Rice Earns No. 5 Seed in 2025 American Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Championship
4/14/2025 3:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis
IRVING, Texas - The American Athletic Conference announced that the 72nd-ranked Rice Owls have earned the No. 5 seed in the AAC Men's Tennis Championships.
With the top-five seed, Rice earns a first-round bye and will not play until Friday. The Owls will have a rematch with No. 4 Tulsa on Friday at 2 p.m.
South Florida earns the league's top seed after finishing the regular season with the highest ITA ranking, sitting at No. 25 as of the most recent rankings.
To round out the top-five seeds, host Memphis earned the league's second seed, Florida Atlantic was named the No. 3 seed, and Tulsa earned the No. 4 seed. Rice has a victory over the third seed, and has 4-3 losses to the No. 2 and No. 4 seeds, both of those matches taking place on the road.
The men's championship begins Thursday, April 17, and continues through the April 20 final. The winner of the men's championship will earn The American's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Tennis Championships.
Complete coverage of The American Tennis Championships, including live scoring of each match, can be found on the conference's Championship Central site. Live coverage of Sunday's men's final will be available on ESPN+ with Dorian Craft, Jessica Green and Breanna Sorensen on the call.
2025 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
April 17-20 | Leftwich Tennis Center | Memphis, Tennessee
With the top-five seed, Rice earns a first-round bye and will not play until Friday. The Owls will have a rematch with No. 4 Tulsa on Friday at 2 p.m.
South Florida earns the league's top seed after finishing the regular season with the highest ITA ranking, sitting at No. 25 as of the most recent rankings.
To round out the top-five seeds, host Memphis earned the league's second seed, Florida Atlantic was named the No. 3 seed, and Tulsa earned the No. 4 seed. Rice has a victory over the third seed, and has 4-3 losses to the No. 2 and No. 4 seeds, both of those matches taking place on the road.
The men's championship begins Thursday, April 17, and continues through the April 20 final. The winner of the men's championship will earn The American's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Tennis Championships.
Complete coverage of The American Tennis Championships, including live scoring of each match, can be found on the conference's Championship Central site. Live coverage of Sunday's men's final will be available on ESPN+ with Dorian Craft, Jessica Green and Breanna Sorensen on the call.
2025 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
April 17-20 | Leftwich Tennis Center | Memphis, Tennessee
| First Round | Thursday, April 17 | |
| Match 1: No. 10 Temple (11-8) vs. No. 7 Charlotte (11-10) | 10 a.m. |
| Match 2: No. 11 Tulane (5-16) vs. No. 6 UTSA (11-10) | 2 p.m. |
| Match 3: No. 9 UAB (8-13) vs. No. 8 Wichita State (11-12) | 2 p.m. |
| Quarterfinals | Friday, April 18 | |
| Match 4: Match 1 winner vs. No. 2 Memphis (14-11) | 10 a.m. |
| Match 5: Match 2 winner vs. No. 3 Florida Atlantic (10-8) | 10 a.m. |
| Match 6: Match 3 winner vs. No. 1 South Florida (19-3) | 2 p.m. |
| Match 7: No. 5 Rice (13-9) vs. No. 4 Tulsa (14-13) | 2 p.m. |
| Semifinals | Saturday, April 19 | |
| Match 8: Match 4 winner vs. Match 5 winner | 10 a.m. |
| Match 9: Match 6 winner vs. Match 7 winner | 10 a.m. |
| Final | Sunday, April 20 | ESPN+ | |
| Semifinal winners | 10 a.m. |
| all times Central |
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