Friday, February 26
Houston, Texas
1 PM
Rice University
vs
Wichita State
Owls Welcome Fans in Return to Tennis Action
2/25/2021 8:25:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Women host Wichita State and No. 25 Arizona State to GRBTC this weekend
In Brief: The Rice women's tennis team (4-2) returns to action this weekend by hosting matches with Wichita State on Friday at 1 p.m. and No. 25 Arizona State on Sunday at 11 a.m. The matches will be the first this season to be open to the public under the following guidelines.
Live Scoring
Wichita State: The Shockers are 3-6 this season and have lost their last three matches. Rice leads the series 4-1, including a 4-0 win last year in Tempe, Arizona. This will be the first meeting between the two at GRBTC and the Shockers first visit to Rice since they dropped a 5-2 decision at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium in 2011.
Arizona State: The Sun Devils are currently ranked 25th in the most recent Oracle ITA national rankings and carry a 5-2 mark into a match with Wichita State on Saturday at GRBTC. Both the Owls and Sun Devils come into the weekend after facing Texas Tech in their most recent match. ASU dropped a 4-3 decision in Lubbock on February 14 while Rice snapped an eight-match losing streak to the Red Raider with a 4-3 win at GRBTC on February 6. Each school has also faced Baylor this year with the Owls falling 7-0 and the Sun Devils 4-2. This is the second meeting in history between the schools, with ASU taking a 4-2 decision in Tempe last season.
Ranked Players:
Doubles: 21 Illze Hattingh and Tereza Kolarova (ASU); Hattingh and Lauryn John-Baptiste (ASU)
Singles: 37 Hattingh (ASU); 115 Samantha Hampton (ASU)
Owls Notables:
Schedule Update: Rice saw a pair of matches postponed due the recent winter storms and both have been rescheduled. The Owls will combine with the Rice men's team to host UTA on March 25 at 1 p.m. and then travel to Austin on Sunday, March 27 to face Texas. The match vs. Sam Houston, originally scheduled for February 12 before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues within the Bearkats program has not yet been rescheduled.
Next Up: The Owls homestand continues next weekend as they join with the Rice men in a combined dual on March 6 at 11 a.m. The women will open their 2021 Conference USA schedule by hosting UTSA while the men will welcome Abilene Christian to GRBTC.
Follow the Action:
For the most up-to-date information on Rice Tennis, follow the Owls on Twitter @RiceTennis or Instagram @ricewtennis or like Rice Women's Tennis on Facebook.
Live Scoring
Wichita State: The Shockers are 3-6 this season and have lost their last three matches. Rice leads the series 4-1, including a 4-0 win last year in Tempe, Arizona. This will be the first meeting between the two at GRBTC and the Shockers first visit to Rice since they dropped a 5-2 decision at Jake Hess Tennis Stadium in 2011.
Arizona State: The Sun Devils are currently ranked 25th in the most recent Oracle ITA national rankings and carry a 5-2 mark into a match with Wichita State on Saturday at GRBTC. Both the Owls and Sun Devils come into the weekend after facing Texas Tech in their most recent match. ASU dropped a 4-3 decision in Lubbock on February 14 while Rice snapped an eight-match losing streak to the Red Raider with a 4-3 win at GRBTC on February 6. Each school has also faced Baylor this year with the Owls falling 7-0 and the Sun Devils 4-2. This is the second meeting in history between the schools, with ASU taking a 4-2 decision in Tempe last season.
Ranked Players:
Doubles: 21 Illze Hattingh and Tereza Kolarova (ASU); Hattingh and Lauryn John-Baptiste (ASU)
Singles: 37 Hattingh (ASU); 115 Samantha Hampton (ASU)
Owls Notables:
- Rice is 4-2 so far this year in the doubles point (4-0 when winning the point).
- Clinch points: Federica Trevisan (3), Anna Bowtell (1).
Schedule Update: Rice saw a pair of matches postponed due the recent winter storms and both have been rescheduled. The Owls will combine with the Rice men's team to host UTA on March 25 at 1 p.m. and then travel to Austin on Sunday, March 27 to face Texas. The match vs. Sam Houston, originally scheduled for February 12 before it was cancelled due to COVID-19 issues within the Bearkats program has not yet been rescheduled.
Next Up: The Owls homestand continues next weekend as they join with the Rice men in a combined dual on March 6 at 11 a.m. The women will open their 2021 Conference USA schedule by hosting UTSA while the men will welcome Abilene Christian to GRBTC.
Follow the Action:
For the most up-to-date information on Rice Tennis, follow the Owls on Twitter @RiceTennis or Instagram @ricewtennis or like Rice Women's Tennis on Facebook.
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