DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Men's Tennis will resume its spring campaign by hosting Wisconsin on Saturday and Louisiana on Sunday at Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex this weekend.

Both matches will begin at noon on their respective days.

The Mustangs are coming off a season opener doubleheader split. They fell 5-2 to No. 7 Mississippi State before winning 6-1 against Lamar last weekend.

Matchups

• SMU is 3-3 all-time against Wisconsin. They played each other last season where the Badgers won 5-2 in Madison.
• The last time SMU played Wisconsin at Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex, the Mustangs won 7-0.
• SMU has a 7-2 all-time record against Louisiana. The last time the two teams meet was in 2014 when the Mustangs lost 4-3.
• The record in Dallas is 4-1 favoring the Mustangs. The last meeting on the Hilltop happened over 20 years ago when the Mustangs won 4-3 in 2006.

Week One

• SMU split its season opener doubleheader with a 6-1 win over Lamar after falling 5-2 to No. 7 Mississippi State on Saturday.
• Jerry Barton was named ACC Player of the Week after his win over Mississippi State's No. 34-ranked singles player.

Servin' Svajda

• In the fall, Svajda defeated seven players ranked players ranked in the final ITA Fall Singles rankings.
• He has wins over Texas A&M's No. 112 Khololwam Montsi, Baylor's No. 17 Connor Henry Van Scharlkwyk, Florida's No. 31 Jeremy Jin, Auburn's No. 40 Amirkhamza Nasridinov, Illlinois's No. 10 Kenta Miyoshi, Mississippi State's No. 13 Petar Jovanovic and NC State's No. 9 Martin Borisiouk.
• Became the first Mustang to reach the championship match since Richey Reneberg in 1986. He fell in the final match 4-6, 6-1, 2-6 to defending champion Michael Zheng after defeating NC State's Martin Borisiouk 6-2, 6-0 in the semifinal round of the tournament. Svajda defeated Mississippi State's Petar Johanovic 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals to become the first Mustang to reach the semifinals—also the first Mustang since Reneberg in 1986.

New Faces

• SMU welcomed three transfers prior to the fall season.
• Krish Arora came to the Hilltop after spending two years at Georgia Tech. The incoming junior posted a 29-24 singles record as a Yellow Jacket. Arora was ranked as high as No. 19 in the ITA doubles rankings with Clement. Notably, he competed in the 2024 US Junior US Open.
• Matthew Faraci hails from Manakin Sabot, Virginia. Faraci is a two-time VISAA Player of the Year and was named All-Metro Richmond Player of the Year this past season. He was undefeated in his two final high school seasons.
• Alex Finkelstein joined the Mustangs after three years at Brown. Prior to Brown, the Raynham, Massachusetts, native played his freshman year at Columbia. Played as Brown's No. 1 singles player, posting an overall record of 17-10 and a 15-8 record in dual match play. He is ranked No. 123 in the final ITA singles rankings and was ranked as high as No. 115 on April 15. Ended the season as the No. 6 Singles performer in the New England Region by the ITA.

First Wins at SMU

• Krish Arora won his first doubles match for SMU over Mississippi State's Niccolo Baroni / Ma Martinez Serran (6-3). Arora was paired with Georgi Georgiev for the first time.
• Arora won his first dual match singles match with SMU against Lamar (7(8)-6, 2-6, 10-3).
• Alex Finkelstein won his first singles match in a dual setting against Lamar's Fabian Anthin.
• Meethre Barot grabbed his first win in doubles play against Lamar (6-3).

Parking Information

• Spectator parking is available at Meadows Garage.