Friday, May 3
Norman, Okla.
10 a.m.
SMU
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Stanford
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May 2 | Men's Tennis
SMU (17-10) vs. Stanford (17-6) | May 3, 10 a.m. (CT)
Headington Family Tennis Center - Norman, Oklahoma
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SETTING THE SCENE
•   The Mustangs face Stanford (17-6) at the Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman, Okla. at 10 a.m. on Friday.
•   SMU returns to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year by earning an at-large bid in 11th-seeded Oklahoma's region.
•   SMU finished the regular season with a 17-10 overall record and ranked No. 44 by the ITA.
•   Trevor Svajda (singles) and the duo of Adam Neff/Huntley Allen (doubles) both earned automatic qualifying bids to the NCAA Individual Championships on May 20-25.
KNOW THE FOE
•   Stanford finished the regular season ranked No. 20 in the Apr. 23 ITA team poll.
•   The Cardinal advanced to the Pac-12 Tournament Championship, falling short (4-0) to Arizona.
SEASON AWARDS
•   AAC All Conference
   Trevor Svajda (Singles)
   Adam Neff (Singles)
   Adam Neff/Huntley Allen (Doubles)
•   AAC Freshman of the Year
   Trevor Svajda
•   AAC Player of the Week
   Adam Neff (Feb. 20, Mar. 12)
   Trevor Svajda (Mar. 19)
ITA RANKINGS
•   Singles - Trevor Svajda (41), Adam Neff (119)
•   Doubles - Adam Neff/Huntley Allen (27).
•   Team - SMU (44).
SPRING RECORDS
•   Singles
   Trevor Svajda (16-6)
   Adam Neff (9-9)
   Jerry Barton (12-5)
   Liam Krall (10-5)
   Maks Silagy (10-9)
   Eric Hadigian (10-5)
   Louis Cloud (10-5)
   Julian Steinhausen (3-2)
   Alex Stafford (3-0)
   Liam Sunkel (1-1)
   Callaway Clark (3-0)
   Kyle Sillman (2-0)
   Alex Yang (2-0)
   John Zisette (1-0)
•   Doubles
   Allen/Steinhausen (5-1)
   Neff/Svajda (4-2)
   Silagy/Barton (2-1)
   Clark/Hadigian (1-1)
   Allen/Silagy (1-0)
   Krall/Clark (1-2)
   Cloud/Sillman (1-0)
   Silagy/Sillman (1-0)
   Allen/Neff (6-3)
   Barton/Svajda (1-1)
   Steinhausen/Silagy (6-6)
   Clark/Sillman (2-0)
   Svajda/Cloud (8-3)
   Neff/Zisette (1-0)
   Neff/Clark (0-1)
CALIFORNIA COOL
•   Trevor Svajda earned his first pro-level title at the Cadillac of Calabasas USTA Pro Circuit tournament on Mar. 24, winning five matches in six days to claim the title.
NEFF SAID
•   Senior Adam Neff earned AAC All-Conference honors in both singles and doubles (with partner Huntley Allen). Neff has now made two consecutive All-Conference singles teams and three doubles teams.
•   Neff has been named the AAC Player of the Week twice in 2024 (Feb. 20, Mar. 12).
•   Neff currently ranks No. 119 in the ITA singles poll and No. 27 with Allen in the doubles poll.
•   Neff headlined the 2024 Dallas Open's College Night in his singles main draw match against Jordan Thompson.
•   Neff earned a ranked win over Cal's No. 67 Ryder Jackson to help SMU defeat the Golden Bears 5-2.
SERVIN' SVAJDA
•   Freshman Trevor Svajda joined SMU as the No. 1 tennis recruit in the nation.
•   Svajda earned AAC All-Conference honors (singles) and was named the AAC Freshman of the Year in 2024.
•   Svajda has opened his collegiate career with a 16-6 record playing on line one for the Mustangs.
•   Svajda has earned five singles wins over ranked opponents this season (No. 17, No. 29, No. 35, No. 68, No. 107).Â
•   Svajda was named the AAC Player of the Week on Mar. 19 after defeating Middle Tennessee's No. 29 Leo Raquin.
