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Men's tennis drills Prairie View A&M, Northern Colorado

PostPosted: Mon Mar 14, 2016 2:46 am
by PonyPride
From SMUMustangs.com:

SMU Collects Two Wins On Sunday
Mustangs Have Seven Shutout Wins On The Year

March 13, 2016

DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU men’s tennis team picked up two wins on Sunday, beating both Prairie View A&M and Northern Colorado, 7-0 and 6-1 respectively inside Turpin Stadium.

Down a player, Prairie View forfeited on court three in doubles play and court six in singles play. The duo of Markus Kernerand Samm Butler claimed the doubles match 6-4 to give SMU a 2-0 lead.

In singles action, Tony Russell got the scoring going for SMU with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Freddy Quintero. Nate Lammonsclaimed the fourth point of the match after a 6-1, 6-0 win over Christian Waldron.

“A very good day and I’m pleased by how we played in two tough matches,” said Head Coach Carl Neufeld. “Playing two teams on the same day is not easy and we’re happy that the guys are playing their personal best at this point in the year.”

The Mustangs had a brief break before hosting Northern Colorado. The pair of Kerner and Butler picked up the first doubles match, 6-1 over Hayden Cramer and Eric Schuermans. After dropping the doubles match on court one, SMU was able to win on court three to take a 1-0 lead.

Kerner pushed the Mustangs lead to 2-0 after a 6-2, 6-0 win over Cassell King. Slobodkins earned a 6-3, 6-2 win over Hayden Cramer, giving SMU a 3-0 lead. Ronald Slobodchikov went on to give SMU its fourth point of the match and the win after a 6-0, 6-4 win over Connor Finerty.

The Mustangs will be back in action on Tuesday when they welcome UMBC. Doubles play is set to begin at 6 p.m. CT.

Tennis Match Results
Prairie View A&M vs SMU
Mar 13, 2016 at Dallas, Texas
#37 SMU 7, Prairie View A&M 0

Singles Competition
1. Nate Lammons (SMU) def. Christian Waldron (PVAM) 6-1, 6-0
2. Samm Butler (SMU) def. Sergio Avella (PVAM) 6-3, 6-0
3. Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) def. Anirudh Yadav (PVAM) 6-1, 6-1
4. Tony Russell (SMU) def. Freddy Quintero (PVAM) 6-0, 6-1
5. Julio Olaya (SMU) def. Ulrick Boyogueno (PVAM) 6-1, 6-1
6. Marcus Knutzon (SMU) def. Malik Norris (PVAM), by default

Doubles Competition
1. Markus Kerner/Samm Butler (SMU) def. Christian Waldron/Sergio Avella (PVAM) 6-4
2. Tony Russell/Ronald Slobodchikov (SMU) vs. Anirudh Yadav/Ulrick Boyogueno (PVAM) 5-5, unfinished
3. Marcus Knutzon/Julio Olaya (SMU) def. Malik Norris/Freddy Quintero (PVAM), by default

Match Notes:
Prairie View A&M 0-6
SMU 11-4; National ranking #37
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,4,1,3,5,2)


Tennis Match Results
Northern Colorado vs SMU
Mar 13, 2016 at Dallas, Texas
#37 SMU 6, Northern Colorado 1

Singles Competition
1. Nate Lammons (SMU) def. MAYO, Austin (NCOLO) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
2. Samm Butler (SMU) def. SCHUERMANS, Eric (NCOLO) 6-3, 6-0
3. Markus Kerner (SMU) def. KING, Cassell (NCOLO) 6-2, 6-0
4. Ronald Slobodchikov (SMU) def. FINERTY, Connor (NCOLO) 6-0, 6-4
5. Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) def. CRAMER, Hayden (NCOLO) 6-3, 6-2
6. CLERIHEW, Alex (NCOLO) def. Marcus Knutzon (SMU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

Doubles Competition
1. MAYO, Austin/KING, Cassell (NCOLO) def. Nate Lammons/Arkadijs Slobodkins (SMU) 6-3
2. Markus Kerner/Samm Butler (SMU) def. SCHUERMANS, Eric/CRAMER, Hayden (NCOLO) 6-1
3. Julio Olaya/Tony Russell (SMU) def. FINERTY, Connor/SHELDON, Jacob (NCOLO) 6-2

Match Notes:
Northern Colorado 3-8
SMU 12-4; National ranking #37
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,5,4,2,1,6)