Sunday, March 29
Dallas, TX
1 p.m.
University of Louisville
0
at
4
SMU
Louisville Falls to SMU in Dallas
March 29, 2026 | Men's Tennis
Ahouda and El Amine claimed a doubles victory in the loss
DALLAS - The University of Louisville men's tennis team dropped its match to SMU by a score of 4-0 Sunday afternoon at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex.
SMU (16-9, 6-4 ACC) claimed the first doubles victory on court two before Hamza El Amine and Walid Ahouda evened up the competition with a 6-3 win on the top court. The Mustangs clinched the point with a 6-2 victory on court three.Â
The Mustangs carried the momentum into singles competition, taking down Louisville's one, four then five courts. Freshman Jerald Carroll was the only Cardinal to win a set and was beginning a third set when the match was abandoned.Â
Louisville (16-10, 4-6 ACC) will remain on the road to face Virginia Tech on April 3 with first serve set for 4:30 p.m. ET.
No. 32 SMU 4, No. 53 Louisville 0
Singles Competition
Trevor Svajda (SMU) def. Walid Ahouda (UL) 6-0, 6-0
Alex Finkelstein (SMU) vs. Matei Onofrei (UL) 7-5, 4-3, unfinished
Georgi Georgiev (SMU) vs. Andre Steinbach (UL) 7-6, 0-2, unfinished
Krish Arora (SMU) def. Pedro Cressoni (UL) 6-3, 6-2
Jerry Barton (SMU) def. Hamza El Amine (UL) 6-3, 6-2
Noah McDonald (SMU) vs. Jerald Carroll (UL) 6-3, 3-6, unfinished
Doubles Competition
Walid Ahouda/Hamza El Amine (UL) def. Alex Finkelstein/Krish Arora (SMU) 6-3
Trevor Svajda/Jerry Barton (SMU) def. Louis Chusseau/Jerald Carroll (UL) 6-2
Georgi Georgiev/Vikas Deo (SMU) def. Russell Lokko/Matei Onofrei (UL) 6-2
Order of Finish:
Doubles (2, 1, 3)
Singles (1, 4, 5)
SMU (16-9, 6-4 ACC) claimed the first doubles victory on court two before Hamza El Amine and Walid Ahouda evened up the competition with a 6-3 win on the top court. The Mustangs clinched the point with a 6-2 victory on court three.Â
The Mustangs carried the momentum into singles competition, taking down Louisville's one, four then five courts. Freshman Jerald Carroll was the only Cardinal to win a set and was beginning a third set when the match was abandoned.Â
Louisville (16-10, 4-6 ACC) will remain on the road to face Virginia Tech on April 3 with first serve set for 4:30 p.m. ET.
No. 32 SMU 4, No. 53 Louisville 0
Singles Competition
Trevor Svajda (SMU) def. Walid Ahouda (UL) 6-0, 6-0
Alex Finkelstein (SMU) vs. Matei Onofrei (UL) 7-5, 4-3, unfinished
Georgi Georgiev (SMU) vs. Andre Steinbach (UL) 7-6, 0-2, unfinished
Krish Arora (SMU) def. Pedro Cressoni (UL) 6-3, 6-2
Jerry Barton (SMU) def. Hamza El Amine (UL) 6-3, 6-2
Noah McDonald (SMU) vs. Jerald Carroll (UL) 6-3, 3-6, unfinished
Doubles Competition
Walid Ahouda/Hamza El Amine (UL) def. Alex Finkelstein/Krish Arora (SMU) 6-3
Trevor Svajda/Jerry Barton (SMU) def. Louis Chusseau/Jerald Carroll (UL) 6-2
Georgi Georgiev/Vikas Deo (SMU) def. Russell Lokko/Matei Onofrei (UL) 6-2
Order of Finish:
Doubles (2, 1, 3)
Singles (1, 4, 5)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
00
Trevor Svajda / 0 [SMU]
66
#2 Singles Match
1234
530UF
Alex Finkelstein / 0 [SMU]
74UF
#3 Singles Match
123
62UF
Georgi Georgiev / 0 [SMU]
70UF
#4 Singles Match
12
32
Krish Arora / 0 [SMU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
32
Jerry Barton / 0 [SMU]
66
#6 Singles Match
1234
360UF
Noah McDonald / 0 [SMU]
63UF
Order of Finish:
1,4,5
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