The No. 29 SMU women’s tennis team has one final match as a tune-up before they head to Tulsa to defend their Conference USA crown. The Mustangs will host C-USA rival Rice on Saturday, April 10 at the Turpin Tennis Center.

The match against the Owls will be the final match for seniors Nicole Briceno, Pavi Francis, Casey Kennedy and Sophie Quist. All four were members of the team last year when SMU won their first C-USA title and their first tournament title in school history.

Francis is the most decorated of the seniors with an overall singles record of 74-36. Her 74 wins are already enough to place her in the top-10 all-time for singles victories, and she can also reach a third 20-win season, after going 24-9 as a freshman and 21-10 as a sophomore.

Briceno has been a career doubles player for the Mustangs, going 29-4 in doubles while racking up a 30-28 record in singles. Last year, Briceno had a stellar doubles season when she went 23-2 to help the Mustangs win the C-USA championship.

Kennedy has done well in her final year for SMU, going 13-4 in doubles in dual matches. Over her career as a Mustang, Kennedy is 17-14 in doubles and 14-12 in singles.

Quist is 14-8 in doubles and 18-21 in singles for her career and was perfect in doubles as a junior, 5-0, when the Mustangs won the championship. The Owls are 11-7 this season, which matches their win total from last season. Rice is ranked No. 42 in the nation and their top player is No. 104 Rebekka Hanle while their top doubles team is No. 68 Julie Chao and Ana Guzman.