Oklahoma State. The duo clinched the doubles point for the Mustangs yesterday afternoon against Old Dominion.
No. 55-ranked
Pranav Kumar and
Adam Neff hold a 4-3 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 5-2 singles record throughout the dual season. Neff won on Court 1 for the third week in a row 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.
Sophomore
Louis Cloud holds a 7-3 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 14-6.
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
San Diego is coming off a 4-1 victory against No. 54 Old Dominion on Mar. 6 improving to an 8-4 overall record.
Iiro Vasa is ranked No. 104 in the ITA singles rankings.
LAST TIME OUT
SMU men's tennis clinched its first ranked victory Tuesday afternoon with a dominate 4-1 victory over No. 54 Old Dominion. Old Dominion came ready to battle but ultimately it did not matter as the Mustangs picked up the doubles point and three straight singles matches to earn the victory.
UP NEXT
The Mustangs will take on Southern Arkansas at 11 a.m. and No. 31-ranked Cornell at 5 p.m. at the Styslinger/ Altec Tennis Complex on Mar. 10.
SMU IN THE ITA RANKINGS
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