Owls Take Four of Five Singles on Day Two of Fall Challenge
10/28/2022 5:37:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Play resumes at 10 a.m. Saturday
In Brief: Kabeer Kapasi shook off a sluggish start after a change of venue to win in three sets and highlight action for Rice on the second day of the Fall Challenge in Houston.
The Details: Due to the impending rain storms on their way to Houston, the day's schedule was reversed in order to complete the 12 singles matches before the move indoors. All but one match was completed before the first showers arrived, but Kapasi and Blaine Hovenier of SMU were forced to continue their battle indoors at the Boniuk Family Tennis Center at the Jewish Community Center. Hovenier stormed to a 5-1 lead and had match points leading 5-2 and 5-3 but could not put Kapasi away as the freshman won six consecutive games to take the match.
Singles
Yasha Zemel (Rice) def. Liam Krall (SMU) 7-6, 6-2
Emir Sendogan (Rice) def. Alex Stafford (SMU) 6-2, 6-2
Kabeer Kapasi (Rice) def. Blaine Hovenier (SMU) 6-4, 4-6, 7-4
Wes Barnett (Rice) def. Kyle Sillman (SMU) 6-3, 6-4
Miguel Alonso (UTSA) def. Eduardo Morais (Rice) 6-3, 6-1
Wally Thayne (BYU) def. Tomás Pinho (UTSA) 6-3, 6-2
Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU) def. Garrett Skelly (UTSA) 6-3, 6-2
Danijal Muminovic (UTSA) def. Redd Owen (BYU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Mateo Vereau (BYU) def. Avery Zavala (Texas AM Corpus Christi) 6-3, 6-1
Lucas Schurdevin (Texas AM Corpus Christi) def. Zach Fuchs (BYU) 6-4, 6-3
Ulysse Bertrand (Texas AM Corpus Christi) def. Alex Lin (BYU) 6-0, 6-2
Tomas Quesada Perez (Texas AM Corpus Christi) def. Brian Chen (BYU) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
Brian Chen/Redd Owen (BYU) def. Eduardo Morais/Emir Sendogan (Rice) 8-3
Tomas Quesada Perez/Avery Zavala (Texas AM Corpus Christi) def. Zach Fuchs/Wally Thayne (BYU) 8-5
Lucas Schurdevin/Ulysse Bertrand (Texas AM Corpus Christi) def. Alex Lin/Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU) 8-5
Up Next: Play opens at 10 a.m. with BYU taking on UTSA and Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Rice faces SMU in doubles. BYU will close out their weekend in singles against SMU and A&M Corpus while Rice and UTSA will face off in four singles matches.
The Details: Due to the impending rain storms on their way to Houston, the day's schedule was reversed in order to complete the 12 singles matches before the move indoors. All but one match was completed before the first showers arrived, but Kapasi and Blaine Hovenier of SMU were forced to continue their battle indoors at the Boniuk Family Tennis Center at the Jewish Community Center. Hovenier stormed to a 5-1 lead and had match points leading 5-2 and 5-3 but could not put Kapasi away as the freshman won six consecutive games to take the match.
Singles
Yasha Zemel (Rice) def. Liam Krall (SMU) 7-6, 6-2
Emir Sendogan (Rice) def. Alex Stafford (SMU) 6-2, 6-2
Kabeer Kapasi (Rice) def. Blaine Hovenier (SMU) 6-4, 4-6, 7-4
Wes Barnett (Rice) def. Kyle Sillman (SMU) 6-3, 6-4
Miguel Alonso (UTSA) def. Eduardo Morais (Rice) 6-3, 6-1
Wally Thayne (BYU) def. Tomás Pinho (UTSA) 6-3, 6-2
Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU) def. Garrett Skelly (UTSA) 6-3, 6-2
Danijal Muminovic (UTSA) def. Redd Owen (BYU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Mateo Vereau (BYU) def. Avery Zavala (Texas AM Corpus Christi) 6-3, 6-1
Lucas Schurdevin (Texas AM Corpus Christi) def. Zach Fuchs (BYU) 6-4, 6-3
Ulysse Bertrand (Texas AM Corpus Christi) def. Alex Lin (BYU) 6-0, 6-2
Tomas Quesada Perez (Texas AM Corpus Christi) def. Brian Chen (BYU) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
Brian Chen/Redd Owen (BYU) def. Eduardo Morais/Emir Sendogan (Rice) 8-3
Tomas Quesada Perez/Avery Zavala (Texas AM Corpus Christi) def. Zach Fuchs/Wally Thayne (BYU) 8-5
Lucas Schurdevin/Ulysse Bertrand (Texas AM Corpus Christi) def. Alex Lin/Dominik Jakovljevic (BYU) 8-5
Up Next: Play opens at 10 a.m. with BYU taking on UTSA and Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Rice faces SMU in doubles. BYU will close out their weekend in singles against SMU and A&M Corpus while Rice and UTSA will face off in four singles matches.
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