Rice University Athletics
Gustafsson Named November Athlete of the Month
11/4/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Senior Adam Gustafsson has been named the Conference USA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Month, the conference office announced on Wednesday.
Gustafsson earned the honor on the strength of a strong singles showing at the ITA Texas Regional Championship held at Rice and a strong run with doubles partner David Warren at the ITA Men's All-American Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Gustafsson reached the semifinals in singles at the Texas Regional, downing the 14th and 7th seeds in the tournament before falling to eventual champion Arthur Rinderknech of Texas A&M. Gusafsson reached the semis with a gritty 6-7(5), 7-6(6), 6-2 win over seventh seed Jolan Cailleau of Texas Tech, who was ranked 79th nationally in the ITA fall rankings.
Gustafsson and Warren earned a spot in the main doubles draw at the All-American after winning three round of qualifying matches, highlighted by a 6-2, 3-6, 1-0(8) win over Wichita State's #42 team of Jocelyn Devilliers and Tin Ostojic.
The Owls will wrap up their fall tennis campaign this weekend by competing in the LSU Invitational in Baton Rouge, Friday-Sunday. They will open their 2016 dual season on January 15 with a double header match featuring Abilene Christian and Prairie View.
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