Monday, April 17
Orlando, FL
1:00 P.M.
SMU
vs
Florida Atlantic
No. 52 SMU Men’s Tennis Face Ranked Matchup In Season Finale
Apr 15 | Men's Tennis
No. 52 SMU (14-13) at No. 60 Florida Atlantic (12-9)Â
USTA National Campus – Orlando, Fla.
2 p.m. CT | Monday, Apr. 17
Season Stats
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ORLANDO (SMU)-Â The No. 52 ranked SMU men's tennis heads to Orlando, Fla. to take on No. 60 Florida Atlantic on Monday, Apr. 17 at 2 p.m. in its last matchup of the regular season.
The Mustangs enter the weekend as the No. 52 ranked team in the nation. Adam Neff continues in the ITA singles rankings as the No. 66 ranked player. Neff and doubles partner, Pranav Kumar, are the No. 66 ranked doubles pairing.
No. 52 SMU men's tennis added its second ranked road victory on Saturday afternoon at the George R. Brown Tennis Center as the Mustangs rolled over No. 59 Rice 4-2.
SMU picked up its fifth top-75 victory and second in less than a week with the rout of the Owls.
This is the 12th match away from home this season, all of those against teams ranked in the top-75.
Florida Atlantic holds a 7-2 overall record at home and have won the last five home matches.
MUSTANG MARK
Adam Neff was named the AAC Player of the Week on Tuesday, Mar. 21. after scoring a pair of singles wins against top-35 players (Cal and Tulsa). Neff is on a 11 match win steak improving to 13-2 in singles matches in the dual match season, including seven victories against ranked players.
Neff and doubles partner, Pranav Kumar are the No. 66 ranked doubles team in the nation. Neff and Kumar hold three ranked victories together, most recently taking down the No. 12 duo from Baylor.
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Liam Krall got the match-clincher against No. 59 Rice as he rallied back from a tight 5-7 opening set loss on Court 2 to Wed Barnett, forcing a deciding third set with a 6-1 second set rally. Krall remained in complete control of the third set with a 6-2 win giving SMU the ranked road win.
Julian Steinhausen is on a two-match win streak after being the first court off in singles play with a 6-3, 6-1 victory on Court 4 against No. 59 Rice.
Steinahusen and doubles partner, Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo move to 4-0 after clinching the doubles point for the Mustangs against Memphis.
Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo holds an 10-8 record throughout the season. Muniz-Hidalgo was the third match off putting SMU within one of the match with a straight set victory against No. 59 Rice. Muniz-Hidalgo picked up the match-clincher in the Mustangs biggest win of the season, over then No. 21 Cornell. Muniz-Hidalgo moves to 13-10 since fall 2022.
Louis Cloud improves to three match-clinchers with a 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 17-13.
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SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The Owls are coming off a 7-0 sweep over Brown on Mar. 31 to improve to a 12-9 overall record and 7-2 home record this season.
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UP NEXT
Starting Apr. 20, the Mustangs will compete for a back-to-back conference title in the AAC Tournament in Orlando, Fla.
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SMU IN THE ITA RANKINGS
ITA Team Ranking (April 11 ranking)
52 SMU
Men's Singles (April 11 ranking)
66 Adam Neff
Men's Doubles (April 11 ranking)
66 Pranav Kumar/ Adam Neff
ITA Team Ranking (April 4 ranking)
55 SMU
Men's Singles (April 4 ranking)
66Â Adam Neff
Men's Doubles (April 4 ranking)
57Â Pranav Kumar/Â Adam Neff
ITA Team Ranking (March 28 ranking)
50 SMU
ITA Team Ranking (March 21 ranking)
47 SMU
Men's Singles (March 14 ranking)
64Â Adam Neff
Men's Doubles (March 14 ranking)
69Â Pranav Kumar/Â Adam Neff
ITA Team Ranking (March 14 ranking)
50 SMU
ITA Team Ranking (February 28 ranking)
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75 SMU
ITA Team Ranking (February 21 ranking)
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68Â SMU
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Men's Doubles (February 21 ranking)
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55Â Pranav Kumar/Â Adam Neff
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USTA National Campus – Orlando, Fla.