•   The San Diego native was selected to play against Nicolas Moreno De Alboran as a singles qualifying wild card at the 2024 Dallas Open.
2024 DALLAS OPEN
•   Five Mustangs - Adam Neff, Trevor Svajda, Jerry Barton, Julian Steinhausen and Huntley Allen - competed in the 2024 Dallas Open.
•   Neff headlined the tournament's College Night as a singles main draw wild card against Jordan Thompson.
•   Allen and Steinhausen went three sets in their main draw doubles match against Ben Shelton and Emilio Nava.
•   Both Svajda and Barton competed as wild cards in the singles qualifying rounds.
KRALL-STAR
•   Liam Krall is currently 10-5 in his senior season with the Mustangs.
•   Krall defeated Baylor's No. 75 Devin Badenhorst (6-4, 5-7, 6-4).
•   Krall has clinched two wins for SMU this season with singles victories at No. 57 Cornell and against Cal.
•   Krall competed in the 2023 World University Games in Chengdu, China. He went on to defeat the tournament's No. 1 overall seed to advance to the quarterfinals.
ERIC HAD-A-WIN
•   Pepperdine transfer Eric Hadigian currently holds a 10-5 singles record in his first year at SMU.
•   Hadigian defeated No. 100 Iiro Vasa of No. 12 San Diego in straight sets (6-1, 6-4).
•   Hadigian posted a 9-1 singles record in the fall in two tournaments.
•   Hadigian posted tournament victories in both of his fall competitions (Cowboy Classic, ITA Regional Consolation Championship) for SMU. Â
•   Hadigian finished the fall season ranked No. 122 in the ITA's final fall singles poll.
THIS YEAR'S GAUNTLET
•   The Mustangs faced off with 10 ranked teams in the 2024 regular season.
•   SMU defeated No. 57 Cornell (5-2), No. 34 Middle Tennessee (4-1), and swept No. 27 Memphis (4-0).
•   Four of SMU's ranked opponents were spotted inside the top-15 (No. 2 TCU, No. 7 USC, No. 12 San Diego, No. 14 Texas A&M).
JERRY'S WORLD
•   Furman transfer Jerry Barton holds a 12-5 singles record this season.
•   Barton was ranked No. 88 in the ITA's Feb. 7 singles poll and No. 98 in the final fall poll.
•   Barton was selected as a singles qualifying wild card at the 2024 Dallas Open, where he competed against Denis Kudla.
•   Barton holds a ranked win on the season against USC's No. 73 Lodewijk Weststrate.
CLOUD NINE
•   Junior Louis Cloud is currently 10-5 in singles play for SMU this season.
•   Cloud and Trevor Svajda hold an 8-3 doubles record throughout the spring.
TO THE MAKS
•   Florida State transfer Maks Silagy holds a 10-9 record in singles play.
•   The junior clinched SMU's 4-1 win against AAC foe Rice with his 6-2, 7-6(10) victory over Santiago Navarro.
•   Silagy and doubles partner Julian Steinhausen have combined for six wins on the spring.
FRESH FACES
•   SMU added three freshmen - Trevor Svajda, Kale Mize and Hughes Peus - and four transfers - Jerry Barton (Furman), Eric Hadigian (Pepperdine), Maks Silagy (Florida State) and Alex Yang (NYU) to its 2023-24 roster.
•   The Mustangs announced their stellar freshmen signing class in December. Svajda ranked as the number-one recruit in the nation when signing with SMU. Mize comes to SMU also as a five-star recruit, with Peus bringing Team USA experience to the Hilltop.
WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES
•   Three Mustangs - Liam Krall, Callaway Clark and Louis Cloud - traveled to Chengdu, China, to compete in the 2023 World University Games.
•   Krall defeated the tournament's No. 1 overall seed - Chak Lam Coleman (Hong Kong) - in the second round of singles play.
•   Clark competed in the tournament's mixed doubles field with Elise Wagle from UCLA women's tennis, advancing to the field's quarterfinal round.
•   Cloud competed in the men's singles field, coming away with a win in the first round.Â
UP NEXT
•   The winner of SMU and Stanford will face the winner of Oklahoma and UT Arlington on Saturday at the Headington Family Tennis Center. Saturday's second round match will begin at 1 p.m. (CT).
