Saturday, April 10
Houston, Texas
11 AM
Rice University
vs
SMU
Men's Tennis Hosts Pair this Weekend
4/9/2021 4:16:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SMU and Prairie View
In Brief: The Rice men's tennis team (8-9) will host SMU and Prairie View A&M in a pair of combined matches with the Rice women's team this weekend. The Owls will host the Mustangs on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the second annual Turpin Cup match and the Panthers on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Fans in the Stands: Home matches at the GRBTC are once again open to the public with the following guidelines.
Live Scoring/Video
SMU: The Mustangs are 13-13 on the season and have dropped their last four matches—all against top 35 teams. This will be the 46th meeting between the schools with SMU leading the series 23-22. They have met at least once each season since 2011
Turpin Cup: Created in 2020, the Turpin Cup honors the memory of Jack Turpin. Turpin earned All-America honors and won a Southwest Conference doubles title in 1950 for Rice. His oldest son, Scott, followed his father to play tennis at Rice where he served as a co-captain as a senior while his younger two sons, Mark and Jeff, earned All-American honors playing for SMU.
Prairie View: The Panthers are 4-12 this season and have won their last two matches. This is the 13th consecutive meeting between the schools and Rice leads the series 14-0.
Notable:
Next Up: The Owls will join with the Rice women to host a pair of duals next weekend. They will welcome SMU to GRBTC in the second annual Turpin Cup at 11 a.m. on April 10 and Prairie View at 11 a.m. the following day.
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 GRBTC are once again open to the public with the following guidelines.
Live Scoring/Video
SMU: The Mustangs are 13-13 on the season and have dropped their last four matches—all against top 35 teams. This will be the 46th meeting between the schools with SMU leading the series 23-22. They have met at least once each season since 2011
Turpin Cup: Created in 2020, the Turpin Cup honors the memory of Jack Turpin. Turpin earned All-America honors and won a Southwest Conference doubles title in 1950 for Rice. His oldest son, Scott, followed his father to play tennis at Rice where he served as a co-captain as a senior while his younger two sons, Mark and Jeff, earned All-American honors playing for SMU.
Prairie View: The Panthers are 4-12 this season and have won their last two matches. This is the 13th consecutive meeting between the schools and Rice leads the series 14-0.
Notable:
- Rice is 11-6 so far this year in the doubles point (8-3 when winning the point).
- Mohamed Abldel-Aziz has won his last nine of his last 11 decisions and Adam Oscislawski has won six of his last seven.
- Clinch points: Jacob Eskeland and Adam Oscislawski (2), Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, Wes Barnett, Trinity Grear and Sumit Sarkar (1).
Next Up: The Owls will join with the Rice women to host a pair of duals next weekend. They will welcome SMU to GRBTC in the second annual Turpin Cup at 11 a.m. on April 10 and Prairie View at 11 a.m. the following day.
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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