2 p.m. CT | Monday, Apr. 17
Season Stats
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ORLANDO (SMU)-Â The No. 52 ranked SMU men's tennis heads to Orlando, Fla. to take on No. 60 Florida Atlantic on Monday, Apr. 17 at 2 p.m. in its last matchup of the regular season.
The Mustangs enter the weekend as the No. 52 ranked team in the nation. Adam Neff continues in the ITA singles rankings as the No. 66 ranked player. Neff and doubles partner, Pranav Kumar, are the No. 66 ranked doubles pairing.
No. 52 SMU men's tennis added its second ranked road victory on Saturday afternoon at the George R. Brown Tennis Center as the Mustangs rolled over No. 59 Rice 4-2.
SMU picked up its fifth top-75 victory and second in less than a week with the rout of the Owls.
This is the 12th match away from home this season, all of those against teams ranked in the top-75.
Florida Atlantic holds a 7-2 overall record at home and have won the last five home matches.
MUSTANG MARK
Adam Neff was named the AAC Player of the Week on Tuesday, Mar. 21. after scoring a pair of singles wins against top-35 players (Cal and Tulsa). Neff is on a 11 match win steak improving to 13-2 in singles matches in the dual match season, including seven victories against ranked players.
Neff and doubles partner, Pranav Kumar are the No. 66 ranked doubles team in the nation. Neff and Kumar hold three ranked victories together, most recently taking down the No. 12 duo from Baylor.
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Liam Krall got the match-clincher against No. 59 Rice as he rallied back from a tight 5-7 opening set loss on Court 2 to Wed Barnett, forcing a deciding third set with a 6-1 second set rally. Krall remained in complete control of the third set with a 6-2 win giving SMU the ranked road win.
Julian Steinhausen is on a two-match win streak after being the first court off in singles play with a 6-3, 6-1 victory on Court 4 against No. 59 Rice.
Steinahusen and doubles partner, Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo move to 4-0 after clinching the doubles point for the Mustangs against Memphis.
Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo holds an 10-8 record throughout the season. Muniz-Hidalgo was the third match off putting SMU within one of the match with a straight set victory against No. 59 Rice. Muniz-Hidalgo picked up the match-clincher in the Mustangs biggest win of the season, over then No. 21 Cornell. Muniz-Hidalgo moves to 13-10 since fall 2022.
Louis Cloud improves to three match-clinchers with a 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 17-13.
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SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
The Owls are coming off a 7-0 sweep over Brown on Mar. 31 to improve to a 12-9 overall record and 7-2 home record this season.
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UP NEXT
Starting Apr. 20, the Mustangs will compete for a back-to-back conference title in the AAC Tournament in Orlando, Fla.
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SMU IN THE ITA RANKINGS
ITA Team Ranking (April 11 ranking)
52 SMU
Men's Singles (April 11 ranking)
66 Adam Neff
Men's Doubles (April 11 ranking)
66 Pranav Kumar/ Adam Neff
ITA Team Ranking (April 4 ranking)
55 SMU
Men's Singles (April 4 ranking)
66Â Adam Neff
Men's Doubles (April 4 ranking)
57Â Pranav Kumar/Â Adam Neff
ITA Team Ranking (March 28 ranking)
50 SMU
ITA Team Ranking (March 21 ranking)
47 SMU
Men's Singles (March 14 ranking)
64Â Adam Neff
Men's Doubles (March 14 ranking)
69Â Pranav Kumar/Â Adam Neff
ITA Team Ranking (March 14 ranking)
50 SMU
ITA Team Ranking (February 28 ranking)
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75 SMU
ITA Team Ranking (February 21 ranking)
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68Â SMU
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Men's Doubles (February 21 ranking)
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55Â Pranav Kumar/Â Adam Neff
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