Friday, April 21
Denton, Texas
10 am
Rice University
vs
North Texas
Photo by: RICE SID
Owls Open C-USA Quest vs. North Texas
4/20/2023 3:37:00 PM | Women's Tennis
First serves set for 10 am.
Denton: The 58th ranked Rice women's tennis team (11-8) will look to capture an eighth Conference USA championship in their final year in the conference when they open play at the C-USA Women's Tennis Championships at the Waranch Tennis Complex in Denton, Texas on Friday.
The Schedule: Third-seeded Rice will face host North Texas at 10 a.m. on Friday in the quarterfinals. The Mean Green advanced with a 4-1 win over UTEP on Thursday. The winner of Friday's match advance to Saturday's semifinals at noon to determine one of the finalists who will decide the conference title at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
2023 C-USA Women's Tennis Schedule
North Texas: Rice is 12-5 all-time vs. North Texas, including a 5-2 win in Charlotte, NC earlier this year. Rice has won the last seven meetings with the Mean Green, three of them coming at the C-USA Championship as the Owls went on to win the title (2014, 206, 2017).
Live Video (North Texas)
Live Stats (North Texas)
In the Championship: Rice is 35-9 at the C-USA tournament and has won seven championships since its first appearance in 2006 (2006, 2013-17, 2019). The Owls have appeared in eight of the last 10 championship matches.
In Denton: Rice is 6-1 all-time at the Waranch Tennis Complex, including a 4-1 mark at the Conference USA Championship. The Owls captured their fifth consecutive title there in 2017 and were 1-1 in 2021.
Seeding: Rice enters the championship as the No. 3 seed. FIU is the top seed while Charlotte is seeded second.
The Field: Rice is 5-0 this year against C-USA opponents including wins over both of the top seeds. The Owls took a 4-3 decision at Charlotte on March 19 and defeated FIU 4-2 at home on April 2. The Owls also have wins this year over FAU (7-0 at GRBTC on 2/19), UTSA (4-3 at GRBTC on 3/3) and North Texas (5-2 at Charlotte on 3/18).
Career records vs. C-USA and at the C-USA Championship (singles/doubles):
Sydney Berlin (2-1/1-1 overall; 0-0/0-0 at the championship)
Maria Budin (10-4/11-5 overall; 3-1/2-1 at the championship)
Diae El Jardi (4-3/12-5 overall; 0-1/2-1 at the championship)
Marte Lambrecht (1-0/1-1 overall; 0-0/0-0 at the championship)
Saara Orav (3-1/4-2 overall; 1-0/2-1 at the championship)
Darya Schwartzman (1-2/3-0 overall; 0-0/0-0 at the championship)
Federica Trevisan (7-4/7-4 overall; 2-1/4-1 at the championship)
Allison Zipoli (7-2/4-1 overall; 2-0/0-0 at the championship)
The Schedule: Third-seeded Rice will face host North Texas at 10 a.m. on Friday in the quarterfinals. The Mean Green advanced with a 4-1 win over UTEP on Thursday. The winner of Friday's match advance to Saturday's semifinals at noon to determine one of the finalists who will decide the conference title at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
2023 C-USA Women's Tennis Schedule
North Texas: Rice is 12-5 all-time vs. North Texas, including a 5-2 win in Charlotte, NC earlier this year. Rice has won the last seven meetings with the Mean Green, three of them coming at the C-USA Championship as the Owls went on to win the title (2014, 206, 2017).
Live Video (North Texas)
Live Stats (North Texas)
In the Championship: Rice is 35-9 at the C-USA tournament and has won seven championships since its first appearance in 2006 (2006, 2013-17, 2019). The Owls have appeared in eight of the last 10 championship matches.
In Denton: Rice is 6-1 all-time at the Waranch Tennis Complex, including a 4-1 mark at the Conference USA Championship. The Owls captured their fifth consecutive title there in 2017 and were 1-1 in 2021.
Seeding: Rice enters the championship as the No. 3 seed. FIU is the top seed while Charlotte is seeded second.
The Field: Rice is 5-0 this year against C-USA opponents including wins over both of the top seeds. The Owls took a 4-3 decision at Charlotte on March 19 and defeated FIU 4-2 at home on April 2. The Owls also have wins this year over FAU (7-0 at GRBTC on 2/19), UTSA (4-3 at GRBTC on 3/3) and North Texas (5-2 at Charlotte on 3/18).
Career records vs. C-USA and at the C-USA Championship (singles/doubles):
Sydney Berlin (2-1/1-1 overall; 0-0/0-0 at the championship)
Maria Budin (10-4/11-5 overall; 3-1/2-1 at the championship)
Diae El Jardi (4-3/12-5 overall; 0-1/2-1 at the championship)
Marte Lambrecht (1-0/1-1 overall; 0-0/0-0 at the championship)
Saara Orav (3-1/4-2 overall; 1-0/2-1 at the championship)
Darya Schwartzman (1-2/3-0 overall; 0-0/0-0 at the championship)
Federica Trevisan (7-4/7-4 overall; 2-1/4-1 at the championship)
Allison Zipoli (7-2/4-1 overall; 2-0/0-0 at the championship)
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