DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Women's Tennis improved to 5-1 on the season and 4-0 at home with a 6-1 victory over Grand Canyon on Friday. The Mustangs' 5-1 start is the best by the program since 2020.
SMU continued its perfect play in doubles action, moving to 6-0 in doubles play this season. The freshman tandem of Ellie Mireles and Addison Comiskey earned a 6-3 win to start the match, followed by a 6-4 victory for Amelie Van Impe and Caroline McGinley to clinch the doubles point. Van Impe and McGinley improved to 3-0 as a pair in the spring.
The Mustangs jumped on the Lopes early in singles, winning every first frame on each court. No. 70 Sophie Llewellyn got to the finish line first with a 6-3, 6-1 victory on court two, followed by Addison Comiskey, who won 6-1, 6-3 on court six. Caroline McGinley clinched the match for SMU and moved to 4-0 on the season with a 6-3, 6-0 win on court three.
In the remaining singles matches, Natalie Stasny collected her fifth win of the year with a 7-5, 6-1 decision. In the first of two matches to go to a third set, Amelie Van Impe outlasted her opponent on one, winning 6-2, 5-7, [10-7] for her second win of the year. Grand Canyon's Hams Metwally got the best of Ellie Mireles in the remaining match of the day, winning 2-6, 6-0, 6-4.
NEXT UP:
The Mustangs return to action on Friday, Feb. 13, at 12 pm CT on the road against UT Arlington.
RESULTS
SMU 6, Grand Canyon 1
Doubles
1. Amelie Van Impe/Caroline McGinley (SMU) def. Dania Deaifi/Bella Crossman (GCU), 6-4
2. Sophie Llewellyn/Natalie Stasny (SMU) vs. Karina Hofbauer/Gala Arangio (GCU), 4-4 unf
3. Ellie Mireles/Addison Comiskey (SMU) def. Amalia Suciu/ Peyton Duckett (GCU), 6-3
Singles
1. Amelie Van Impe (SMU) def. Karina Hofbauer (GCU) 6-2, 5-7, [10-7]
2. #70 Sophie Llewellyn (SMU) def. Bella Crossman (GCU), 6-3, 6-1
3. Caroline McGinley (SMU) def. Gala Arangio (GCU), 6-3, 6-0
4. Hams Metwally (GCU) def. Ellie Mireles (SMU), 2-6, 6-0, 6-4
5. Natalie Stasny (SMU) def. Dania Deaifi (GCU), 7-5, 6-1
6. Addison Comiskey (SMU) def. Peyton Duckett (GCU), 6-1, 6-3
(Order of finish: Doubles 3, 1 / Singles 2, 6, 3, 5, 1, 4)