Headington Family Tennis Center - Norman, Oklahoma
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SETTING THE SCENE
•   The Mustangs face Stanford (17-6) at the Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman, Okla. at 10 a.m. on Friday.
•   SMU returns to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year by earning an at-large bid in 11th-seeded Oklahoma's region.
•   SMU finished the regular season with a 17-10 overall record and ranked No. 44 by the ITA.
•   Trevor Svajda (singles) and the duo of Adam Neff/Huntley Allen (doubles) both earned automatic qualifying bids to the NCAA Individual Championships on May 20-25.
KNOW THE FOE
•   Stanford finished the regular season ranked No. 20 in the Apr. 23 ITA team poll.
•   The Cardinal advanced to the Pac-12 Tournament Championship, falling short (4-0) to Arizona.
SEASON AWARDS
•   AAC All Conference
   Trevor Svajda (Singles)
   Adam Neff (Singles)
   Adam Neff/Huntley Allen (Doubles)
•   AAC Freshman of the Year
   Trevor Svajda
•   AAC Player of the Week
   Adam Neff (Feb. 20, Mar. 12)
   Trevor Svajda (Mar. 19)
ITA RANKINGS
•   Singles - Trevor Svajda (41), Adam Neff (119)
•   Doubles - Adam Neff/Huntley Allen (27).
•   Team - SMU (44).
SPRING RECORDS
•   Singles
   Trevor Svajda (16-6)
   Adam Neff (9-9)
   Jerry Barton (12-5)
   Liam Krall (10-5)
   Maks Silagy (10-9)
   Eric Hadigian (10-5)
   Louis Cloud (10-5)
   Julian Steinhausen (3-2)
   Alex Stafford (3-0)
   Liam Sunkel (1-1)
   Callaway Clark (3-0)
   Kyle Sillman (2-0)
   Alex Yang (2-0)
   John Zisette (1-0)
•   Doubles
   Allen/Steinhausen (5-1)
   Neff/Svajda (4-2)
   Silagy/Barton (2-1)
   Clark/Hadigian (1-1)
   Allen/Silagy (1-0)
   Krall/Clark (1-2)
   Cloud/Sillman (1-0)
   Silagy/Sillman (1-0)
   Allen/Neff (6-3)
   Barton/Svajda (1-1)
   Steinhausen/Silagy (6-6)
   Clark/Sillman (2-0)
   Svajda/Cloud (8-3)
   Neff/Zisette (1-0)
   Neff/Clark (0-1)
CALIFORNIA COOL
•   Trevor Svajda earned his first pro-level title at the Cadillac of Calabasas USTA Pro Circuit tournament on Mar. 24, winning five matches in six days to claim the title.
NEFF SAID
•   Senior Adam Neff earned AAC All-Conference honors in both singles and doubles (with partner Huntley Allen). Neff has now made two consecutive All-Conference singles teams and three doubles teams.
•   Neff has been named the AAC Player of the Week twice in 2024 (Feb. 20, Mar. 12).
•   Neff currently ranks No. 119 in the ITA singles poll and No. 27 with Allen in the doubles poll.
•   Neff headlined the 2024 Dallas Open's College Night in his singles main draw match against Jordan Thompson.
•   Neff earned a ranked win over Cal's No. 67 Ryder Jackson to help SMU defeat the Golden Bears 5-2.
SERVIN' SVAJDA
•   Freshman Trevor Svajda joined SMU as the No. 1 tennis recruit in the nation.
•   Svajda earned AAC All-Conference honors (singles) and was named the AAC Freshman of the Year in 2024.
•   Svajda has opened his collegiate career with a 16-6 record playing on line one for the Mustangs.
•   Svajda has earned five singles wins over ranked opponents this season (No. 17, No. 29, No. 35, No. 68, No. 107).Â
•   Svajda was named the AAC Player of the Week on Mar. 19 after defeating Middle Tennessee's No. 29 Leo Raquin.
•   The San Diego native was selected to play against Nicolas Moreno De Alboran as a singles qualifying wild card at the 2024 Dallas Open.
