Women's tennis sweeps Memphis, repeats as AAC tournament cha
Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:06 pmFrom SMUMustangs.com:
Mustangs Win AAC Championship in Back-to-Back Years, Clinch NCAA Tournament Bid
DALLAS — SMU Women's Tennis won its second straight American Athletic Conference Championship, defeating Memphis 4-0 on Sunday at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.
SMU (13-11) earned the top seed going into the Championship, with Memphis (17-8) being the No. 3 seed.
"I feel incredibly proud of the team," head coach Jeff Nevolo said. "We battled through a lot of adversity this year. We were able to play our best tennis on the last day of the tournament which is what you always aim for."
The Mustangs secured the first point of the match by winning doubles play. Maja Makoric and Millie Skelton paired for the fifth time this year, defeating Alice Amendola and Miriam Grosmann to clinch the point for the Mustangs in a 7-6 (13-11) tiebreaker.
Hadley Doyle and Drew Morris partnered to take down Memphis's Emily Meyer and Leonie Moeller — 6-3. This is the second time this season Doyle and Morris defeated the pair, also earning a win over them on Senior Day on April 15th.
In singles play, Lana Mavor, Makoric and Doyle all swept their matches in two sets to secure the win for the Mustangs.
Mavor, a Maine native, defeated Meyer, 6-1, 6-4.
Makoric finished next — Amendola fell to the senior 6-1, 6-3.
On court three, Doyle clinched the title for SMU with her 6-3, 6-3 set wins over Monique Woog.
AAC Championship Accolades
2024 American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Champions — No. 1 Seed SMU
2024 American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Most Outstanding Performer — Lana Mavor
"Fighting alongside all of my teammates felt incredible," Mavor said. "We push each other everyday to be our best so they really pushed me to be the most outstanding and I'm just fortunate I got to win all of the matches to help the team. It's so exciting that we got to win today."
Up Next
The Mustangs transition their focus to the NCAA Championships Selection Show on April 29. This will be SMU's 13th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, most recently competing last year in 2023 against then-No. 39 Baylor in the first round.
NCAA first round action will take place on May 3rd or 4th.
Click here for selection show information.
"We're excited for another opportunity at NCAAs," Nevolo said. "We had a really tight match in the first round last year and I think this team is hungry and playing their best at the right time."
Doubles Scores:
Camila Soares/Monique Woog (Memphis) def. No. 39 Taylor Johnson/Lana Mavor (SMU) — 6-4) Hadley Doyle/Drew Morris (SMU) def. Emily Meyer/Leonie Moeller (Memphis) — 6-3 Maja Makoric/Millie Skelton (SMU) def. Alice Amendola/Miriam Grosmann (Memphis) — 7-6 (13-11)
Order of Finish - 2, 1, 3
Singles Scores:
Taylor Johnson (SMU) vs. Camila Soares (Memphis) — 6-4, 5-1, UF Drew Morris (SMU) vs. Leonie Moeller (Memphis) — 7-6 (7-3), 1-0, UF Hadley Doyle (SMU) def. Monique Woog (Memphis) — 6-3, 6-3 Lana Mavor (SMU) def. Emily Meyer — 6-1, 6-4 Maja Makoric (SMU) def. Alice Amendola (Memphis) — 6-1, 6-3 Millie Skelton (SMU) vs. Micah Pierce (Memphis) — 6-4, 1-6, UF
Order of Finish - 4, 5, 3
Mustangs Win AAC Championship in Back-to-Back Years, Clinch NCAA Tournament Bid
DALLAS — SMU Women's Tennis won its second straight American Athletic Conference Championship, defeating Memphis 4-0 on Sunday at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.
SMU (13-11) earned the top seed going into the Championship, with Memphis (17-8) being the No. 3 seed.
"I feel incredibly proud of the team," head coach Jeff Nevolo said. "We battled through a lot of adversity this year. We were able to play our best tennis on the last day of the tournament which is what you always aim for."
The Mustangs secured the first point of the match by winning doubles play. Maja Makoric and Millie Skelton paired for the fifth time this year, defeating Alice Amendola and Miriam Grosmann to clinch the point for the Mustangs in a 7-6 (13-11) tiebreaker.
Hadley Doyle and Drew Morris partnered to take down Memphis's Emily Meyer and Leonie Moeller — 6-3. This is the second time this season Doyle and Morris defeated the pair, also earning a win over them on Senior Day on April 15th.
In singles play, Lana Mavor, Makoric and Doyle all swept their matches in two sets to secure the win for the Mustangs.
Mavor, a Maine native, defeated Meyer, 6-1, 6-4.
Makoric finished next — Amendola fell to the senior 6-1, 6-3.
On court three, Doyle clinched the title for SMU with her 6-3, 6-3 set wins over Monique Woog.
AAC Championship Accolades
2024 American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Champions — No. 1 Seed SMU
2024 American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Most Outstanding Performer — Lana Mavor
"Fighting alongside all of my teammates felt incredible," Mavor said. "We push each other everyday to be our best so they really pushed me to be the most outstanding and I'm just fortunate I got to win all of the matches to help the team. It's so exciting that we got to win today."
Up Next
The Mustangs transition their focus to the NCAA Championships Selection Show on April 29. This will be SMU's 13th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, most recently competing last year in 2023 against then-No. 39 Baylor in the first round.
NCAA first round action will take place on May 3rd or 4th.
Click here for selection show information.
"We're excited for another opportunity at NCAAs," Nevolo said. "We had a really tight match in the first round last year and I think this team is hungry and playing their best at the right time."
Doubles Scores:
Camila Soares/Monique Woog (Memphis) def. No. 39 Taylor Johnson/Lana Mavor (SMU) — 6-4) Hadley Doyle/Drew Morris (SMU) def. Emily Meyer/Leonie Moeller (Memphis) — 6-3 Maja Makoric/Millie Skelton (SMU) def. Alice Amendola/Miriam Grosmann (Memphis) — 7-6 (13-11)
Order of Finish - 2, 1, 3
Singles Scores:
Taylor Johnson (SMU) vs. Camila Soares (Memphis) — 6-4, 5-1, UF Drew Morris (SMU) vs. Leonie Moeller (Memphis) — 7-6 (7-3), 1-0, UF Hadley Doyle (SMU) def. Monique Woog (Memphis) — 6-3, 6-3 Lana Mavor (SMU) def. Emily Meyer — 6-1, 6-4 Maja Makoric (SMU) def. Alice Amendola (Memphis) — 6-1, 6-3 Millie Skelton (SMU) vs. Micah Pierce (Memphis) — 6-4, 1-6, UF
Order of Finish - 4, 5, 3