The SMU men’s tennis team lost to the University of Minnesota, 6-1, at the Turpin Tennis Center Sunday.
 

Playing under windy conditions, the No. 43 Gophers managed to take five of the six singles matches. SMU’s sole victory came from senior Chris Hooshyar, who holds the No. 5 singles spot, 6-1, 6-1. Junior Artem Baradach, playing in the No. 1 singles spot, nearly upset his opponent, No. 37 Sebastian George, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).
 

The Gophers also took the doubles point, winning two out of three doubles matches. However, the Mustangs made sure the wins did not come easy for Minnesota. The No. 1 doubles duo, juniors Darren Walsh and Adham el-Effendi, took their opponents to a tiebreaker but could not pull out the victory, falling 9-8 (7-4).
 

Hooshyar and Baradach, ranked No. 3 in doubles and nearly got a win, but play was stopped due to time. Their match was called with the Mustangs only a single game from victory, 7-4.
The Mustangs now have a record of 6-5. This is the first loss for the team at home this semester, and it was their first loss in five matches.
 

SMU will play against the No. 4 Texas Longhorns (11-1) in Austin March 2.