2024 DALLAS OPEN
•   Five Mustangs - Adam Neff, Trevor Svajda, Jerry Barton, Julian Steinhausen and Huntley Allen - competed in the 2024 Dallas Open.
•   Neff headlined the tournament's College Night as a singles main draw wild card against Jordan Thompson.
•   Allen and Steinhausen went three sets in their main draw doubles match against Ben Shelton and Emilio Nava.
•   Both Svajda and Barton competed as wild cards in the singles qualifying rounds.
KRALL-STAR
•   Liam Krall is currently 10-5 in his senior season with the Mustangs.
•   Krall defeated Baylor's No. 75 Devin Badenhorst (6-4, 5-7, 6-4).
•   Krall has clinched two wins for SMU this season with singles victories at No. 57 Cornell and against Cal.
•   Krall competed in the 2023 World University Games in Chengdu, China. He went on to defeat the tournament's No. 1 overall seed to advance to the quarterfinals.
ERIC HAD-A-WIN
•   Pepperdine transfer Eric Hadigian currently holds a 10-5 singles record in his first year at SMU.
•   Hadigian defeated No. 100 Iiro Vasa of No. 12 San Diego in straight sets (6-1, 6-4).
•   Hadigian posted a 9-1 singles record in the fall in two tournaments.
•   Hadigian posted tournament victories in both of his fall competitions (Cowboy Classic, ITA Regional Consolation Championship) for SMU. Â
•   Hadigian finished the fall season ranked No. 122 in the ITA's final fall singles poll.
THIS YEAR'S GAUNTLET
•   The Mustangs faced off with 10 ranked teams in the 2024 regular season.
•   SMU defeated No. 57 Cornell (5-2), No. 34 Middle Tennessee (4-1), and swept No. 27 Memphis (4-0).
•   Four of SMU's ranked opponents were spotted inside the top-15 (No. 2 TCU, No. 7 USC, No. 12 San Diego, No. 14 Texas A&M).
JERRY'S WORLD
•   Furman transfer Jerry Barton holds a 12-5 singles record this season.
•   Barton was ranked No. 88 in the ITA's Feb. 7 singles poll and No. 98 in the final fall poll.
•   Barton was selected as a singles qualifying wild card at the 2024 Dallas Open, where he competed against Denis Kudla.
•   Barton holds a ranked win on the season against USC's No. 73 Lodewijk Weststrate.
CLOUD NINE
•   Junior Louis Cloud is currently 10-5 in singles play for SMU this season.
•   Cloud and Trevor Svajda hold an 8-3 doubles record throughout the spring.
TO THE MAKS
•   Florida State transfer Maks Silagy holds a 10-9 record in singles play.
•   The junior clinched SMU's 4-1 win against AAC foe Rice with his 6-2, 7-6(10) victory over Santiago Navarro.
•   Silagy and doubles partner Julian Steinhausen have combined for six wins on the spring.
FRESH FACES
•   SMU added three freshmen - Trevor Svajda, Kale Mize and Hughes Peus - and four transfers - Jerry Barton (Furman), Eric Hadigian (Pepperdine), Maks Silagy (Florida State) and Alex Yang (NYU) to its 2023-24 roster.
•   The Mustangs announced their stellar freshmen signing class in December. Svajda ranked as the number-one recruit in the nation when signing with SMU. Mize comes to SMU also as a five-star recruit, with Peus bringing Team USA experience to the Hilltop.
WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES
•   Three Mustangs - Liam Krall, Callaway Clark and Louis Cloud - traveled to Chengdu, China, to compete in the 2023 World University Games.
•   Krall defeated the tournament's No. 1 overall seed - Chak Lam Coleman (Hong Kong) - in the second round of singles play.
•   Clark competed in the tournament's mixed doubles field with Elise Wagle from UCLA women's tennis, advancing to the field's quarterfinal round.
•   Cloud competed in the men's singles field, coming away with a win in the first round.Â
UP NEXT
•   The winner of SMU and Stanford will face the winner of Oklahoma and UT Arlington on Saturday at the Headington Family Tennis Center. Saturday's second round match will begin at 1 p.m. (CT).
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