Senior Day Day Match with Tulane moved up to 11 a.m.

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vs US College Cup invitational

Oct 3

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vs ITA Texas Men's Regional Championships

Oct 15

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vs AMERICAN MEN'S AND WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Oct 23

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vs Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge

Oct 31

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vs ITA Conference Masters

Nov 6

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vs NCAA Individual Championships

Nov 18

In Brief: The Rice men's tennis team (9-10) will honor five key contributors to the program in the Owls final home of 2021 as they host #20 Tulane. First serves have been moved up to 11 a.m. due to expected rains in the afternoon.. Rice will honor 2021 seniors Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, Jacob Eskeland and Conrad Russell along with 2020 senior Eric Rutledge and team manager Jared Aiman in pre-match ceremonies.

Fans in the Stands: Home matches at the GRBTC are once again open to the public with the following guidelines.

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Tulane: The Green Wave are ranked 20th in the latest Oracle/ITA computer rankings and 26th in the coaches poll. They are 13-6 on the season and five wins against teams ranked in the top 30. They have won their last two, including wins over #29 Wichita State and #37 VCU last weekend at home. Rice leads the series 8-7, but Tulane has won the last three. This is the third consecutive meeting at GRBTC on Senior Day. Rice's last win in the series was a 4-3 decision on Senior Day 2016 while Tulane won 6-1 in 2019.

In the Rankings:
30 Hamish Stewart, Tulane (singles)
29 Stewart & Ewan Moore, Tulane; 72 Conrad Russell and Sumit Sarkar, Rice (doubles).

One for Mo: Mohamed Abdel-Aziz was named Conference USA's Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week after posting an unbeaten set of results last weekend vs. SMU and Prairie View. It's his first career weekly honor from the conference and the first for the Owls since Sumit Sarkar was named three times in 2019.

Notable:

Rice is 12-7 so far this year in the doubles point (9-3 when winning the point).
Mohamed Abldel-Aziz has won five straight singles matches and 11 of his last 13 to match his career-best for singles wins in a season (11). Adam Oscislawski has won six of his last seven.
Clinch points: Jacob Eskeland and Adam Oscislawski (2), Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, Wes Barnett, Trinity Grear, Conrad Russell and Sumit Sarkar (1).

George R. Brown Tennis Center: Rice is 64-26 in dual action since moving into their current home in the fall of 2014. They are 9-6 in C-USA play and 6-10 all-time against ranked opponents.

Next Up: The Owls travel to Charlotte, North Carolina next week to compete in the Conference USA Championship. Seeding for the championship will be announced early next week.

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