The No. 28 women’s tennis team (19-3) will play their final five matches of the season at home in the Turpin Tennis Center. They will start with a doubleheader on Friday, April 2 against Conference USA rival University of Texas at El Paso (8-10) and Prairie View A&M.

Following their double header, the Mustangs will have a day of rest before facing another C-USA rival, the University of Central Florida, on Sunday, April 4. Of their final five matches, three are against C-USA schools. SMU will also play a match against Rice next weekend.
Despite a tough loss to Baylor last Thursday, the Mustangs have rebounded well, winning their last two matches on the road against Fresno State and Saint Mary’s. Against Fresno State, the only point the Mustangs gave up was No. 1 singles, when No. 34 Marta Lesniak just lost her second match of the year to Renata Kucerkova.

Overall, Lesniak is 18-2 on the season in singles, while fellow sophomore Aleksandra Malyarchikova is not far behind at 16-2. Senior Pavi Francis has been a consistent player on the court for SMU and is 13-4 in singles.

The Mustangs have also had a lot of help from their freshmen this year. Edyta Cieplucha has been rolling this whole season, racking up a 14-1 record in singles. Shahzoda Hatamova is right there with her at 15-3. And Katerina Vankova, who has played at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, is 6-2 in the season.

SMU is gearing up for the C-USA championships, which will start April 22 in Tulsa. The Mustangs are the defending champions after defeating University of Tulsa last year in the championships.