Rice Earns Five Victories in Day Two of Princeton Invitational

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PRINCETON, N.J. - Members of the Rice Owls men's tennis team earned five victories, four singles and a doubles win, all against players from North Carolina during the second day of the Princeton Invitational.

The first victory of the day came in the doubles competition, where the duo of Joshua Mandelbaum and Eduardo Morais took down the tandem of Diego Jarry and Nick Mangiapane in a tight battle, coming out on top 8-7 (7).

In the singles competition, Petro Kuzmenok earned the first singles victory for Rice, defeating Chris Xu in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. The next win came from Yair Saruok, where he defeated Mangiapane in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Santiago Navarro was the next Owl to earn a singles victory, defeating Jarry in three sets, 6-3, 6-7, 6-2. Finally, Gabriel Porras defeated Sergiy Rafiee in just two sets, quickly earning the victory, 6-2, 6-2.

Action concludes from Princeton on Sunday.

RESULTS
DOUBLES
Mandelbaum/Morais (RICE) def. Jarry/Mangiepane (UNC), 8-7 (7)
Schoen/Zapp (UNC) def. Navarro/Kuzmenok (RICE), 8-6
Melnic/Xu (UNC) def. de la Bassetiere/Saruok (RICE), 8-3
Wright/Djakouris (UNC) def. Porras/Sendogan (RICE), 8-3

SINGLES
Kuzmenok (RICE) def. Xu (UNC), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Saruok (RICE) def. Mangiepane (UNC), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
Navarro (RICE) def. Jarry (UNC), 6-3, 6-7, 6-2
Porras (RICE) def. Raifee (UNC), 6-2, 6-2
Melnic (UNC) def. de la Bassetiere (RICE), 6-2, 6-4
Djakouris (UNC) def. Sendogan (RICE), 6-3, 6-3
Wright (UNC) def. Morais (RICE), 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
Perumov (UNC) def. Mandelbaum (RICE), 6-0, 5-7, 7-6

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