Tigers Fall 4-3 in AAC Semifinal

Saturday, April 22

Orlando, FL / USTA National Campus

11:00 AM

University of Memphis

(4) SMU

Apr 22, 2023 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

ORLANDO – No. 1 Memphis men's tennis fell 4-3 to No. 4 SMU in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference championship Saturday afternoon in Orlando, Florida.

The Tigers (13-7) took the doubles point, but were unable to take advantage early in singles action.

Pablo Alemany and Oscar Cutting gave Memphis the early momentum with a 6-3 win on court three, before Jeremy Taylor and David Stevenson followed it up with a 6-4 victory at the top spot to give the Tigers a 1-0 advantage.

Play moved to singles where the Mustangs quickly put the Tigers in deep hole with three-straight victories on courts one, four and three.

Oscar Cutting gave Memphis its second point of the day at the No. 2 position with a 6-4, 6-4 win.

Facing a must-win situation, Pau Fanlo fought back on court six after dropping his first game to win 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 and even the match at 3-3.

With the match coming down to Jeremy Taylor on court five, the senior lost the first set, but battled back to send it to a third game before SMU ultimately prevailed, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.

Memphis will return home to await an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

RESULTS
(4) SMU 4, (1) Memphis 3

Singles
1. Adam Neff (SMU) def. Pablo Alemany (MEM) 6-0, 6-3
2. Oscar Cutting (MEM) def. Liam Krall (SMU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo (SMU) def. Conor Gannon (MEM) 6-3, 6-2
4. Pranav Kumar (SMU) def. Harry Rock (MEM) 6-4, 6-1
5. Julian Steinhausen (SMU) def. Jeremy Taylor (MEM) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
6. Paul Fanlo (MEM) def. Louis Cloud (SMU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
1. David Stevenson/Jeremy Taylor (MEM) def. Pranav Kumar/Adam Neff (SMU) 6-4
2. Harry Rock/Conor Gannon (MEM) vs. Callaway Clark/Liam Krall 4-5, unfinished
3. Oscar Cutting/Pablo Alemany (MEM) def. Julian Steinhausen/Antonio Muniz-Hidalgo (SMU) 6-4

Match Notes: SMU 17-13, Memphis 13-7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,4,3,2,6,5)
T-3:23

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