Rice University
Vanderbilt
Owls Blank Commodores
2/11/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 11, 2007
HOUSTON -- The No. 30 Rice men improved to 6-1 on the year with a commanding 4-0 win against No. 66 Vanderbilt on Sunday afternoon at the Downtown Club at the Met.
The Owls secured the doubles point with wins at the top two positions. First, Ralph Knupfer and Tobias Scheil downed the Commodores' pair of Ryan Preston and Jordan Magarik 8-4 at No. 1. Jason Mok and Christoph Müller then held off Nik Cromydas and Evan Dufaux for an 8-6 win. The No. 3 doubles match was suspended once the point was determined.
Rice made quick work of Vanderbilt in singles, sweeping the two through four positions to clinch the team victory. The unranked Müller upset No. 97 Evan Dufaux 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4 to improve to 6-0 in duals. Knupfer defeated Cromydas 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3, while Filip Paroci beat Vijay Paul 6-1, 6-4 at No. 2. The remaining three matches were suspended once the team outcome was decided.
The Owls embark on an extended road trip next week as they head to Lubbock to face No. 56 Texas Tech. Rice does not play again in Houston until March 23.
Results
No. 30 Rice 4, No. 66 Vanderbilt 0
Doubles
1) Knupfer/Scheil (RU) def. Preston/Jordan Magarik (VU), 8-4
2) Mok/Müller (RU) def. Cromydas/Dufaux (VU), 8-6
3) Harknett/Filip Zivojinovic (RU) vs. Mack/Sachs (VU), DNF
Singles
1) No. 50 Ben Harknett (RU) vs. No. 55 Ryan Preston (VU), DNF
2) Filip Paroci (RU) def. Vijay Paul (VU), 6-1, 6-4
3) Ralph Knupfer (RU) def. Nik Cromydas (VU), 6-3, 6-1
4) Christoph Müller (RU) def. No. 97 Evan Dufaux (VU), 6-3, 6-2
5) Tobias Scheil (RU) vs. Andy Mack (VU), DNF
6) Jason Mok (RU) vs. Nathan Sachs (VU), DNF
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