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SMU Set To Host Abilene Christian, Oral Roberts And UTSA | Saturday & Sunday

SMU (5-5, 0-0 ACC) vs Abilene Christian (3-3, 0-0 ASUN)
Saturday, Feb. 21 at 12 pm CT
Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex • Dallas, Texas
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SMU (5-5, 0-0 ACC) vs Oral Roberts (5-7, 0-0 SUMMIT)
Sunday, Feb. 22 at 10 am CT
Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex • Dallas, Texas
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SMU (5-5, 0-0 ACC) vs UTSA (0-6, 0-0 AAC)
Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2 pm CT
Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex • Dallas, Texas
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DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Men's Tennis is set to host Abilene Christian on Saturday before taking on a doubleheader against Oral Roberts and UTSA on Sunday.

Saturday's match will begin at 12 pm CT, and Sunday's doubleheader will start at 10 am CT at Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.

SMU at the ITA Indoors
  • The Mustangs came out of their 2026 ITA National Team Indoor Championship campaign with a 1-2 record.
  • SMU earned a win over No. 22 Arizona State last weekend. The win was SMU's first ITA National Team Indoor Championship match win since 2000 and its highest ranked win since 2023.
  • They fell short to No. 2 Ohio State 4-3 in a tiebreaker on the deciding singles match.
  • Trevor Svajda was 3-0 in singles play during the tournament without dropping a single set. He defeated two ranked opponents.
  • Svajda and Alex Finkelstein earned their first ranked win as a doubles pair.
Servin' Svajda
  • Trevor Svajda is ranked No. 1 in the ITA singles rankings as of Feb. 19.
  • He is undefeated in singles play this spring with an 8-0 record, not dropping a single set through all eight matches.
  • He has four singles wins against ranked opponents. He defeated Ohio State's No. 13 Aidan Kim and Florida's No. 54 Adhitya Ganesan this past weekend.
  • Svajda has been named Player of the Week twice this season (Feb. 3 and Feb. 17).
  • 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.
Numbers to Their Names
  • Trevor Svajda remains the No. 1 singles player in the nation in the latest ITA ranking that was announced on Feb. 19.
  • Alex Finkelstein earns his first spring ranking as the No. 96 singles player in the nation.
  • In doubles, Svajda and Finkelstein were ranked No. 46 after a 2-1 weekend by the pair in the ITA Indoors. The doubles pair earned its first ranked win against No. 7 Alex Okonkwo and Alexander Bernard from Ohio State this past weekend.
Stangs on a Streak
  • Trevor Svajda is on an eight-match winning streak in singles play.
  • Jerry Barton is undefeated in his last four singles matches. He has a 7-1 record.
Matchups and Scout
  • SMU is 12-1 all-time against Abilene Christian. The Mustangs defeated the Wildcats 6-1 last season.
  • The Mustangs are 10-2 against UTSA and are undefeated with a 7-0 record against Oral Roberts.
Parking Information
  • Spectator parking is available at Meadows Garage.
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Players Mentioned

Jerry Barton

Jerry Barton

6' 1"
SR
Trevor Svajda

Trevor Svajda

5' 9"
JR
Alex Finkelstein

Alex Finkelstein

6' 2"
GS

Players Mentioned

Jerry Barton

Jerry Barton

6' 1"
SR
Trevor Svajda

Trevor Svajda

5' 9"
JR
Alex Finkelstein

Alex Finkelstein

6' 2"
GS