Friday, March 12
Houston, Texas
1:00 pm
Rice University
vs
Texas
Defending Champs Open Weekend for Owls
3/12/2021 8:51:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Rice hosts Texas and Trinity this weekend
In Brief: The Rice men's tennis team (5-5) faces a stern test as it looks to move over .500 on the season when the Owls host #6 Texas at 1 p.m. on Friday. The matchup with the Longhorns is the first of two for the Owls who will host Trinity on Saturday at 11 a.m. as part of a combined match with the Rice women.
Fans in the Stands: Home matches at the George R. Brown Tennis Center are once again open to the public with the following guidelines.
Live Scoring
Texas: The Longhorns are 11-3 this season and are coming off a road sweep at #26 Oklahoma State and #28 Oklahoma last weekend. They have won the last 15 meetings against the Owls, including a 6-1 win last year in Austin. The Owls lone point in the match came in doubles where they took the opening point from Texas for the first time in 16 matches. This will be the third meeting between the school at GRBTC with Texas winning 4-0 in 2016 and 7-0 in 2018. Rice's last win in the series came on 2/25/07, a 4-3 win in Austin. Texas has won the last six played in Houston (two each at GRBTC, Jake Hess Tennis Stadium and indoors at The MET).
Ranked Players:
Singles: #78 Micah Braswell, #120 Eliot Spizzirri
National Champs: Friday's dual will mark the first time the Owls have hosted a home dual against the defending NCAA men's tennis champions since the team championship was changed to the dual format in 1977. The Longhorns captured the 2019 NCAA championship and remain the defending champions after the 2020 season was cut short due to the pandemic.
Trinity: The Tigers are 3-5 this season heading into a match at Texas Lutheran on Friday. They lead the all-time dual series 7-6, including a 4-3 win in San Antonio on January 16. The two schools have a long history in the sport, highlighted by them tying for second and the 1970 NCAA Championship.
Notable:
The Schedule Ahead: This weekend's matches are the fourth and fifth of a stretch of 12 consecutive home duals on the current schedule. The upcoming home slate features meetings with #30 Tulane, #31 Texas Tech and #50 SMU.
Next Up: The Owls host Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Tuesday at noon and them host the 62nd annual Ralph O'Connor Rice Invitational, featuring #13 Texas Tech and C-USA foe FAU next weekend.
Follow the Action:
For the most up-to-date information on Rice Tennis follow the Owls on Twitter @RiceTennis or Instagram @ricemtennis or like Rice Men's Tennis on Facebook.
Fans in the Stands: Home matches at the George R. Brown Tennis Center are once again open to the public with the following guidelines.
Live Scoring
Texas: The Longhorns are 11-3 this season and are coming off a road sweep at #26 Oklahoma State and #28 Oklahoma last weekend. They have won the last 15 meetings against the Owls, including a 6-1 win last year in Austin. The Owls lone point in the match came in doubles where they took the opening point from Texas for the first time in 16 matches. This will be the third meeting between the school at GRBTC with Texas winning 4-0 in 2016 and 7-0 in 2018. Rice's last win in the series came on 2/25/07, a 4-3 win in Austin. Texas has won the last six played in Houston (two each at GRBTC, Jake Hess Tennis Stadium and indoors at The MET).
Ranked Players:
Singles: #78 Micah Braswell, #120 Eliot Spizzirri
National Champs: Friday's dual will mark the first time the Owls have hosted a home dual against the defending NCAA men's tennis champions since the team championship was changed to the dual format in 1977. The Longhorns captured the 2019 NCAA championship and remain the defending champions after the 2020 season was cut short due to the pandemic.
Trinity: The Tigers are 3-5 this season heading into a match at Texas Lutheran on Friday. They lead the all-time dual series 7-6, including a 4-3 win in San Antonio on January 16. The two schools have a long history in the sport, highlighted by them tying for second and the 1970 NCAA Championship.
Notable:
- Rice is 8-2 so far this year in the doubles point (5-3 when winning the point).
- Mohamed Abldel-Aziz has won his last five singles matches and Adam Oscislawski will bring a three-match winning streak into action on Friday.
- Sumit Sarkar and Conrad Russell have won four straight doubles matches and are 1-0 in doubles vs. Texas.
- Sarkar and Campbell Salmon are the only current Owls to have dual singles wins vs. Texas, both coming in 2019 in Austin.
- Clinch points: Jacob Eskeland (2), Wes Barnett, Adam Oscislawski, Sumit Sarkar (1).
The Schedule Ahead: This weekend's matches are the fourth and fifth of a stretch of 12 consecutive home duals on the current schedule. The upcoming home slate features meetings with #30 Tulane, #31 Texas Tech and #50 SMU.
Next Up: The Owls host Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Tuesday at noon and them host the 62nd annual Ralph O'Connor Rice Invitational, featuring #13 Texas Tech and C-USA foe FAU next weekend.
Follow the Action:
For the most up-to-date information on Rice Tennis follow the Owls on Twitter @RiceTennis or Instagram @ricemtennis or like Rice Men's Tennis on Facebook.
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