Sunday, March 20
Houston, Texas
11 AM
Rice University
vs
#19 Middle Tennessee
Owls Host 19th Ranked Blue Raiders
3/19/2022 6:59:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Combined dual at GRBTC
In Brief: Rice hosts 19th ranked Middle Tennessee at George R. Brown Tennis Center on Sunday at a 11 a.m. as pair of a combined match with the Rice women, who are hosting Tulane.
Live Scoring/Video
The Owls: Rice are 9-9 after splitting a pair of road matches earlier in the week. They blanked Richmond 7-0 on Monday and dropped a 4-0 decision to 60th ranked ODU on Wednesday.
Middle Tennessee: Middle Tennessee comes to GRBTC with a 19-3 record and a 13-match winning streak after edging SMU 4-3 on Friday in Dallas. They have defeated six ranked teams during their streak, including wins over Tulane, Arizona, and Princeton on the way to winning the Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic. The Blue Raiders lead the series with Rice 7-5, thanks to wins in the last four meetings. The Owls' last win in the series was a 4-2 decision in the semifinals of the 2017 Conference USA Championship held on MTSU's home court.
George R. Brown Tennis Center: Rice is 71-31 in dual action since moving into their current home in the fall of 2014. They are 9-7 in C-USA play and 6-12 all-time against ranked opponents.
Notable:
Live Scoring/Video
The Owls: Rice are 9-9 after splitting a pair of road matches earlier in the week. They blanked Richmond 7-0 on Monday and dropped a 4-0 decision to 60th ranked ODU on Wednesday.
Middle Tennessee: Middle Tennessee comes to GRBTC with a 19-3 record and a 13-match winning streak after edging SMU 4-3 on Friday in Dallas. They have defeated six ranked teams during their streak, including wins over Tulane, Arizona, and Princeton on the way to winning the Blue-Gray National Tennis Classic. The Blue Raiders lead the series with Rice 7-5, thanks to wins in the last four meetings. The Owls' last win in the series was a 4-2 decision in the semifinals of the 2017 Conference USA Championship held on MTSU's home court.
George R. Brown Tennis Center: Rice is 71-31 in dual action since moving into their current home in the fall of 2014. They are 9-7 in C-USA play and 6-12 all-time against ranked opponents.
Notable:
- Rice is 7-3 when clinching the doubles point, 2-6 when dropping the first point of the match.
- Freshman Haoyuan Huang (13-3) leads the Owls in singles and has won his last nine decisions. He is 10-1 while playing at the first line.
- Clinch Points: Campbell Salmon & Trinity Grear (2), Haoyuan Huang (2), Eduardo Morais (1).
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