No. 2 SMU men's tennis falls, 4-1, to No. 2 TCU

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From SMUMustangs.com:

No. 40 SMU Falls 4-1 To No. 2 TCU

DALLAS (SMU) – The No. 40 SMU men's tennis fell 4-1 to No. 2 TCU at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex on Thursday.

"These are the matches we train for," said Head Coach Grant Chen. "We came up a little short today, but we had an incredible fight from the whole team. We are really proud of the how the guys competed. We played very solid, tactical tennis to earn one of the best doubles points of the season. Every court was a battle in singles, giving credit to both teams. We are excited for many more matches with our cross-town rivals."

The Mustangs move to 16-8 on the season and finish this year's play at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex with 13-2 record. TCU marks SMU's 10th ranked opponent of the season.

SMU jumped out to an early 1-0 lead by claiming the team doubles point. After a 2-2 draw between the first four games, Julian Steinhausen and Maks Silagy then took the next four games on court three to defeat TCU's Tomas Jirousek and Kaj Quirijns (6-2). Trevor Svajda and Louis Cloud followed with a 6-4 victory on court two over Jack Pinnington and Pedro Vives to take the doubles point.

The Mustangs have now won the doubles point in three consecutive matches.

TCU would go on to claim four points in singles to win the match.

The Mustangs travel to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for back-to-back dual matches with Temple (Sunday – 12 p.m.) and Tulsa (Monday – 4 p.m.) at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

Singles Scores:
1. No. 8 Jack Pinnington def. No. 33 Trevor Svajda (6-4, 6-3)
2. No. 58 Pedro Vives def. No. 97 Adam Neff (6-2, 6-2)
3. No. 57 Lui Maxted def. Maks Silagy (6-4, 6-4)
4. Julian Steinhausen vs. Tomas Jirousek (3-6, 6-4, 1-3 - UNF)
5. Duncan Chan def. Louis Cloud (6-7, 5-7)
6. Jerry Barton vs. Julian Alonso (5-7, 6-2, 1-1 – UNF)
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3, 5

Doubles Scores:
1. No. 28 Adam Neff/Huntley Allen vs. No. 77 Lui Maxted/Duncan Chan (5-4 – UNF)
2. Trevor Svajda/Louis Cloud def. Jack Pinnington/Pedro Vives (6-4)
3. Julian Steinhausen/Maks Silagy def. Tomas Jirousek/Kaj Quirijns (6-2)
Order of Finish: 3, 2