Tulsa Women’s Tennis Welcomes No. 43 SMU Saturday

Saturday, March 30

Tulsa, Okla.

11:00 a.m.

Tulsa

SMU

Photo by: Campbell Rogerson

Tulsa Women’s Tennis Welcomes No. 43 SMU Saturday

3/29/2024 3:18:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa women's tennis team is back in action at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center as the 8-9 Golden Hurricane will host the 8-9 No. 43 SMU Mustangs Saturday, March 30, with first serves at 11 a.m.

The Hurricane women will make history as the Tulsa-SMU match will be the first regular-season home dual in program history to air on an ESPN-affiliated broadcast. The match will be hosted by Peri Sheinin and the Cracked Racquets crew on ESPN+. Fans unable to attend the action in person can subscribe to ESPN+ to watch select Golden Hurricane tennis, football, volleyball, soccer, softball and basketball games. ESPN+ is offered at $10.99/month or $109.99/year. To subscribe, go to plus.espn.com. Fans will be able to access ESPN+ content only after they have subscribed.

This is the 33rd meeting between Tulsa and SMU in a 28-year series that began on February 18, 1996. Tulsa leads the all-times series 17-15 and is 8-2 against the Mustangs at home. SMU won last year's two meetings in 4-0 decisions, including the semifinal matchup between the two teams in the American Athletic Conference Championship that ended Tulsa's season.

The 43rd-ranked Mustangs are 8-9 on the year, including a 3-7 record against nationally ranked programs. SMU's ranked wins came against No. 17 Vanderbilt (4-3), No. 27 Denver (4-0) and No. 57 South Florida (4-0), while their losses came from No. 9 NC State, No. 15 Duke, No. 15 San Diego, No. 19 Texas A&M, No. 40 FIU, No. 48 Charlotte and No. 74 UC Santa Barbara.

Though SMU's singles lineup does not feature any ranked individuals, the Mustangs have found success as five different players have grabbed at least one win over ranked opponents in head-to-head matches. In the dual-match season, SMU is paced by Hadley Doyle, who is 8-2 overall and 4-1 in her last five completed matches in the No. 3 spot.

The Mustang doubles lineup is headlined by No. 41 Taylor Johnson and Lana Mavor, who are 9-4 together and 2-1 against nationally ranked doubles tandems at the No. 1 position.

Junior Maria Berlanga Bandera continues to pace Tulsa with a 10-5 dual-match record in singles play with junior teammate Lily Hutchings close behind at 9-7. Together, they are 9-6 at No. 1 Doubles while junior Ana Naranjo Martinez and Tayla Wilmot have held down the No. 3 Doubles position with a 8-4 record.